Poor Yugi. Looks like Yugi's gonna need a miracle to get better. Let's hope he'll survive this and what about Yubel?
Now, before I start the story, let me clarify something. Yubel was once a male as a human, so it would be normal for her to once have fallen for another girl. This does not mean she's a lesbian. It just means that Yubel had once fallen for another girl as a MALE HUMAN BEING! Had she have homosexual issues after the transformation? Possibly, but that's not the point. Yubel has no love effections for anyone at this particulare point. Also, Alexandria is not Alexis' ancient spirit or reincarnet. It's a random OC. Review please!
Jaden squeezed some water from a piece of cloth from Ry's undershirt. There was a little pond of water inside the cave where the kids found Yugi Sr. Jaden placed the cloth on Yugi Sr.'s forehead. Yugi Sr. was becoming more pale by the second and this was worrying Yuki and Yugi Jr. alot. There was no telling how long Yugi Sr. had to live.
"Daddy," Yuki whispered while holding her father's hand.
"What he needs is light!" Jaden said as the kids looked at him. "Yuki, Yugi, both of you are the reincarnates of the Prince and Princess of Light right? Maybe you two can give off some of your light!"
"You think it could work?" Yugi Jr. asked.
"How do you know this can save Mr. Moto?" Mary asked.
"Yugi is of the light, or that's what I think Mr. Banner said in our History books," Jaden replied.
"So, you actually decided to pay attention?" Yuki teased as Jaden let off a shrug. She then faced her brother. "You think this could work?"
"It's worth it to save Pops," Yugi Jr. replied as Yuki nodded.
Yuki snapped her fingers and a large book appeared. Her and Yugi Jr. looked through it. The title of the book was written in some sort of ancient language that appeared to be Ancient Egyptian. Jaden rose two eyebrows curiously, wondering how much these twins knew about magic. He knew they were familiar with it by the Shadow Game him and Yuki played.
"This is it!" Yugi Jr. declared, pointing to a curtain location written in an unfamiliar language.
"You understand that stuff?" Jaden asked.
"You learn a thing or two from being part of an archeology team," Yugi Jr. smirked. "Unfortunately, we are limited of any kind of magic, besides dark magic, in the Shadow Realm. It's so dark, that it weakens our light. Fortunately, it's not enough to keep us from transporting our magic to someone else. Don't get too close."
Jaden took a few steps back and watched the twins perform magic. They started chanting in an unfamiliar language as a bright light glowed from them. They then held a hand of Yugi Sr.'s. Yugi Jr. held the right hand and Yuki held the left. Some of their light transferred through Yugi Sr.'s body from the kids.
After the transfer was complete, the glowing light vanished from the twins and everyone gathered around the older man. Jaden felt a tense mood in the air as everyone stood around Yugi Sr, hoping to see him wide awake. Yugi Sr. seemed to have gained some color back, but he still seemed weak. The twins kept their grip on their father's hand while watching closely on his eyelids.
Slowly, but shakingly, Yugi Sr.'s eyelids fluttered halfly open. A moan slowly escaped his nose as he tried to focus the blurry picture in front of him. Yugi Sr. blinked a few times, then was about to move his lips when...
"DADDY!" Yuki cried aloud before clasping her arms around her father's neck and tears leaking from her eyes. This was her most happiest moment. Yugi Sr.'s shaky arm slowly wrapped around Yuki's waist. "I knew you'd come around!"
"Yuki, what are... how'd you get here?" Yugi Sr. asked in a hoarse voice.
"Like how everyone else gets into the Shadow Realm, by a Shadow Game. Of course, it ended in a draw," Yuki replied with her childish smile.
"We all came to rescue you," Yugi Jr. said as Yugi Sr. looked at him and a smile appeared on his lips.
"You shouldn't have come here. Even you know it's dangerous," Yugi Sr. said.
"Whatever! Since when do any of us not do a rescue attempt and since when do we let you face this place alone!" Ry asked rhetorically as Yugi Sr. gave out a chuckle.
Jaden helped Yugi Sr. sit up while in his weak state. He looked around at his surrounding area, and then stared at his daughter dumbfounded.
