~Chapter Thirty-Two~

Shana's P.O.V

I bolt up, finding the worried concerned eyes of my friends and sister. "Shana! You're awake!" Joey says with relief. I nod mutely, thinking back on what happened when I was knocked out. "What happened when I was knocked out?" I ask them.

Joey's face clouded and he looks away. The others look worn out and defeated. "Marik sent Mai to the shadow realm. They were dueling against each other." Tea says quietly. I realize that Mai dueled against Marik. No, that isn't Marik, that's Yami Marik.

"Well, also there was the duel with Kaiba against Ishizu, and Kaiba won…" Shaina mentions.

"Huh. I guess I've missed a lot." I say, sitting up in my bed. Suddenly, the blimp starts shaking.

"Wahhhh!" we all scream.

"I don't think this is part of the ride!" Tristan shouts in panic.

We all quickly rush to the main deck, where Kaiba and Mokuba are. "What's happening with the controls?" Kaiba snaps, gripping onto a pole.

"Uhh, Mr. Kaiba there are currently technical difficulties with the auto-pilot!" Nameless Guy says.

"Then shut it down and make it quick!" Kaiba orders.

"We can't, the auto-pilot isn't responding!"

"Have you tried pressing completely random buttons?!" Shaina suggests.

We all look at her with a Really? look. "What?" she says. The blimp suddenly shakes again. "You better get us back on course to our destination over to Kaiba Corp Island immediately!" Kaiba says.

"You mean that island of junk?" Duke asks, unimpressed.

"Watch what you're calling junk! That's the island where Kaiba Corp started!" Mokuba says defensively.

"Is that the final dueling site?" Yugi asks.

"It is. I built it from the ruins of my stepbrother. It symbolizes the triumph of new over old." Kaiba says suddenly. We all look at him with that sudden outburst. Wait, this means we're going into the Noah Arc! Crap, more bad guys and trouble to deal with!

"Mr. Kaiba, I found out what's the problem. Our system is hacked, taking commands form an outside mainframe, and is changing our coordinates to another location!" Nameless Guy exclaims.

"That's impossible! Our system has the most secure, the state of the art!" Mokuba protests.

"Our situation is worsening! We're heading to the other location rapidly!"

The blimp shakes and trembles more. The blimp skis across the water. "Mayday! Mayday! Everybody take cover and brace yourselves!"

"What does mayday even mean?!" Shaina shouts over the panic.

The blimp settles again. "Try maintaining the security override system!" Mokuba commands.

"I'm trying everything that I can, but we're completely locked out!" Nameless Guy says, desperately pushing buttons.

Just then the screen in front changes and goes static. Then we hear, "Greetings duelists." Noah! I glance over to Shaina, and she looks around darkly. Then, Noah appears on the screen.

"I'm in control now!" he says, smirking.

"I demand that you'll tell us who you are!" Kaiba says angrily.

"All will come in time Kaiba. You're just way too used to barking orders, aren't you? I've been observing you. It's time that I put you in your place Seto! So from now on, I'll be calling the shots around here! And my first order of business is to interrupt your little card games." Noah says.

"You'll never get away with this!" Mokuba yells.

"Too late for that."

"Look kid, you better tell us who you are, or you'll regret it." Kaiba threats.

Noah sneers. "Fine. The name's Noah, and you and I go a long way back."

"Enough of your foolish games!"

"I'm afraid that my games have already begun!" The TV then switches back to the view of the ocean.

In the distance, an island rises out of the water.

"I have bad news Mr. Kaiba. It appears that floating fortress is bringing our blimp with a tractor beam, preventing us from turning away." Nameless Game says. The blimp begins to hover down to the fortress. Once we're inside, Noah appears on the screen again. "Thanks for dropping in Seto. Now here's the deal. First before the fun begins, I want Shaina and Shana Ofrancia!" Noah says.

My friends gasp, looking over to us worriedly. Kaiba glances to us, then back to Noah.

"I don't mean to ruin your fun, but they have to stay with us. They're participants in a tournament." Kaiba says coldly, glaring at Noah.

He shrugs. "Then I would have to use brute force." The blimp starts shaking violently again. We all shout in panic. "Fine! Fine, we'll go! Just don't hurt our friends!" Shaina yells over the commotion. The blimp stops shaking, and Noah smiles.

"I see that we understand each other now. You two, go outside, by yourselves, with your duel disks and decks. I'll be waiting." Noah commands. The TV shuts off.

"This could be a trap!" Ryou points out.

Shaina and I turn to him. I smile reassuringly. "Don't worry, we'll be fine. We're just going to the kid like he said."

"Be safe." Yugi says with concern. We both nod, and go outside of the blimp. "Now please girls go straight ahead."

We both glance to each other nervously. What would Noah want with us?

A/N: Now that we're going into another season, I decided not to divide the Noah Arc. It's still technically part of Battle City, so what's the point? Anyway, see ya in the next chapter!