I don't own Yugioh

"Speaking"

'Thinking and talking to spirits'

My Lady=Warrior

Mistress=Fairy

(Atk/Def)

Sorry, it's been a while. Kind of lost love for this so it's difficult to keep writing it when there is little motivation. Will keep trying though.

Tea/Kaylian's Pov

Arriving on the other side of the archway we were surrounded by sand, everywhere we looked.

I took a few steps forward as the others came out and the archway disappeared. They looked around as well noticing the lack of anything.

"So now what?" Joey asked.

"Well, standing around here isn't going to help," Tristan pointed out.

"So we had better press on," I said looking around for some sort of guide for which direction we should go.

"Yes, we need to find out what these tests are and complete them so that we can go home." Yami agreed.

"So which way?" Yugi asked.

"Well, I always say follow your insti…" Joey started saying stepping forwards only to slide down the edge of the sand dune, "…cts." Tristan started to laugh at Joey misfortune when he suddenly stopped.

"Guys over there," He said point into the distance. Looking to where he was pointing you could just make out a patch of tents. "Looks like we're not alone."

"Then let's go find out who would live in the desert," Grandpa said carefully walking towards it. You could see in the way he walked that he was tired. We were forgetting that he was an old man, and how taxing this must be on him.

After a bit of a walk, we managed to reach the village, however it seemed deserted.

"So maybe no one lives here," Yugi said as we walked through it.

"No, they do," I said pointing to a tent. If you looked through the gap you could just see a woman and a child hiding behind her legs looking out in fear. Noticing that, you noticed them all, each tent held a person, hiding from us.

"Hey, neighbours!" Joey shouted waving at one, but she just hid behind the curtain.

"Welcome," A voice said. Looking in that direction we saw a girl, she was younger, with long black hair in two ponytails, and wore a cream robe. Around her neck was a purple pendant in the shape of a pentagon. "I have been waiting for you." She said.

"And by waiting you mean?" Joey asked suspiciously.

"Follow me and you'll find out," She said turning around and walk away from us. Looking at each other we decided to follow. She motioned into a tent that had its curtain door rolled up.

Nodding to her I walking in ahead of the others, not even bothered to question whether this was the right thing to do.

Inside was an altar and blankets covering the floor. Sitting in front of the altar was an old man, he had a white beard and wore an off-white robe with a blue sash. We all walked into the centre of the room and stood before the man. The younger girl went up to him and whispered something in his ear. He nodded and then raised his hands. His hands filled with bright blue flames and from within them a scroll appeared and the flames vanished. He held it out and the young girl took it from his hands before walking over to us.

"The elder wants you to have this," She said handing it to Yami. "It will guide you on your trial." Nodding he opened it, and once again the message was written in Hieroglyphics.

"Trail number one, silence the whispers that ride the desert winds," he read aloud.

"This must be the first trial," Grandpa said.

"Is it? One of the five trails the tablet spoke of?" Yugi asked the old man. However, he said nothing.

"He doesn't seem to be talking," Joey commented.

Tristan went to say something only to be cut off by a chilling wind passing through the tent and high pitched voice saying, "go back."

"What was that?" Joey asked looking around for the voice.

"Is that the…" Yami started but was cut off when the girl nodded.

"Yes, that is the whisper that rides the desert winds."

"Then I guess we should find out where it is coming from," Yugi said looking at Yami who nodded in agreement.

"I was afraid you were gonna say that," Tristan said with a shiver.

"Well it can't be any worse then what we've faced already," Joey agreed.

The wind blew again this time accompanied by a cackling.

"Any advice before we go?" I asked the girl as the others readied to leave.

"Yes, as we learnt from our last visitor, the answer lies in the eye of the storm." She said.

"What do you mean 'last visitor'," I asked finding that much more interesting than the 'eye of the storm'.

"Are you saying there were people before us?" Yugi asked overhearing her.

"Only one other person has ever come through here. But that was a long time ago." She said.

