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Chapter 50 A Friend's Life At Stake

When Isisa came conscious, she didn't remember what had happened. There was talking going on around her, but she didn't know where she was. She looked down and saw that she was in her Mistress of Dragon's costume and realized that she must have been acting as Mistress of Dragons before she lost consciousness. She then lifted her head up a ways and saw a pair of small legs leading down to a pair of white sneakers, one leather shoe, and two biker boots. She then lifted her head even more and then heard a small voice say,

"Looks like she's coming to, what happened in the first place?"

"Mistress Dragons are you alright," asked a concerned voice

"Yugi, she is a Duel Medic what do you think?" said another

Every thing was still spinning and the voices weren't helping much, Isisa tried in her best Mistress Dragons voice,

"Wh-Where am I?"

"You are flying over Domino City as we speak," said a gruff voice

"Should she see a doctor?" said the small voice

"I think she will be fine Mokuba," said Seto looking at Mistress Dragons

"I am not to sure Kaiba, she did take some damage from your monsters, not to mention she went up against your Blue Eyes" said the Pharaoh

"Yugi, you don't know her like I do, going up against my dragon taught her a lesson"

"What lesson might that be?" asked the Pharaoh

"Not to mess with me, and besides she was in on the whole plan" snared Seto

"She had no choice, someone she cared about was in danger not to mention her cards" said Mokuba

"Well, still she was in on it"

"I think we should bring her to the hospital or at least have a doctor check her out" stated Mokuba looking at the computer screen

"Where is Maria?" asked Mistress Dragons

"She is at HQ and she is okay," replied a cheerful Mokuba

"I see," says Mistress of Dragons as she leans against the wall

Mistress Dragons then looks at the two duelists and listens to their conversation. She notices that Mokuba is paying close attention while Seto isn't.

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Mokuba's into the Pharaoh's story, but Kaiba still insists it's ridiculous,

"Yugi do me a favor and stop corrupting my little brother's mind with your lies," asks Kaiba as he stares blankly ahead

"They are not lies, and you heard them yourself about Marik's plans to rule the world first hand" shot the Pharaoh back

"If you believe in this magic powers to control peoples minds, you must still believe in the Tooth Fairy as well," suggested Kaiba

"Marik's powers are very real and very dangerous, and so are his threats against my friends.

Mistress Dragons saw the Pharaoh clench his fists and repeating that they have to find his friends before it's too late, [Wow, I have to say I haven't seen my brother this mad since that time in the past] thought Mistress Dragons

"We are two miles away from our target" says Mokuba looking at the screen

"Good, the sooner we find Yugi's friends the sooner we can get out of here," said Kaiba as he turned his attention to Mistress Dragons

"What" she asked shrugging her shoulders

"Nothing, it is just that you remind me of someone, someone I know closely," said Kaiba looking at her more.

[I don't like this, he is looking at her again with those eyes. The kind that say, 'I want you' I can't believe it I TOLD HER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD] thought the Pharaoh

[Calm down partner we have bigger problems to think about, forget the fact that you had a hissy fit about when Marik destroyed Dark Magician Girl and for get about Kaiba and Isisa we can deal with them later. WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE] reminded Yugi

[Right, stay focused, and I didn't have a hissy fit, you are the one who over medicated] snapped the Pharaoh back

[Whatever]

"Good, the sooner we can find my friends the sooner you and I can duel" finished the Pharaoh

"Yugi, I am tried of hearing about your friends, especially that hack, Joey Wheeler" stated Kaiba

"Joey has become a skilled duelist, and I wouldn't be surprised if his has already qualified for the finals" finished the Pharaoh

"Sir, we are approaching our destination," said the pilot

"Good, descend then," ordered Kaiba

As the helicopter approaches. Yugi says that as soon as they land, Mokuba will lead him to where his friends are being held, and they'll break in and get them out.

"Not so fast, I am in charge, and the first thing I want to do is track down that third God Card. After that we'll go find your pathetic friends," said Kaiba smugly

"KAIBA, JOEY AND TÉA ARE IN GREAT DANGER AND THEY NEED TO BE FOUND RIGHT AWAY" shouted the Pharaoh in anger

"Once we land, we can spilt up and fend for ourselves, I always work better on my own. Haven't you figured out by now that teamwork not my thing. I was the one who defeated Lumis and Umbra, and without much help" finished Kaiba

Mistress Dragons saw the spat between her brother and her husband; [Seto is not the same person anymore. He seems more self-centered then he was at the high school. I can't believe he thinks that all that Marik is doing is brainwashing. I mean I know first hand how Marik uses people for his own gain and not the gain of others. Oh, I hope Yugi can show Seto the truth about this] thought Mistress Dragons as she adjusted her position on the floor.

She strained her neck so that she could see out the window and from the looks of things; they were headed towards the ocean. She hoped that Joey and Téa would be safe and not have entered Marik's grasp.

