R Amythest: Ahh, yes, I know all you peoples were probably going to kill me when I didn't update for the whole weekend. Our modem was down, so our 'net didn't work. But here's the chappie!

*************************Chapter Eight: A Vision***************************

I was in a dungeon; it was cold, dark, and damp. I looked around. Huh? Looked? I thought I was blind. . . I glanced down at myself and found I was only a vision, ghostlike and transparent. I stared at my surroundings. It was a long pathway, with prison cells lining both sides. I walked down the aisle, looking at the prison doors.

There was the sound of a door slamming. I froze, rooted to the spot, as a witty phantom and large beast that looked like a griffon with metal wings appear. Oh shit, now I'm caught. Instead, though, they went right through me, as if I wasn't there. That makes sense, after all, I'm just here to see this. Keeping that in mind, I followed them. They stopped at a cell. I looked inside the cell. Harp!

"So, you ready to join us?" sneered the Witty Phantom. Harp's eyes flashed defiantly.

"Never!" shouted Harp. She struggled to get out of the strong chains that bound her to the wall.

The Witty Phantom shook his head. "See, Crygif? She won't obey!" Crygif? I know I heard that before. . .

**FLASHBACK**

"As much as I taunted him, intimidated him, I never intended to kill him! Crygif, I'll get you! You made me a Monster!" Kaiba opened his mouth to the moon. "I swear, Crygif, I'll get you someday, for what you did to my brother and me, or my name isn't Seto Kaiba!"

**FLASHBACK END**

Of course, Crygif must be the name of the Cryptic Griffon.

Crygif stepped towards the cell. "If you shall not obey, I will force you!" he said in a low, mysterious voice.

Harp, putting on a poker face, answered with a steady, "How? I will never join your army!"

Crygif rose to its full height, his head touching the ceiling. Looking up, I saw that there were three levels of cells, probably only able to be reached by Crygif, as he was so tall. He had to bend down to avoid tearing down the ceiling. He put on a mysterious voice. "Mere persuasion." Crygif turned to the Witty Phantom. "Get the Mystical Elf!"

**VISION END**

"Yugi!" Myst called, trying to rouse me. I opened my eyes, just for the feeling. Huh? Myst came into view! I looked around the room, my vision as sharp as ever. I can see again!

\You can?\

"Yes! I have my vision back!" I announced excitedly. Everyone lit up, especially Shimmer. My face turned solemn as I remembered the vision. "And I also had a vision."

Everyone gasped. "What did it show?" inquired Tea shakily.

I closed my eyes, remembering the vision. "Crygif, the Cryptic Griffon, has taken Harp. She was in a dungeon cell, and in order to control her, they're going to take Myst as hostage. . ." Everyone gasped and stared at Myst, who was pale.

"Me?" she whispered, "They'll use me to control Harp?"

I nodded. "Probably to convince Harp to do what they say in order to spare you, sort of like the Kaiba thing."

Leafe was trying to make sense of this. "It seems the vision enhancer, instead of blinding you, gave you psychological powers, such as visions of the future!" =Some people get all the luck!=

I sighed. "Good, then. I won't be using too much of Shimmer's money."

Shimmer perked up. "Yeah! And you can predict the future for people and MAKE me money!" Shimmer did a 'happy dance' and bounced around the room.

I, however, remained quiet. "I think the sword had something to do with it. Only when I touched this I got the vision. . ." I paused and examined the violet blade. "It had something to do with it, maybe something to do with Crygif." I shrugged. "Who knows?"

It seemed to put Shimmer out of her elevated mood. "Oh well. At least you can make a bit."

I got up and slid the sword back into its scabbard. "Maybe, but right now, I think we should prepare this place in case of an attack." Everyone nodded. I paused. "But let me try to get a vision, first." I sat down on my bed and held the sword by its handle. I cleared my mind of all topics except for one. Change Of Heart, Bakura. I fell into unconsciousness. Good, it worked. . .

**VISION**

Bakura as the change of heart stood somewhere, it was between some mountains and a village. He turned around and ran for the snow-capped mountains and forests. I followed. Bakura plowed through the forest. I followed. We reached a large metal gate. There was a speaker by the gate. It looked like a voice-activated gate.

"I wonder. . ." mused Bakura. He caught sight of a feral imp. He crouched behind some bushes. The feral imp, as if he was a guard, looked around the gate, making sure no one was there. As he was sure there was no intruder, Bakura leapt out of the bushes and entered the feral imp. The feral imp fell unconscious, and stared to tip before regaining consciousness. Bakura's probably taken his body now.

