DISCLAIMER: Non, Nein, and NO! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, however I really enjoy writing (for) it

Alright… this time it gets hectic. One /dash/ is Yugi to Yami (or Aesil to Isis) alone. Two //dashes// is Yami to Yugi (or Isis to Aesil) alone. That's old, but now three ///dashes/// is Aesil to the Yami/Yugi link and four ////dashes//// is Isis to the whole Aesil/Yami/Yugi (with or without Yami/Yugi) Okay… now does that make sense? Good.

I would like to thank Rikku24 for reviewing, and don't worry Joey Fans, Joey will be revenged (and honored) when (and if) he dies. Thanks for reviewing!

Chapter Eight: The Power of a Tear

^^^^^^^^ The Cell ^^^^^^^^^

Yami knelt by Joey's fallen body, watching helplessly as his chest rose and fell slower and slower… as his pulse grew weaker and weaker…

'I have to save him!' //YUGI!!!!//

^^^^^^^^ The Mountains of Mordia ^^^^^^^

"Ah!" Yugi yelped

"What's wrong Yugi?"

"Ouch. I think Yami's trying to get through to me now."

"Well answer!"

"Okay, okay, sorry…" /Yami?/

^^^^^^^^ The Puzzle ^^^^^^^

/What the… how'd I… Yami?/

//Yugi! Joey…// Yami choked on his tears. //Joey's hurt… really bad… he was trying to save me… and got hit by… by… Isis…//

/ISIS?!/

///What did Isis do?///

/Aesil?/ Yugi gasped /how did you get in our link?/

//Who the hell is Aesil?//

/Aesil,/ Yugi said with a reproving tone, /is hikari to Isis and she is my best friend right now./

//What…?//

/She told me…/

//About the past?//

/Yeah…/

//Reprove me later. Yugi… Joey's… dying//

Yugi gasped and staggered back.

///Isis hurt Joey?///

/Joey… no… my best friend…/

///Wait! Yugi! We can save him!///

/What?/

///You are a spell caster///

Yami shook his head //Isis already tried.//

///Isis could get in on this link because she is a spell caster… we are alike in that… the last spell casters, that's Yugi and me.///

//Good point…//

////Pharaoh? Aesil?////

/Isis!/

////I was called here by my hikari////

///No time for that… we need to call on The Power!///

////The power?////

//The power? Are you sure Aesil? Is the need that great?//

///Yes. It is./// no one asked any questions, except Yugi.

/What the hell is The Power?/

//Later, Aibou//

/Okay./

///Let's go!/// Everyone spread their hands for the gathering of the power…

^^^^^^^ The Mountains of Mordia ^^^^^^^^

'Okay… what in the world are they doing?' Mokuba thought.

^^^^^^ The Cell ^^^^^^^

'Why must I be surrounded by fricking idiots?' (I don't own that line either) 'And I thought Isis was bad enough…'

'I heard that Seto. You think louder then Aesil speaks.' Isis growled

'Isis…' Aesil growled back.

'Sorry… gotta go!'

"HELP! There are little voices talking to me!" Kaiba cried. He didn't believe in magic and this was a very scary turn of events.

^^^^^^^^ The Puzzle ^^^^^^^^

//Isis, would you like to do the honors?// Yami asked.

////Duh.//// she replied, rolling her eyes.

////Life blood ending

Powers new

The bond of might

The bond true

Rising darkness

Heed my cry

You will be defeated

You will die

The forgotten light

Has risen again

The lights of Darkness

From High ascend.////

Yami's deeper voice added the next part.

//We have seen the pain

death can bring

we need life now

so soul's freedom ring!

The greatest of greats

Call upon the ancient power

We need you to come

With life blood shower!//

Aesil sang her third part and Yugi realized he would be called upon to finish it, but he didn't even know what it was. Beads of sweat rose on his forehead.

///This is not the time

this is not the place

we attacked him yes

but he's not finished the race

we need him now

for future, for past

for every living thing

he is not worthy of death's blast

He is needy of this power

We allow You to decide

Is our intent worthy?

We have nothing to hide!///

Aesil, Yami and Isis turned to him. He should have had an easier part, but as the Light he needed the end. Gulping, Yugi opened his mouth, and words flowed from it, words he didn't know he knew, he just did.

/Search our souls

look into his mind

he is the past's messenger

he should not have died

We need him to live

For the people and race

Or all will be gone

Without a trace

I am the Healer of the Light

Assist me in this twilight hour

Help me find the greatest might

Help me come to know my power!/

A rift of thunder shot through the void, illuminating the faces of those present so they could see Joey's body, lying before them. Yugi bent his head back and closed his eyes as the fire rushed to him, consuming him in the white light. The Eye of Horous glowed on his forehead and he felt power fill his being. As quickly as it had appeared, it vanished.

Yugi knelt beside his friend, wondering how he was to help Joey with this new power of his. He held his hands over Joey's body and closed his eyes, concentrating on nothing. Everyone in the room vanished. Yugi found himself in a Technicolor void, swirling in infinity, alone. He saw spirit, soul, body, mind, all was open to him in the vastness of his newfound power.

Bolts came from his hands, into Joey's body, healing him from all bodily wounds.

Joey didn't move.

Yugi closed his eyes, sweat breaking out on his forehead as he pulled power from the air and forced it to help him.

Joey didn't move.

His body was healed, but he couldn't heal his soul or spirit or mind. His soul, Yugi saw, was weak, but the power of the Air was making it young again. His spirit was crushed by the effect of the Star, but it too was being repaired. His mind was his death.

Joey didn't move. Joey was killing himself.

/Joey thinks he's dying, when I healed him. He's not letting himself get better. He's killing himself./ Yugi sent on the mental link, eyes closed and body weak.

///Oh no./// Aesil murmured, coming over to him and wrapping her arm around his shoulder. He buried his face in her shoulder and began to sob.

//No! Joey would never… give up.//

////Is life so plain and fragile, is the impossible so great, that it's great enough to die for, to give it up and die for, when no one has a gain?//// Isis mumbled.

//What was that?// Yami asked.

////Maybe something in his mind is telling him he needs to die for the Circle.////

//Then why did the Power come to Yugi?//

////Hai. Good point.////

One of Yugi's tears fell on Joey's body. That tear seemed to be a reassurance of life to Joey. He slowly opened his eyes, and saw the cold slab of rock that was the ceiling of the cell. He had been almost in a coma, he guessed, because he knew everything that was said. Then he almost fell back into the coma, cause he saw Yami, eyes red, off to the side, with someone else… Isis. Isis. Isis. Where did that come from?

"Y-y-ya-yami?" Joey said, his throat still dry.

"Joey!" Yami cried, kneeling down beside him and doing his best to help him up to a sitting position.

"Joey?" Isis wondered aloud. 'Joey? Joey? What's so… wrong… with that?'

"I'm alright!" he said, managing a smile. Then he frowned and looked around. "Hey, where did Yugi and that other girl go?"

"We have a lot of explaining to do, don't we Isis?" Yami said, grinning at her. Isis grinned back. Maybe, just maybe, she could forgive him. But only if he forgave her.

TO BE CONTINUED

Alright… I'm planning to go to Isis's memory next part, then try out the whole Serenity/Triston deal, then get to the King of Mordia, maybe with the Serenity/Triston deal… well definitely the 'Isis Memory' deal will be going on next time. Okay… yeah.

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