"Why are you wearing a Duel Academy uniform?" Yugi Sr. asked.
"Lenny snuck her into the school," Jaden replied as Yugi Sr. turned his head and stared at the slifer red duelist bug-eyed.
"You're that kid. The one I gave Winged Kuriboh to!"
"Jaden Yuki at your service. Winged Kuriboh was getting worried about you."
"He's helping us rescue you!" Yuki explained as Yugi Sr. nodded.
"Thank you. So, you guys have a plan?" Yugi Sr. asked.
"We do. Lenny's gonna open the doors to the Shadow Realm to get us out of here," Yugi Jr. replied.
"And who knows how long that will take!" Ry complained before letting out a loud sigh.
"What about the Gargoyle Shadows?" Yugi Sr. asked seriously. "They're gonna be let loose at any moment. Did you kids find a way to stop them?"
"Gargoyle Shadows?" Jaden asked confused.
"We were planning on dealing with that after we got you back. From what we've gathered, Fred is gathering his clan in the Spirit World," Sabrina replied to Yugi Sr.
"Can somebody tell me what's going on here?" Jaden asked.
"Before Pops got sent into the Shadow Realm, we were after the leader of the gargoyles. According to legend, the one who summons the Gargoyle Shadows shall have power over the gargoyles. They were meant to keep evil demons away, but this guy is planning on using the spirits to gain power and become the next Adolph Hitler," Yuki explained.
"Why didn't you say something?"
"I... kinda was too focused on saving Dad."
"Figures," Yugi Jr. smirked teasingly.
"Looks like we've got a war ahead of us," Yugi Sr. said with seriousness in his tone.
"You think the Gargoyle Shadows will attack Duel Academy?" Jaden asked.
"More than just Duel Academy. They'll probably attack the world. We'll all have to be ready for battle when we get back. I wouldn't be surprised if Fred is in the process of summoning the Gargoyle Shadows," Yugi Sr. said as Jaden showed widened eyes.
"Then we need to get going!" Jaden said with furrowed eyebrows.
"Since Dad's up, I'm gonna give Lenny the signal," Yuki smirked as she shaped her hands like she was touching a ball and chanted in a different language.
"Can you tell me what she's speaking?" Jaden asked in a whisper to Yugi Sr.
"It's Ancient Egyptian. Yuki is performing a spell," Yugi Sr. replied.
Yuki's forehead showed a glowing third eye. Yuki sat there with crossed legs and her hands in the same position while the third eye still glowed with brilliance. Jaden stared at Yuki with curiosity. He had never seen magic ever performed like this before. This was stuff Yugi Moto and Jaden's new friends dealt with on a daily basis.
At Duel Academy, Yubel stood at the edge of the cliff by the Slifer Red Dorm. She closed her eyes and felt the wind blowing on her face and smelled the smell of ocean water and fresh air. This was all too familiar to her. This was something she had not felt in a thousand years. It felt sensational to her as she felt the small moist particles hit her skin. How long has she longed to feel the ocean breeze on a cloudy day.
Alexis walked up the cliff and noticed Yubel standing at the edge of it. The Obelisk girl stared with curiosity of what Yubel was doing. She showed a small smile on the lips that were once Jaden's. Alexis then noticed Yubel taking off Jaden's tennis shoes off her feet, leaving them on the ground, then standing back up. Her toes wiggled at the soft feel of the green grass. Alexis walked up to Yubel, still curious.
"What are you doing?" Alexis asked as Yubel jumped a little, then noticed the young girl.
"You scared me," Yubel said before looking out to the horizon. "I forgotten what it was like to feel the wind blow against my face, to feel the grass between my toes." Her toes wiggled again. She then jumped onto a rock by the ocean currents. Yubel found a good steady rock, then sat on it and dipped her feet into the water. Alexis followed the fiend monster inside the body of her friend. "I suppose I miss being human."
"It's hard to believe that you were once human."
"Jaden once watched this movie called Beauty and the Beast when he was young. I watched it with him and he enjoyed the story, especially the Beast," Yubel said with a slight chuckle at the end.
