Yami picked Danielle up into his arms and ran inside. He looked around for Kaoru. "Kaoru! Sannosuke! Someone get here quick!" He carried her into her room when both Kaoru and Sannosuke ran in.

"Oh my... what happened?"

"She was attacked by a woman in all black. Help her please!"

Kaoru turned to Sanno. "Quick, go ride into town and get Maiko. She'll know what to do." She turned to Yami. "See if you can get me some bandages. We have to stop the bleeding as soon as possible."

Both boys ran off to do as she said. Kaoru sat by Danielle, stroking her forehead. "It's going to be okay. I won't let you die. Not yet. You have too much to live for."

Yami came back with a first aid kit (don't ask.. just work with me here). Kaoru took it and started to try to stop the bleeding. 'Shit. She's losing a lot of blood. Oh Sanno, hurry.'

Yami looked on completely terrified. 'Come on Danielle. You have to hold on. You can't leave yet. Not yet!'

~*~What's going on in Danielle's mind? You know what this means... DREAM TIME!!!~*~

(please refer to #43 for last dream scene)

Yami and Dyani soon reached the Palace and went their separate ways to change clothes. As soon as she finished changing, Dyani went out to the gardens to check up on Yugi. She soon found him with Mokuba. They were playing tag.

Dyani sat down and kept an eye on them while they played. 'They seem so free. So innocent. It's nice.' She leaned back and just felt herself relax.

"I wouldn't get too comfortable if I were you."

Dyani stiffened considerably. 'I know that voice!' She slowly turned to face the voice's owner. "Kaiba."

He smirked. "I'm flattered you remember me. Now-" He grabbed her wrist roughly. "Shall we take our leave? Don't want you to get too attached now."

Dyani fought back "Take your hands off me!"

Kaiba just laughed. "You better watch how you speak to your Master from now on."

Dyani yanked her hands out of his grip. "You'll never be my master. Ever!"

Kaiba definitely got mad. "How dare you speak to your King that way!" He slapped her once across the face.

Instead of crying, she slowly turned her head back to face him.

"I'm not afraid of you Kaiba. There are good people here who'll protect me!"

"But who'll protect them from me?" He moved slowly towards the area where the boys were playing.

"Don't you dare touch them! I swear Kaiba I'll make you pay!"

Kaiba looked at her and laughed. "You? Ha! You're shaking even now. Just give up and come with me."

As he was advancing, Dyani felt something stir inside her. Suddenly her arms flew out in front of her, palms facing down with her fingers close together. "NO!"

The next thing she knew, Kaiba was flying back and landed hard against the ground a good 15 feet away. He got up slowly.

"You bitch! You weren't supposed to discover them until much later."

Dyani grinned. "I knew for awhile now. Don't tempt me."

He grinned. "So, it's a fight you want? Very well. And after I'm through, I think I'll kill the others here. Maybe I'll start with that boy. No, I'll start with that Pharaoh. How should I do it? Very long and painful."

Dyani felt an overwhelming amount of power go through her. "You leave them out of this!"

"Dyani! Dyani!"

She turned to see Yugi running towards them. Panicked, she yelled out to him. "Stop! Stop where you are Yugi! I don't want to see you get hurt!"

Kaiba laughed and jumped over to where Yugi was. He grabbed the boy and jumped back to his original position. He held Yugi by the throat, cutting off any air. "Is this all it takes?"

Dyani's rage was boiling over. "Unhand him now!"

Kaiba smiled. "Your Pharaoh comes. Let's see what he can handle, shall we?" With that, he pointed his hand towards the direction Yugi came from and a huge ball of energy was sent in that direction. An explosion was heard moments later.

"NOOOOO!!!!" Dyani fell to her knees and started to cry, but her rage was out of control. She shot up into a kneeling position and threw her arms out to her sides, parallel to her shoulders. With that, she let out a scream of rage as enormous power escaped her, knocking Kaiba far back but not harming Yugi as he crashed to the ground. Kaiba mumbled something and disappeared into a cloud of smoke.

The power Dyani let loose soon stopped, but many things were knocked over and destroyed. When the power ceased, Dyani fell to the ground unconscious.

~*~Even in Dreams, the Cliffhangers are deadly... ~*~