Tori's eyes stung in the salt water, but that was the least of her problems- she had to find Joey and she had to do it quickly... further more, she had to figure out how she was going to save him.
Joey had managed to take a deep breath before hitting the water and held it as he sank to the bottom. He wasn't sure how long he could hold his breath, though- could hold it until someone came after him? Seconds later, he saw someone enter the water and swim towards him. It was Tori- she swam to the cage and got to his side. She ripped the duct tape off of Joey's mouth and pressed her lips to his, breathing air into his lungs. She then gave him a reassuring smile and swam back towards the surface. Joey watched her as she swam away and smiled- she was back.
Tori broke through the top of the water, gasping for air. She then looked towards her companions.
"Get me something!" she yelled. "I need to get that cage open." As Yugi rushed around to the other side of the dock, to grab the crowbar they had used to free Mokuba, Tori took a deep breath and went back under the water. She swam back towards Joey and was relieved to see he was still conscious. She breathed more air into him, before darting back to the surface. When she arrived, Yugi had the crowbar.
"Tori!" he yelled. "Catch!" Yugi chucked the crowbar, but not far enough- it landed about two yards in front of her and began to sink. Tori swam to where the crowbar had hit the water and dived under after it. By this time, the crowbar had hit bottom and in the dead of night, it was hard for Tori to see anything, let alone a crowbar. She was forced to rely on her sense of touch- she felt around the ocean floor, her hands getting scraped on rocks, pinched by crabs and dozens of other things until she finally found what she was looking for.
Without taking time to go up for air, Tori swam over to the cage and was horrified by what she saw- Joey had passed out. She hurried over to the cage and began work on getting Joey out. She started on the handcuffs, putting the crowbar between the bar and the chains on the cuffs. After pulling on the bar, the chain broke, freeing Joey's hands. Next, she went to the cage door and proceeded to work on the lock. Her lungs felt like they were ready to explode, but she wasn't about to leave Joey again. She slammed the crowbar into the lock and gave it one good jerk- the lock broke, Tori ripped open the door and reached in for Joey. Seconds later, she pulled him to the surface.
"Oh my God!" yelled Tea. "She's got him!" Tori dragged Joey over to the dock, where Tristen and Kaiba pulled him out of the water as Yami and Hikaru helped Tori. Seconds after getting out of the water, Tori was back at Joey's side, this time giving him CPR, while Tea used her cell phone to call 911.
Tori pressed on Joey's chest ten times before breathing two breaths into him, pausing a moment between each breath. She kept doing this until Joey began to cough- water came spurting out of his mouth as Tori helped him sit up. Seconds later, he looked over at her.
"Tori?" he asked. "Are you all right?" She was about to say she was fine when she suddenly felt dizzy. "Tori?!" She didn't hear him say another word- she passed out in his arms.
That's when Joey got a look at the back of her head- it was busted wide open with blood gushing from it. Joey remembered that Tori had slammed into a building before he went into the water.
"Tori-girl," he whispered as he got to his feet. "Hang in there, Tori-girl." He began to stagger as he walked towards the approaching ambulance. He nearly fell over, but was caught by Seto Kaiba.
"Take it easy, Wheeler," he said in his normal tone of voice. "You're not gonna do that girl any good by getting yourself hurt- especially after she risked her life to save you." Joey looked up at Seto and smiled- he actually smiled at him.
"Thanks Kaiba."
Joey rode in the ambulance with Tori, holding her hand the entire time. The paramedics were surprised she was still alive- she had lost enough blood that would kill a normal person.
"Tori's far from normal," Joey had thought. What kind of a normal person would risk their life like Tori did- first the Sorcerer's Duel, then placing a second, stronger curse on Bakura and finally diving in the water to save him. What kind of a normal person would do that? He gave her hand a squeeze.
"You're gonna be all right, Tori-girl," he whispered. "You'll be all right."
They arrived at the hospital a few minutes later and Tori was rushed to the emergency room. Yugi and the rest of the crew arrived moments after that, where they found Joey in the waiting room.
"Joey!" called Yugi. "Joey is she all right?" Joey looked up at his best friend and shook his head.
"She ain't out of the operating room yet," he replied. "The doc's say she's lucky to be alive..." Joey wiped his eyes on his sleeve. "Stupid Bakura... why'd he have to..."
"Moto? Is there a Solomon Moto here?" Everyone looked to the door that led from the waiting room to the operating room, where a doctor seemed to be looking for Grandpa.
"I'm Solomon Moto," Grandpa said, stepping foreword.
"Mr. Moto, I'm Doctor Turner, your- your, um..."
"Granddaughter," everyone but Seto and Mokuba replied. The doctor was taken aback, but quickly recovered.
"Yes, well, your granddaughter has been assigned to my care."
"How is Tori, Doctor?" asked TeĆ”. Doctor Turner shook his head.
"She's lost a lot of blood," he said sadly. "Normally that wouldn't be a problem, but in Torina's case..." He took a deep breath. "Torina's blood type is one that is usually rather difficult to come by..."
"What are ya sayin', Doc?" asked Joey. "You can't save her or what?"
"I didn't say that," Dr. Turner replied. "What I am saying is that it might be difficult to find a blood donor for Torina."
"What type of blood does she have?" asked Tristen.
"O negative." Suddenly, Grandpa began to laugh. "Is something funny, Mr. Moto?"
"You won't have to look far for a donor, Dr. Tuner," he replied. Yugi looked up at his grandfather excitedly.
"Grandpa," he said. "Are you saying you have her blood type?" Grandpa shook his head.
"I don't, Yugi. But you do." Yugi let out a gasp, causing his grandfather's smile to widen. "It would seem that you and Tori were destined to be related." Yugi smiled back, then looked over at the doctor.
"How soon can we get started?" Dr. Turner pointed down the hallway that led towards Tori's room.
"Right this way..." Before Dr. Turner could finish his sentence, Yugi was halfway down the hallway, asking the doctor what the devil he was waiting for. Dr. Turner shook his head and followed him into Tori's room.
Tori was barely awake when Yugi walked into the room and her eyes widened when she saw him
"Yugi," she said, her voice a bit horse. "Is Joey... okay?" Yugi walked to her side and gave a nod.
"He's gonna be fine, Tori," he replied. Tori smiled and gave a nod. "How about you, sis? You gonna be all right?" The girl's smile faded. "Tori?"
"They tell me I'm gonna be fine," she said. "But there's something they're not telling me, I know it." She looked away. "I think this may be it, Yugi."
"No, Tori!" cried Yugi. "You mustn't think like that." He put his fingers on her chin and turned her face towards him. Her cheeks were stained with tears- she honestly believed that she was going to die. "Tori, you have a rare blood type, type O negative. They don't have any in stock, but the doctor's have found a donor... me." Tori let out a gasp.
"You... you're..." Yugi nodded and Tori's smile widened. "Yugi, promise me one thing?"
"Anything." Tori's wide smile became a sly one.
"If Major League Baseball calls, don't answer- you can't throw to save your life."
