A/N: This is for the person(s) who decided to review me when I did that last update. Thanks to you all and may you enjoy this next bit of randomness...
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Chapter Twenty One
Alyssa was walking along the docks, looking at the spot where the crane had been holding a crate over the metal chair that Tea had been chained to when Marik was possessed by evil. She knew that she wouldn't have cared if the metal crate had dropped onto Tea's head because she hated all of her friendship talks. But Kaiba had seen to it that Tea was saved with his stupid helicopter and his stupid, but deadly accurate aim of his Blue Eyes card.
She looked at the spot where Joey and Yugi had dueled and again regretted that both of them hadn't been lost to the churning water. It would have saved her a lot of trouble and time with them out of the way, but the world would have been taken over by someone else if they had died back then and she couldn't have let that happen.
The sea spray hit her face and she breathed in the fresh salty smell. The air around this part of the docks was always clean and refreshing and she used to come here all the time to be by herself. Not anymore. She didn't need to be by herself. She needed to have help and minions and she needed to have the world at her feet. And soon, she would.
"You're here early." Marik commented, standing a few yards away from her.
Alyssa placed a small smile on her face before looking at him. "I got away from Kaiba and my uncle as soon as it was possible." she said. "Because I wanted to hang out with my best friend!"
Marik smiled a small smile, but made no move to get closer to her. Alyssa looked over at the place where Yugi and Joey had dueled with the threat of being pulled into the ocean by an anchor.
"They were right not to let them die." Alyssa said in a voice that Marik didn't quite recognize as hers. "They were needed to help defeat the evil going to take over the world after you. They could have left the girl, though. We don't need her…" She smirked. "No one needs that friendship freak."
"Alyssa, what are you talking about?" Marik asked.
"You should know by now, Marik." Alyssa stated, glaring at him with glowing scarlet eyes. "All the time you were near me, I felt your darkness coming back slowly. It just needs some help and everything will be better."
"No it won't, Alyssa." Marik argued, backing up a step as she started approaching him slowly.
"The time has come for the new world to show." Alyssa hissed. "My world will be better than any that the puny weaklings of before could have thought of. Join me, and your life and that of your family will be spared and you shall have everything your heart desires."
"I want my friend back." Marik whispered, glaring at her now.
Alyssa shook her head. "You can't have that pathetic weakling back ever. She is a waste of time, and when I get the world under my control and join three of the 5 Yami souls, she will be no more, nor will that wretched good side of me."
She stepped on a twig and heard its snap echo around the docks. She heard something move behind her and to her sides. She stopped suddenly and scowled at Marik.
"You tricked me!" she snarled, her eyes glowing with Hell fire.
Marik backed up slowly. "I'm sorry, but you are not my friend," he muttered as Monsters started showing themselves around the docks.
Alyssa screamed in fury and Soul Tiger bound out of nowhere and stood next to her, ready to attack anyone or anything. She heard two falcon-like cries and her Harpie's Brother and Harpie Girl dove out of the sky and landed next to her.
"Alyssa, we don't want to have to hurt you." Yami said, walking towards her after sending Marik away like he promised Ishizu.
"Then get out of here, Pharaoh!" Alyssa snarled. "You're presence here in unnecessary, along with your presence on Earth. I shall eradicate that soon enough!"
"Over my dead body!" Performance of the Sword snapped, getting in front of Yami with her sword at the ready.
Alyssa smirked. "That can be arranged, traitorous bitch!" She glanced at Harpie Girl and Harpie's Brother. "You two, attack with no mercy!"
Harpie's Brother looked like he was going to do what she said even when Hand of Nephthys and Gemini Elf stood next to Performance of the Sword in defensive positions. Harpie Girl, whose leg was still injured, looked less sure of herself.
"NO!" she snapped, crossing her arms. "I will not fight them!" She flew over to Yami's side. "This is wrong!"
Alyssa's eyes narrowed even more. "If you will not fight, then you will die as well!" she hissed in a deadly voice. "Harpie's Brother, attack!"
Harpie's Brother moved forward and stared at Harpie Girl as he raised his hand, prepared to destroy her. She gave him a watery smile and closed her eyes. He lowered his hand back to his side where it clenched into a fist.
"What are you waiting for!?! Destroy her!" Alyssa ordered.
Harpie's Brother glared over his shoulder at her and whipped around, slicing Soul Tiger across the chest and throat in one swift motion. Alyssa gasped in pain as Soul Tiger choked on its own blood and burst into thousands of pieces. Without looking back, Harpie's Brother walked over to Harpie Girl and grabbed one of her hands. Alyssa spat some blood out of her mouth and looked at them.
"I have more Monsters where you came from!" she hissed, reaching for her back pocket.
Yami held up a case of Alyssa's Duel Monster cards. "You will find them less than obedient now." he said.
Alyssa glared at him and started backing towards the water, thinking that it would be an easy way to get away. The water started freezing over and she looked up to see Neo Aqua Madoor shaking his head. She hissed like an angry cat and walked back to where she had been standing before.
