Chapter 4

Mokuba's hair flew with the air as they flew through the night sky. Mokuba had been seated in front of Seto and was sleeping in his arms. Seto was wide-awake as well as Lord of D.

"So tell me, Lord of D, why aren't you asleep?"

"When you're in this world, if you're a strong monster you can sleep without fear. But when you're a weak monster, it's a whole different story. Why aren't you asleep?"

"Use to not sleeping. I work late at nights all the time, learned to live with it. So tell me about the defaults and non-faults of my virtual world."

"Kaiba, there is so much you do not know, and now is the time I tell you." Seto turned back and glanced at Lord of D.

"This is not a game, for one thing, and you did not create this world, is another."

"Impossible!"

"Not impossible. You see when you so called "created this world" all you did was create a manmade door to come into it. This is not a world that was manmade, this is a real world Kaiba."

"I do not believe that."

"It is true Kaiba! You cannot change the truth!" Mokuba woke up.

"Are we there already?" Mokuba rubbed his eyes.

"No Mokuba, go back to sleep. Your going to need all the energy you can get." Mokuba had already fallen back to sleep against Seto's chest. Seto stared back down at Mokuba. Blood- stains were all around Mokuba's cut.

"I had a thought that this was a real world. Mokuba could not feel that much pain in a virtual cut."

"That is right Kaiba."

"But if this is a real world, then where is it? What is its location."

"Kaiba, there is no location. This is another dimension. This dimension does not have a location. This place is just here. A place. No name at all." Seto was beginning to understand. ************************************************************************
Tea and Niomi were already asleep. Stacy sat up in front and was talking to Wingweaver.

"You like her, don't you?" Stacy asked.

"Yes, the young one has a bright spirit and a good heart."

"Bring you back?"

"Yes she does. Before I went to being a widow who prays for peace, I was a spunky good kid who always stood up against the bad and evil." Wingweaver's hair flew with the wind.

"Yeah, I know what you mean."

"But I think she is the one, Stacy." There was a long pause between them.

"You mean?"

"Yes."

"But she is just a kid. Are you sure she could hold that much power, that much responsibility, that much heart and soul?"

"Stacy. Father said, before he went, that I would be the one to know who the right person will be, and now I know. She is the one, and no one can say otherwise." Stacy nodded and stared deeply into the night sky. ************************************************************************
"Joey! Look!" FlameSwordsMan pointed to the land ahead of them.

"Whoa, hey, what? I'm up, I'm up." Joey looked into the darkness, and despite his laziness, he did, indeed, see land.

"Oh yay, land!" Joey said in a tiresome voice.

"Joey, you may sleep. I will get us to shore."

"Way ahead of you, man." Joey fell dead asleep as FlameSwordsMan headed for shore. When they hit land, FlameSwordsMan's sword started to glow. FlameSwordsMan looked around. It was almost too dark to see.

"Ah FlameSwordsMan, good to see you." Strike Ninja appeared holding a boy with a ponytail in his hands, "Can you believe the other dimension? Boys these days, they embarrass themselves by wanting to be the other gender. How foolish."

Strike Ninja laid Duke on the ground. FlameSwordsMan picked up Joey from the wooden boat and laid him next to Duke.

"We'll never make it in time. We're too slow. Wingweaver told us to meet her there at the same time as the others."

"Don't worry, we work through night and be back on schedule by morning." FlameSwordsMan nodded.

"I just hope we can last that long." ************************************************************************
"Mai, you should really get some rest before we get there."

"No way. If you can stay up, I can too." Cyber Harpie was holding Bakura by her feet as she flew with Mai on her back. Bakura was asleep, clutching his shirt pocket with the tiny yellow dragon. His millenium item chimed in the night.

"How's sleepy head down there?" Mai finally asked. Cyber Harpie took a glance at the boy with white hair and a gold necklace.

"Ah, fine. He sure fell asleep fast."

"Yeah. I guess."

"So what's with you and this blonde kid you asked me about when I found whitey boy?"

"Him? He's just a friend."

"You sure?"

"Ok, I'll go to sleep if you forget I ever said that earlier?"

"Deal." Mai quietly fell asleep. ************************************************************************
"Joan. Joan, are you awake?" Serenity asked in the dark. She felt a light hand touch her own.

"What is it, Serenity?"

"I'm afraid for my brother, I really hope he's ok. He's always been there for me, and I just wish I could be there for him. At least act a little more sisterly." A light tear fell down her face.

"It will be ok, Serenity. By tomorrow afternoon, we will find your brother and you can get out of here." There was a long pause between them.

"Why can't you come with me, Joan?" Joan did not respond.

"Joan?"

"Yes Serenity?"

"Why can't you come? To the real world? My brother and I could take care of you. You could live with us."

"I'm sorry Serenity. But I just don't belong in your world. This is my world, and mine to stay. But I'm sure when you enter your world, you will forget all about me."

"No Joan! I won't! I will never forget you. You are my good friend."

"Then as my good friend, you will know to leave me where I belong. And go, yourself, to where you belong." Joan put her hand on Serenity's shoulder. Serenity nodded and fell deep into sleep. ************************************************************************
The sphere in Dark Magician's staff glowed in the night. It was as bright as the sun as Yugi, Dark Magician, Cyber Commander, and Tristan traveled onward. Tristan and Cyber Commander were following slowly behind.

"Yugi. Come on. Let's stop and get some sleep." Tristan practically fell to the ground.

"For once, I agree with the human, let's take a break." Cyber Commander fell to the ground right next to him.

"Sleeping won't find the others!" Dark Magician put his hand on Yugi's shoulder and glanced down at him.

"We will find your friends. But now, you must sleep." After much arguing, Dark Magician finally convinced Yugi to go to sleep. And that night all slept soundly as the sun slowly rose.

So how was the chapter? Cool huh? And now to the questions: This is not a virtual world? What lies in store for our heros? What power does Niomi possess? Review!