"What happened?" I asked. Maybe this would give me the answers as to why this world did not like my magic and why the voice in my head kept saying that I had failed.

"Please, take this, you will need it." She said not answering my question but instead took the pendant around her neck off. "It will become clear when the time is right." She said going to hand it to me. However, as she placed it in my hand it started to spark and pain shot up my arm cause me to drop it.

"Ahh," I shouted clutching my hand.

"Kaylian," Yami shouted quickly coming to my side grabbing the hand I was clutching. "What's wrong? What did you do?" He said angrily, glaring at the girl.

"Yami I'm ok," I said placing a soothing hand on his arm. "I get a strange feeling that I am not meant to be involved with all this. Yugi you take it." I said motioning for him to pick it up. Nodding he did so and put it on. The necklace had five sections, and by a guess, I would say that each represented a task.

The cackling started up again, louder this time.

"Come, one guys, let's beat this quest!" Joey shouted running out of the tent.

"Here we go again," Tristan said following him. The others followed, but I stayed.

"I have to ask, last time…" I started but was cut off.

"In time younger guardian, in time." She said.

Sighing, I nodded before following the others.

In the middle of the desert

We reached the top of another sand dune when we finally stopped.

"So how are we supposed to find a voice that supposedly travels the wind?" Joey asked as we all stopped to catch our breath.

"Leave this place," a voice on the wind said again.

"Listen, it sounds like its getting closer," I said hearing the voice following on the wind.

"But where is it coming from?" Grandpa asked as the cackling continued.

"Joey look out!" Yami shouted as the sand beneath his feet started to move. He jumped out of the way as a Medusa Worm appeared. This has just become twice as dangerous. These worms were massive in size and could turn anything to stone.

"Load capsule!" Yami shouted loading a capsule, "Fire, come forth, Dark Magician."

"Nice idea," Joey said copying and summoning Flame Swordsman. Tristan and Yugi quickly followed with Thunder Kid and Hinotama Soul. Nodding to them, I loaded Dark Warrior's capsule and fired it, releasing her as well to help.

They tried to attack however the worm just dived back into the sand.

"We're in its natural habitat. Stay alert it could be anywhere." Yami warned.

The wind picked up, the sand sweeping in the air making it hard to see. There was no real warning when the worm surfaced again.

"Dark Magician, dark magic attack," Yami ordered quickly. The attack hit on target and was destroyed.

"Nice, that's the first task in the bag." Joey cheered.

"Not quite," I said still hearing the cackling in the wind.

"She's right, the voice is still there," Yami said as the wind picked up once again. The sand in the air was getting heavier and heavier and it was becoming harder to see. However, what as clear was the multiple worms that tore out of the ground around us.

Out monsters went to attack again. This time more of the attacks were successful, however, there were too many of them and the sandstorm was getting worse.

"The storm is too strong," Grandpa shouted covering his face.

"Give up, Pharaoh!" The voice on the wind said again.

'Wait storm," I thought, pausing in my tracks and thoughts. The voice and Grandpa saying that gave me a thought "Eye of the storm?" I said out loud. "Guys this is a distraction!" I shouted.

"What?" Joey shouted.

"She's in the storm," I said before gasping out in pain. I looked to Dark Warrior only to see she was in no danger, she looked to me and whispered, 'something is wrong, I'm sorry.' as she finished she vanished he capsule returning to its holster. The storm got stronger at that moment, making it harder and harder to see any of the others.

'I don't understand,' I thought as I fell to my knees, 'She wasn't hurt.'

'You must not interfere,' the voice in my head said again.

'Why?' I thought back trying to think of a reason why I could not help. We had never been stopped from helping before.

'You failed,' was all it said again.

"Tell me!" I screamed at the wind. The only reply I got was the cackling.

"This storm is ridiculous," I heard Tristan shout.

"Yami!" I shouted, "Where are you?"

"Kaylian over here," I heard him reply. Moving as easily as I could I moved towards him. As I did I heard Joey and Tristan cry out in pain simultaneously.