Bakura pressed the button on the speaker. He roared as the feral imp, and the gates swung open. I followed. I could've sworn he muttered, "I'm coming, Harp."

**END VISION**

I opened my eyes, confused. How did Bakura know Harp?

Tea was standing over me. "What was the vision about?" I held my breath. "Get Joey. I need to talk to you two."

Tea nodded and ran out of the room to find Joey. In a few minutes, Tea and Joey were sitting on the other side of the bed. "So, what'd you see this time?" Joey asked. I exhaled. "That's what I wanted to talk to you two about."

"Bakura went up to a metal gate. He was a Change Of Heart, and he took the guard. He roared into the speaker thing, and the gates swung open. I think he wanted to save Harp. . ." My voice trailed off.

"Harp? What kinda relation does Bakura have with Harp?" Joey wondered.

"Yeah, and how did he get here?" Tea mused.

"I don't know, but he seems involved in the war, too. Maybe he met Harp before we did." I shrugged. "After all, we didn't meet Harp until we were in the forest."

"True, but do ya really think 'Kura was guided by Harp?" Joey asked.

"Maybe," I answered.

"Yeah, it's likely," Tea considered.

I slid my sword back. "Whatever the cause, I know that the army will soon attack. We've got to prepare for battle!" Both of my friends nodded. Suddenly, Leafe burst in the door.

"They've invaded! The Cryptic Griffon's army has invaded Magic Village!" Leafe shouted. We all got up and ran through the door. Leafe followed. We ran outside. Myst, Mai, and Shimmer were already in combat with the army, deep in concentration. I saw Copycat sneak up on me.

"DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" I yelled. The copycat flew into pieces before it could copy me. Suddenly, I had a vision, again. . .

**VISION**

"Yugi, do you think we can get out of here?" Bakura asked me. Another form of me was hanging on the wall by him. Myst was on 'my' left.

"I don't know, the security is heavy. . ." 'I' answered. 'I' chewed my lip. "But we must. . ."

Across from 'my' cell, Tea, Joey, and Mai were being held. Above them was the cell containing Shimmer, Leafe, and. . . Tristen? What was he doing here? I wondered where Harp was. A Witty Phantom passed our cell and stopped by the one next to ours. I glided over to see what the main event was.

"We have caught your 'friends.' Ready to help us now?" the Witty Phantom sneered. He bound Harp's wrists and led her to 'our' cell. She gasped.

"Myst? Yugi? Ryou?" Harp recited. Harp turned to the Witty Phantom. "Why did you bring THEM into this mess? Was I not enough?"

The Witty Phantom laughed a hollow laugh. "They are just the bait, Wingweaver, just the bait, for soon, you will join our army. . ." The Witty Phantom motioned to the door. An army of Red Eyes Black Dragons with shiny claws came in. "All of these vicious beasts have Dragon Nails, and one false move, and they will destroy your friends!"

"Why not me?" Harp whispered.

Witty Phantom turned to her with a smug look on his face. "Because you are needed."

**END VISION**

I regained consciousness in a warm room. I looked up and saw a 'Reborn the Monster' standing over me.

"So you have awakened," Reborn the Monster said quietly. "I was sort of wondering why you weren't destroyed."

I sat up. "That's simple. I was having a vision." I got off the bed. "Listen, my friends and I are going to be captured, my vision told me that, so I need to prevent it!"

"How do you know all this?" she asked.

"No time! Bye!" I yelled as I raced out the door.

"My name's Relene! If you need help, just call!" she shouted as I ran out into the scene. The sun was behind clouds of dust, and it was hard to see. My eyes itched and watered from the sand and dust, but I needed to do this.

I saw Myst barely dodging blows from a Ryu-Ran. Mai was swooping side to side, trying to avoid a blur. Whatever Mai's got there, it's really fast. Shimmer was avoiding one blast and another from a Red Eyes. Leafe was using a bunch of spells he hid in his pocket.

"Mirror Force!" he yelled. It was just in time. The blur, Harpie's Brother, almost got to Mai when he smacked into the mirror force. His own power sent him reeling, and he smacked into the ground and disintegrated.

Leafe got another spell. It was contained in a small bottle that emitted rays of bright light. "Swords of Revealing Light!" he commanded. The opposing side was blocked and was prevented from moving by millions of sparkles of light.

Where did you get that, Leafe?

=It's about time you knew. I'm a light-side spy.=

It all made sense- him wandering off, knowing about the attacks, all of it made sense. It was no time to think, though.

"DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" I commanded. The Ryu-Ran exploded into smithereens. A Blue-Eyes White Dragon Flew down. I immediately recognized him as Kaiba.