[I know Marik's evilness has grown over the years, I have seen it even when he tried to come after Obelisk and Ishizu told me it was my brother's destiny to find the goodness inside of him, oh I hope that we are not to late]

"Hey look, on the pier, it looks like Joey," said Mokuba as he spotted Joey standing on the pier

"We might be heading into a trap," warned the Pharaoh

"I have to agree with Yugi, I do know Marik and he plays for keeps," agreed Mistress Dragons'

"What would you know of Marik?" snarled Kaiba not wanting to hear from the likes of her

"Because I happened to be the Egyptian and African Champion," suggested Mistress Dragons glaring harshly at Kaiba

"Is that so," mocked Kaiba still annoyed at her

"How about you two get a room and sort it all out," shouted Mokuba tired of the fighting between them

"Mokuba" warned Kaiba giving his brother a knowing look

"Hey, it's not like she's going to know," said Mokuba reading his brothers look

Mistress Dragons mentally giggle at the comment while her dragon just rolled her eyes and said,

"You are acting like a child again"

The helicopter lands on the pier, as Marik laughs, thinking that when Yugi finds out Marik's turned his best friend against him, he'll be completely devastated.

Yugi, Kaiba, and Mokuba get out of the helicopter, while Mistress Dragon said that she was going to call another Duel Medic to come and replace her while she goes to the hospital. Mokuba agreed while Kaiba rolled his eyes, [Seems Mokuba has made a new friend I don't see why he likes her] thought Kaiba as he heard Yugi calling out to his friend.

But mind-controlled Joey says Joey isn't here, and Yugi realizes it's Marik in charge. Mokuba says that doesn't sound like Joey, and Kaiba thinks it must be one of Marik's tricks.

Yugi tries to reach Joey, but Marik/Joey says it's pointless.

"I will release you friends when I have what I want, your God card and the Puzzle, in order for that to happen you must duel me" stated the mind controlled Joey

Mokuba still doesn't understand what's going on, so Kaiba explains

"It seems that Marik has turned Joey against Yugi and now Joey wants to duel Yugi"

[If Wheeler is now on Marik's side, he must be holding the third God card, and if the God is played, I want to be there] thought Kaiba as he crossed his arms

[Now it's time to seize the power that should have been mine all along] thought Marik as he stood on the deck of the yacht

The Pharaoh again exhorts Joey to break free of Marik's control, and reminds him of the promise he made when he gave Yugi his Red-Eyes. The Pharaoh vows to set Joey free, insisting that Marik's power is feeble compared to the strength of their friendship.

Mind-controlled Joey just turns away, telling Yugi he'll never set Joey free unless he follows him, then just as things couldn't get any worse mind-controlled Téa walks down the gangway steps from a nearby ocean liner, telling the Pharaoh he'd better do exactly what Marik says.

The Pharaoh again demands that Marik leave Téa alone! But Marik/Téa laughs, saying that he is at his mercy.

The Pharaoh follows her to a dock where Joey is waiting. Metal beams support an anchor suspended over the square of water in the middle of the four-sided dock. Joey stands on one side, and the Pharaoh stands across from him, while Marik/Téa explains how the duel will work.

"Both of you must cuff yourselves by the ankle to a chain attached to the anchor, that you see above you. When a player's life points reach zero, thirty seconds later, the anchor will drop to the bottom of the ocean" started Téa (mind controlled)

" The boxes that are at our contain the keys to our ankle cuffs. When one player's life points reach zero, the other player's box will open, and he will have thirty seconds to free himself, while the loser will be dragged down with the anchor to the bottom of the sea" finished the mind controlled Joey

"If I win, will you set my friends free," asked the Pharaoh

"Of course, but you would have to fish Joey out of the sea first" finished Marik

Meanwhile, Téa seated herself in a chair with restraints trapping her wrists and ankles. Marik warns Yugi not to consider refusing to duel because there's a timer set to blow the anchor after sixty minutes if there's no winner, it will be dragging them both into the sea.

But Marik/Téa says that Yugi will lose. Then he tells Kaiba that as soon as he's taken care of Yugi and his friends, he's setting his sights on Kaiba's God card.

"I have heard enough! Brother this duel is getting out of hand, there is no Duel Medic on site, and you've got to put a stop to this before someone gets hurt. Besides, Marik might trying something like this on us next" said Mokuba looking up at his brother

[Mokuba is right, this is no duel] thought Kaiba before announcing

"As head of the Battle City Tournament I demand that this duel be stopped!"

"This duel will go as planned" said the controlled Téa as a crane moves a crate into place over Téa's head,

"The final piece of the plan had been put into place, if you Kaiba or anyone else attempts to interfere this crate will kill Téa

The Rare Hunter operating the crane shows them a remote control, saying one false move and he'll push the button to drop the crate.

"Everything's in place to start the duel and Kaiba you are invited to watch the "splendid show" from the sideline, and I think I will let this woman watch, too" finished Marik as he releases Téa from his control.

Téa then suddenly finds herself trapped in a chair on the dock across from Yugi and Joey.

End of Amine Summery