"Guys you must stop, or we will destroy each other. We cannot see who is the enemy and who is a friend." Yugi shouted.

"Kaylian," I heard Yami say as he came into sight and he grabbed my arm. "Are you ok?"

"Yes, but something is wrong, Dark she vanished and I cannot summon any of my capsules."

"Why?"

"It must be something to do with this interface, it's worse here, I can't help."

"The sand will swallow you all," The voice in the wind said again.

"I can help this way though, Yami she's in the wind. She is part of the storm and is causing this."

"What do you mean?"

"The eye of the storm, she is in the eye of the storm," I said grabbing his hand as the wind picked up again. "We need to vanquish the voice that rides the wind right? Well, the wind is the storm, and she is in the centre of it."

"Give up, you cannot win."

"I see," He agreed, "but where is the eye of the storm?"

"Guys one of those worms barfed on me," I heard Joey shout, "I can't feel my leg."

"Ahh, me to dude!" Tristan shouted.

"Our friends are in trouble," Yami said fearfully.

"We need to stop this! We need to find the eye of the storm." I shouted over the wind.

"Look out," Yami suddenly shouted. Looking I saw a worm directly behind us, looking to Yami we went to dive out of the way only to be picked up into the air instead of by Yami's Dark Magician. He flew both Yami and me up and up out of the reach of the worms, and above the storm.

From above the storm, the air and view was clear. We started looking for the source. And that source was very clear, stretching out above the storm was a massive whirling tornado. The cackling voice could be heard clearly from here and it was defiantly coming from that tornado.

"Right if you can get me close enough, I'll see what I can do magic wise," I said looking at Mahad.

"Kaylian, you've said multiple times that sometimes is stopping yours from interfering. I think that might include your magic." Yami said.

"No, come on Dark Magician let's go!" Yami said and he flew us back to the ground placing us closer to the tornado and in the rough direction.

"Dark Magician I cannot afford to lose you, return to me." He said and Dark Magician returned to his capsule once again.

"What now?" I asked, "we need to get to the tornado."

"We walk, and pray we find it."

I disagreed with his decision we should have flown to it instead, however, I did not have any spirits which I could have used.

"We have to believe that we can," Yami said before starting to walk through the storm.

"You'll never find me," The voice cackled again.

"Yes we will," Yami said running through the storm.

"Ok then we're running," I mumbled before running after him.

By luck and determination, we managed to dodge the worms and their attacks. The storm got stronger and stronger as we got closer. Yami dropped to his knee as one of the attacks landed slightly too close.

"Come on we have to keep going," I said grabbing his arm and helping him to his feet.

"It's too strong," He grunted.

"Ahh, but the eye is always calm remember," I said helping him through the storm, closer to the edge.

As we got closer we could see the outline of a woman on a broom hovering in the tornado.

"Sand witch," I whispered realising exactly who it was we were facing. "Come on Yami," I said trying to pull him but he would not budge. "Yami!" I shouted. It seemed as if he was in some kind of trance.

Another voice rippled through the air, this one deeper and regal. "The secret to this trial lies within the armour you now wear."

"Who are you," Yami said looking right through me. I turned to look but saw no one there.

"Yami!" I screamed again, "Please Yami!"

"I am here to guide you," The voice said again, but yet again I saw no one.

"Tell me what to do," Yami said.

"Yami please look at me," I said cupping his face in my hands.

"I need help," He whispered. This struck my heart. He needed help and yet I could give none.

"Merge with you most trusted creature," The voice said as the puzzle light up brightly. "Become the Dark Warrior."

"Yami!" I shouted again and this time his eyes snapped to mine.

"Kaylian," He whispered.

"What was that Yami?" I asked my hands still in his face, forcing him to look at me.

"A man in a gold helmet and cloak, he had given me some advice." He said.

"Please Yami, I… I…" I stuttered out not sure what to do, I was powerless.

"What is it? "

"I'm worried," I whispered.

"Why?" Yami asked.

