This was actually ready on...Sunday? I don't really know, I was watching horror movies at the time (because I'm crazy...yeah, say it, sis). Anyway, here it is! It's pretty short, but so's my attention span lately! The next chapter should be longer, and probably more exciting, too. Enjoy! I don't own Yugioh GX.

Edit: I added a bit more detail.

Kenta had informed his generals of the impending threat; if worst came to worst, he wanted to be ready. He didn't think that the battle with the Light would be bloody, but, if it were, he would at least be ready for it.

"Oh, come on!" Ed said. "At least pretend that you care!"

He was talking to the prince—after Judai had left after his initial plea for assistance, Ed had decided to follow and try to convince him that they needed to work together.

"Ed, is it?" Judai said, stopping and turning to the boy. "You really should get your facts straight before you open your mouth. I care, really. I just don't know how to help you, that's all."

"But you have the power of the Darkness of Creation!" Ed protested. "You must have some idea how to defeat the Light!"

"So having a certain power means that you know how to use it?" Judai laughed shortly. "Please. Fall into a pit of radioactive chemicals and gain superpowers. Then come back to me and show me how you automatically know how to use them."

Ed groaned. Why am I wasting my time on this guy? I should be helping Saiou!

"Well, if you won't help me, I'll deal with it myself." Ed turned to leave, but Judai stopped him with two words.

"You can't."

Turning, Ed asked, "I can't what?"

"You can't handle this on your own. Go back to your brother now, and he'll either kill you or turn you into a Light Drone. Those are the only options you have, Ed, because you can't defeat the Light."

"Well, you won't!" Ed retorted. "Somebody has to save your kingdom!"

"Yeah," Judai answered. "And I will. Just as soon as I figure out how. Ed, you don't seem to realize; I don't have a plan. If I charge out to stop your brother right now, I'll probably just get myself killed or something. Is that going to help anyone?"

Ed sighed—he had a point. "So, you're serious about not having a plan?"

"Sure am," Judai said with a nod. "And it's hard to come up with one when nobody will leave you alone and give you the chance to think."

"Planning is, traditionally, something better done in groups."

Both boys turned at these words. Misawa was standing there, wearing khaki pants and a green shirt—no lab coat this time.

"Well, did anyone ask you?" Judai said, sounding slightly irritated.

Misawa walked over and said, "Actually, yes. Your father, the haou, asked me."

Judai groaned. "So, what, you're supposed to help me defeat the Light of Destruction?"

"Exactly. So the first thing we need to know is through whom the Light is acting."

"My brother, Takuma Saiou," Ed answered. "He's been talking about bathing the world in light, so I'm guessing that's your man."

Misawa looked at Ed, slightly stunned. "And who are you?" he asked.

"Misawa, meet Ed Phoenix, my newest pain in the ass. Ed, this is Misawa, who just joined your ranks on my father's orders."

Judai sounded pretty ticked off. Misawa got the feeling that he shouldn't have told him that he was supposed to be helping him when he did. It was clear he was in a bad mood.

"Ah, pleasure to meet you...?" Misawa said hesitantly, reaching out to shake Ed's hand.

Ed took Misawa's hand, giving him a firm handshake. "The pleasure's all mine," he said, giving Judai a look that said, quite clearly, that he wasn't afraid of him.

Judai rolled his eyes. "Well, anyone else who should get involved in this?" he asked.

"Yeah, us," Yubel said.

Turning, Judai saw not only Yubel, but all of his friends coming over.

"You're going to need all the help you can get, Judai," Johan said.

"Right, and O'Brien has some experience with warfare and such, so he should be pretty handy to have around," Jim said, smiling.

Judai looked at them for a moment. Finally, he said, "Just to clarify, you guys aren't doing this because my dad told you to, are you?"

They shook their heads.

"Do any of you have any Light Warrior friends or relatives I should know about?"

Again, they shook their heads, looking extremely confused at this point.

Judai closed his eyes, smiling. "Then I guess I have no choice but to accept your help."

"You have no choice anyway, Judai," Asuka said, smiling back at him. "We're your friends, and we're not going to let you fight the Light alone."

"How did you all find out about this anyway?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Manjoume stepped forward. "I told them," he said. "Got a problem with it?"

Grinning, Judai said, "Nah, I don't have a problem with it. Though you guys have a knack for finding out my business."

Sho shrugged. "What can I say? We're all blabbermouths. We can't keep a secret if it endangers a friend."

"That's called being a good friend, Sho," Yubel said.

"Yeah," Johan added. "Being a blabbermouth is going around telling everyone every secret that you know about someone, like, say that incident in the girls' locker room!?"

Yubel looked away, feigning innocence. Judai just laughed.

Are these people seriously the only way I can save Saiou? Ed wondered. They don't seem very reliable—making jokes at a time like this?

Misawa cleared his throat. "If you're all quite through horsing around, let's come up with a plan to deal with the impending threat."

Yubel wrapped an arm around his shoulders and said, "You know, if you're going to start hanging out with us, you're going to have to develop a sense of humor."

Misawa, insulted, said, "I have a sense of humor! I just don't think this is the time to be cracking jokes!"

Everyone but Ed laughed at this.

"What's so funny!?" Misawa demanded.

"Oh, he's not going to last one day with us, is he?" Judai asked Johan.

Shaking his head, Johan said, "Nope! He'll be running out screaming before dinner!"

"Fifty bucks says he won't last til noon," Manjoume said with a smirk.

Misawa was red; whether it was because of anger or humiliation, even he wasn't sure.

"Can we please get down to business!?" Ed asked. "Seriously?"

"Yeah, sure," Judai said, settling down. "Ed's right, guys. We should be focusing on the matter at hand. This is serious business."

The change in attitude was abrupt—and slightly startling. Suddenly, Judai was all business.

That's more like it, Ed thought. That's how a prince should behave at a time like this!