"Just give up, Alyssa." Yami ordered.
"I'll never give up!" Alyssa screamed, a third eye glowing on her forehead.
Harpie Girl instantly jumped in front of Yami and got the full blast of Alyssa's Mind Crush. Harpie's Brother started forward to catch her as she fell but she disintegrated with a small smile. He pulled back and glared at Alyssa. She smirked.
"That Monster was weak and she got what she deserved!" she declared.
Harpie's Brother let out a harsh cry as he raced towards Alyssa. She held up a hand and he was frozen in time.
"I brought you into the world easily," she whispered, eyes turning black. "And now, I take you out just as easily."
Harpie's Brother started disintegrating but managed to send an attack at Alyssa which hit her. She shrugged the blow off and glared at Yami.
"So, what's next?" she asked in a mocking tone.
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Carrie sighed in frustration as she tried to call Yugi again and it went straight to his answering machine. She didn't leave a message again, but hung up and threw her phone onto her bed.
"I call his cell phone, it goes to voice mail! I call his home phone, it goes to the answering machine!" she snapped, pacing around her room.
Gyakutenno Megami sighed. "He does have a life, you know, and he is a human who needs time to get some sleep."
"But he's not home!" Carrie exclaimed. "Harpie Lady established that fact before she went back into her card out of sheer boredom!" She flopped onto her bed. "Where the hell is he?"
"I don't know." Gyakutenno Megami muttered.
There was a knock on Carrie's door. "Carrie, Tristan's here, and he would like a word with you," Mai called through the door before walking off again.
Carrie sighed and rolled off her bed. She led Gyakutenno Megami out of the room and into the living room where Tristan was pacing (his Monster was back in its card).
"What is it, Tristan?" Carrie asked, trying to sound a little interested and not succeeding.
"Yugi's found Alyssa and has set a trap for her." Tristan said.
Carrie rolled her eyes. "I just knew that it had to involve my cousin." she mumbled. "Everything does now…What does Yugi want me to do about it?"
"He wants us to help keep her confined until we can get those three people she needs." Tristan muttered. "That is, if he manages to get Alyssa without killing himself."
"I don't want any part in this." Carrie said, turning her back on him. "So count me out."
"But she's your cousin!" Tristan exclaimed.
"I said that I don't want any part of it." Carrie repeated, glancing over her shoulder at him. "I'm not the one she needs to get better, so I won't waste my time trying to help her with her problems." She pulled a card out of her pocket. "Gyakutenno Megami, your presence is no longer required."
There was a flash of green light and Gyakutenno Megami was gone. Carrie's hand dropped back to her side as she started walking again.
"You better go now, because Yugi may need your help." she said in a flat voice. "And don't bug me again until my cousin is better or we meet in the Shadow Realm."
Tristan watched her walk back to her room in silence before leaving the premises. He got on his motorcycle and sped off towards the docks where Yugi was probably battling for his life.
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Alyssa growled as she landed on one of her knees. She was bleeding in several places, but that didn't slow her down nor did it stop the ferocity of her attacks. All the Duel Monsters on Yami's side had some battle wound inflicted on them from her. Ranging from large bruises to cuts to bite wounds to claw marks. She let nothing stop her from getting what she wanted and she wouldn't back down, even faced with taller and more deadly opponents.
How about Mind Crushing her now? Yugi suggested.
NO! Yami snapped, gritting his teeth as Dark Magician was attacked again by Alyssa, who didn't rely on her Monsters anymore. No Mind Crushing!
Try telling her that!
Both Hand of Nephthys and Neo Aqua Madoor cried out in pain as Alyssa Mind Crushed them. Now the only things separating Alyssa from him were Dark Magician, Performance of the Sword, Gemini Elf, and about 15 feet of sidewalk. None of it was very promising on any level.
"I grow tired of these little games, Pharaoh!" Alyssa hissed, getting to her feet again. "When are you going to actually fight me?"
Yami winced in pain as Dark Magician was hit again. Alyssa's laugh echoed around the docks. What once was a soul lifting laugh had suddenly turned into that which made the Devil himself shudder in fear.
"If you do not wish to fight, I shall end it all now in one swift move so you will not feel anything as the Shadow Realm claims your soul. And that of little Yugi." Alyssa said, raising her glowing hands.
A card in Yami's deck glowed, and so did Dark Magician. A white light shone from them and it was so bright that Alyssa had to cover her black eyes for a second. Standing in Dark Magician's place was a more impressive Monster: Magician of Black Chaos. Alyssa took a step back as she took in his presence and the fact that he was completely healed along with Performance of the Sword and Gemini Elf.
"NO!!" Alyssa screamed as he raised his staff and purple energy streaked out of it at her.
Yami looked away as the energy connected with Alyssa. She stared at her five opponents with wide eyes as she fell to her knees. Those cold eyes closed slowly as she fell and lay on the ground, unmoving. Performance of the Sword ran over to her side and touched her neck.