"Listen, Yugi, I really don't want to do this, but Mokuba comes first!" he told me. He raised his head and prepared a White Lightning attack. I defended myself with the sword. Kaiba released the ball of lightning. I felt the numbness surround me, like millions of needles. That was all, though. I remained standing! I opened my eyes and saw the sword raised in front of me. It glowed a sky blue for a moment, then it returned to its regular purple. Kaiba seemed to notice. "What?! How could someone of your caliber posses the LEGENDARY SWORD OF SILENCE?"

"Legendary Sword of Silence?" I muttered. Having an idea, I stood up. "Listen Kaiba, I really don't wish to kill you, I really don't, but if this battle is won by the dark side, I will lose all my friends." I raised my sword and charged. Kaiba flapped his wings and took off to the sky. I used the power of my sword and staff combined to fly after him.

"Yugi, I won't try to kill you, but I can't have you following me, or Mokuba won't be alive!" Kaiba aimed another blast at me, and I was sent to the ground.

I sat up, and I noticed that the Red Eyes Black Dragon was now nearly upon Joey and Shimmer. I was ready to say 'dark magic attack,' but instead, almost naturally, I announced another attack. "SWORD OF SILENCE, STRIKE!" I commanded, in an almost different voice. The arena turned black, and a screech was heard. The dueling field was bright again, and the red eyes was no longer there.

Joey was left staring at me. "Who-o-oa, Yug', where'd ya learn THAT attack?"

I shrugged. But in the moment I paused, a loud call was heard that was unlike any other I heard. It was a musical sound, first a high screech, that lowered down to a low tone, like a tuba. It cried with the wind, and sang with the ocean. It was truly mystical. And the creature that owned the call was also like none other.

A large griffon with shimmering wings and long claws appeared. The breast was large and sturdy, and the eyes showed no fear, but looking deeper into the soul, I could sense sorrow and pain. I could sense souls? That's different. Maybe it was another effect of my sword.

The griffon-like creature opened its mouth, and a rainbow-colored swirl started to form. Many of the fighters started running. Among them, I saw Myst, Mai, Joey, Shimmer, Leafe, and Tea among them. I started running after them, afraid of what Crygif might do to us. It released the beam, and it swirled from its mouth, making everything it touched explode. It headed for us. I raised the sword as a natural reaction, trying to hide from the mass destructor. My sword created a shield! It was a mass of energy, blue in color, and it argued with the beam, the energy fields swirling upon each other, each mass pushing the other. At last, my barrier dug into the beam and the beam disappeared.

My barrier sent Crygif reeling, but he wasn't in the least wounded. He gave a mystical cry, and strike ninjas came out from nowhere. They surrounded us. My friends and I used our attacks and tried to ward them off, but our attempts failed. The ninjas tied us up to a beam, and slung us over their shoulders. One tried to take my sword, but it zapped it, so the ninja left it alone. They took Joey's sword, though.

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R Amythest: Ah. . . Yugi's vision came true, and they are captured! WHAT WILL THE EVIL AUTHORESS MAKE THEM GO THROUGH?!

Yami Amythest: -_-; just ignore her.

R Amythest: THE MYSTERIOUS ATMOSPHERE GROWS!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHA!!!

Ryou: *sighs* can you get me out of this dungeon now?

R Amythest: *arches eyebrow* who said they're going to go to the dungeon? You're not captured just yet. You just stay in the dungeon because I'll need you for Yugi's vision in chapter 9.

Ryou: *groans*

Yami Yugi: Good thing I'm not in this.

R Amythest: don't get cocky. I think you'll be in the next one as a main character!

Yami Amythest: And it's about meeee!!!!! JOY, JOY!!!!!

Yami Yugi: ATTACK OF THE RABID FANGIRL!!! AHHH!!!!!

R Amythest: No, it's 'From a Hieroglyphic.' *sees Ryou trying to sneak out* No, Ryou! You're staying riiiiiiight here after this as you're a secondary character!

Ryou: *gives R Amythest the puppy dog eyes treatment* pleaaassseee?

R Amythest: ^_^ KAWAII!!!!!! *snaps out of it* Never mind that. You're in it no matter what because I already have 13 chapters typed out!

Ryou: *sighs* so close, yet so far. . .

R Amythest: But, I'll tell you what I can do.

Ryou: What?

R Amythest: *GLOMP!* KAWAII!!!!!!

Yami Amythest: -_-; ok, just review. *curtains close, and the sounds of glomping and other fangirly sounds are still in the air*