"My job is to protect you, but I fear here I cannot. My powers do not work, something, stronger than I, is blocking me. I fear for you," I said looking at him. My breath quickened, I could not help it. I had never been blocked from helping someone, and now there was a chance that I could lose him, while I was powerless.

"You say that it is your job to protect me, but I will say this, maybe this is a test for me. A test to prove that as a Pharaoh I can stand alone, and face my challenges without the need of my all-powerful guardian." He said placing his hands on my arms as he said it. He looked me in the eye before pulling me into a hug. He wrapped his arms around me and I around him. He whispered in my ear "for once my darling, let me protect you."

Pulling I away I looked to him and then looked away, I never needed protecting, so why now? I wanted to leave this place, but I had no control over it.

"Go," I said to him. Motioning to the chaos around us.

"Do not worry about me," He said standing up. "Load capsule, fire." He showed launching Dark Magician capsule once again.

He appeared before us once again, the Millennium Eye appeared on his forehead as he shouted, "join with me, let us become one!"

The armour lit up and shinned upon Dark Magician. His spirit glided back into Yami and the golden armour turned purple and intricate. A headpiece covered his forehead, the chest went up to his neck and down his arms. Armour appeared on his legs as well, and wing-like shapes on his back and a longer version of the Dark Magician staff in his hand.

He then took off into the air flying towards the tornado.

"I shall always worry about you my Pharaoh," I said watching him go.

More worms appeared in his way but he quickly destroyed them and entered the tornado.

I felt the rumble of the worms again and hoped that my powers would be ok to use to protect myself. I placed my hand over my necklace and focused the energy to form a barrier around me.

From outside what was happening was unclear, it was purely shadows and bursts of light. There was then another burst of light, this time orange like fire, and a scream echoed on the wind instead of a voice.

"Yami please be ok," I prayed. As the screamed needed the storm very quickly vanished as if it was never there, along with the worms. Turning around I lowered the barrier and saw the rest of the gang turning back to normal, instead of stone. Smiling at that I looked up to the skies for a sign of Yami. However, he was no longer in the skies, but standing on top of the sand dune in front of me.

"Congratulations Pharaoh," I said with a smile as he slid down the sand to stand by me.

"Told you I would be ok," He said with a smile.

"Nice get up mate!" Joey shouted as they ran towards us, "where they come from?"

"I merged with the Dark Magician," Yami said looking at his armour, or rather the armour upon it.

"How you know how to do that?" Tristan asked.

"I was guided by a man in a gold helmet and cloak." He said saying the same thing he told me.

"You think he can get me some cool armour?" Joey asked laughing. We all joined in until the armour disappeared off Yami, with a loaned he fell to the floor, face down in the sand.

"Yami!" I shouted running to his side. Kneeling down I turned him over and rested his head in my lap.

"You alright?" Yugi asked from his other side.

"I feel…weak," He moaned out.

"He's exhausted," Tristan said and I nodded wiping his hair off his face and forehead.

"I'm fine," He said trying to sit up.

"No, that battle took a toll on you," I said pulling him back down.

"Yes, and I would say that activating that armour might have drained your energy," Grandpa added.

"So guys, now what?" Joey asked looking around. "That village, it's gone…"

"Guys look," Yugi said holding up the pendant. It began to shimmer and one of the sections turned from purple to red. "How strange."

As he finished saying a spurt of sand shot up out of the ground.

"Not another worm," Joey shouted stumbling backwards.

"Nope, looks more like a door to me?" Tristan said standing up.

"My guess is that it is here to take us to the second trial," Yugi said. Nodding we all stood up, Joey and Tristan helping to support Yami.

"Guess we passed the first one," Tristan commented.

"That must be why the pendant changed colour," I said looking it.

"Then I guess one down and four to go!" Joey said smiling.

"We should be home in no time," Yugi said smiling.

"Hope so," I said looking at the door suspiciously.

"The only to know is to head through," Yami said the doors opened to a bright light once again.

"Terrific more bright lights," I muttered as we walked through to what my guess would be level two.