"I saw that movie too. I almost cried at the end when the Beast almost died."
"Yeah... anyways, you know the first part of the story, the one that talks about how the Prince turned into a Beast?"
"Uh-huh. The Prince was uncaring and selfish. A beggar woman pleaded for him to give her food. The Prince refused and the beggar revealed as a beautiful young woman. She put a curse on him to make him a beast for all eternaty unless he can learn to love someone and that someone can love him back. Belle was that girl."
"Yes... that story reminded me of how I became... a monster," Yubel said while staring at her toes. "Long ago, as you know, I was a young boy. I grew up in a royal family. Judai my brother and I were the two only sons of the king. We both held dark powers from the shadows, but Judai's was stronger. Father had known this since the dawn of time. He ruled a great kingdom and anything we said would be done at our command."
"Wow, that's something," Alexis said with a smile.
"Yes. I was even betrothed to marry a beautiful young girl. I loved her with my own dear heart and would do anything for her. She was beautiful... Alexandria."
"Betrothed?"
"It's when two families make a deal to wed their children. It was common in my day."
"Oh..."
"One day, Judai's powers became more massive than you could imagine. He went missing from the castle one day and all of us searched everywhere for him. I was on my horse searching high and low. One day, I found him... he held fearsome gold eyes and stared at me with pure darkness. I felt Judai's whole world filled with darkness in his heart. I was forced to fight my brother, then he finally gained control of the darkness within him. I remembered that day, he was scared," Yubel said, then noticing Alexis with a seemingly horrified face. "Father explained to me that Judai was the Supreme King and it was his duty to protect the world from the burning light. Though, he could never fight alone. He had to have a guardian to protect him from the evil side of darkness."
"Evil side? You mean the Supreme King part that destroyed millions?"
"Yes. Father said it had to be someone of his blood that would never leave his side no matter what. Though, in the process, I would give up everything, my looks, my human figure, my kingdom... my gender. Everything to protect Judai. Alexandria cried for days after my transformation, because we could never wed. I could never take back my decision. I love Judai and that includes Jaden. I'm willing to protect him with my life! "
"I understand," Alexis said. "I know if that were me, I'd do the same for my brother."
"The many of times I would look at myself in the mirror, the times people would say the word 'monster' when they look at me. Jaden's the only one who ever saw me beautiful. He always had my whole life. I remember the first time Jaden saw my card, he showed it to his mom and said, 'look! She's beautiful, please buy it for me!'"
Alexis laughed at the thought of little Jaden wanting a duel monster card. She then said, "he must've really favored you."
"He has... Sometimes I just wanna be human again, like the Beast. If only life were like fairytales where I could fall in love and kiss my true love, then change back to human. I guess sometimes I wish I were like that Beast."
"I guess I can't blame you," Alexis said with a bright smile. "But you're a great... person, fiend, or whatever. Jaden loves you and you protect him with your life. You don't need to be ashamed of who you are. I mean you've got a really neat effect and are a level 10 monster."
"I know, but sometimes I wish I were human and could fall in love again," Yubel admitted with a smile. She looked at Alexis. "I know Jaden will find someone to be happy with. My Judai did and his wife carried six beautiful children."
"SIX?"
"Back in my day, it was important to give birth as many kids as possible, because of still birth. We didn't have... the right medical supplies as you call it."
"Oh... I guess that makes sense."
"If Jaden can have that life, then that alone makes me feel a bit better."
"I'm glad someone can have an attitude like that."
"You're a very beautiful girl, Alexis. I hope you find a descent man in your life."
"Well, I've never really thought about that," Alexis blushed. "I've always loved dueling so much that I don't think about love."
"You're still young. You've got time to think things over. I only hope for the best."
"Same to you, Yubel."
"Hey guys!" Syrus called from the edge of the cliff. "Lenny just received a signal from Yuki!"
"Really?" Alexis asked in surprise.
"Let's go!" Yubel said before the girls climbed on the rocks and onto the cliff, then the trio ran toward the location of the buried mythical beasts.