"She lives." she muttered, picking her up. "But she won't be out for long. We need to get her to a safe location."
"We could take her to an abandoned warehouse." Yami suggested after Yugi had suggested it in his mind. "Or Yugi's house."
Performance of the Sword thought about the offers for a second. "We should go to an abandoned warehouse, but we'll need something to secure Alyssa to."
Magician of Black Chaos walked over to the chair that had held Tea a couple of years ago. The binds wouldn't work anymore, seeing as they were rusted and they had no key, but they could use something else to hold Alyssa back. He ripped it off the ground and held it as if it was a toy.
"Let's find an abandoned warehouse." Performance of the Sword said, walking towards a group of them.
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Alyssa groaned as she woke up. She saw Yami standing a few feet away from her and tried to lunge forward, but found that she couldn't. Her hands were bound to the arms of the metal chair and her feet were tied to it as well with a thick rope. She growled at him and showed her pointed teeth.
"When I get out of this, you're dead!" she snarled, eyes burning again.
Yami barely looked at her. He was busy waiting for Tristan and Carrie to show up. He heard someone pull up outside of the building and knew that it was Tristan. Gemini Elf hurried over to one of the doors and opened it quickly. They shut the door just as he cleared it.
Alyssa hissed like an angry cat again and tried to get at him. Tristan was taken aback by her savageness, but continued walking towards Yami.
"Where is Carrie?" Yami asked, disappointment and confusion clear in his voice.
Tristan sighed. "She refused to come, saying that she wasn't needed."
Alyssa gave a dry laugh. "She's not. And she knows it. That girl is smarter than people give her credit for." She smirked. "That's why when I'm done with you two, she'll be the next one to die!"
She lunged forward, breaking her bonds. Her hands clamped around Tristan's throat and she smiled almost lovingly.
"Goodbye, mortal!" she hissed, tightening her hold on his neck.
Yami karate chopped the back of her neck, causing her to release Tristan and fall to the ground. She hissed again and tried to knock his feet out from under him so she could proceed to choke the life out of him. Tristan sat on her and pinned her arms above her head.
"Alyssa, knock it off!" he ordered. "We're your friends!"
"NO!!" Alyssa cried, shaking her head. "No friends! I don't want friends! They take away life! Too much happiness!! NO!!! Can not allow you to survive! No friends!" She started rambling about how she didn't need friends and how they were killing her.
Tristan looked up when a large shadow loomed over him. Magician of Black Chaos reached down and plucked Alyssa out from under him, taking her back to the metal seat that had been bolted onto the ground. Alyssa seemed to snap out of her rambling spell the instant she had been removed from under Tristan.
"I'm going to kill all of you!!!" Alyssa screamed, trying to get out of Magician of Black Chaos' grip. "When I get free and when you least expect it, you will all die!!!"
Magician of Black Chaos put Alyssa down on the chair and bound her there with magical golden chains. No matter how hard she struggled against them, she couldn't get free.
"What do we do now, Yugi?" Tristan asked, getting to his feet again.
Yami shook his head. "I don't know."
"You should call Kaiba and get him here." Performance of the Sword said, crossing her arms. "He is the last person we may need."
"He'll never come for you, fools!" Alyssa laughed, grinning wickedly. "He doesn't believe in all those tales you spin! He believes them to be fairy tales and that's all he'll ever believe, no matter how many times you prove him wrong!"
The redhead Gemini Elf looked at Yami. "He did say that he didn't want anything to do with this and that he didn't believe Alyssa would do anything like this…So, she's right."
Yami reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone. "I don't care." he said. "I'm calling him and he will come eventually."
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Kaiba muttered curses under his breath into his Alyssa scented pillow when his phone rang. If it's not her, I'll just hang up, he thought.
"Hello?" he asked, getting his face out of the pillow.
"Kaiba, I need you to come down here now." Yami said, but Kaiba couldn't tell the difference so he thought it was Yugi.
"Come where?" Kaiba asked.
"DON'T COME!!" Alyssa screamed in the background and Kaiba heard something like someone slapping someone else.
"What was that?" Kaiba questioned, sitting upright in his bed.
"Alyssa. She's going crazy, Kaiba, and we need your help." Yami stated, sound agitated.
"If this is about Alyssa's 'great evil', I already told you that I don't believe in that nonsense!" Kaiba declared. "So, drop it already, Moto, if you know what's good for you!"
"See? I told you he wouldn't listen!" Alyssa exclaimed from the background again. "Too bad for you, mortals. You will all die, anyway!"
"Can one of you Monsters shut her up?" Tristan asked in the background.
"Kaiba, are you still not convinced about Alyssa?" Yami inquired, knowing very well that Kaiba had heard every part of the background conversation.
Kaiba's eyes narrowed. "No." he said before hanging up.
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A/N: I know this was a short chapter, but I will make it up to you by doing a double update. Again. Hopefully more people review me now...