Gabriela Fremon- 16 year old girl from Mid-West America. She found the cat on her window sill and is learning the magic of Creation. Was chased away from every town she lived in because they were afraid of her "Telekinetic powers" when she could tell you exactly which pack of cards had rare monsters. People being people, they blew it way out of proportion and basically gave her a choice; Leave, or have harm done to you.

Jericho- an Ancient Spirit that resides in the One Eyed Cat. She wants revenge on the Pharaoh for insulting her and making her a slave and putting her friend, Tori on the line. Has powers to create monsters and Brilliant Mind Shatter or Mind Shatter.

Sara (Hasn't said her last name yet, BTW)- Gabriela's best friend and the owner of the Falcon Millinium Beast. Hasn't said what her powers are yet. Is responsible for Gabriela's having to leave America.

Tori- an Ancient Spirit that resides in the Falcon. Remembers some things about the past that the others don't, but she's not telling… yet. Once worked for the High Priest, but then became part of another service. (Very mysterious character, ne?)

Tori Hikari- (To clear up some confusion) A bird-like monster with 1900 attack and 2300 defense.

Callie- a teenage girl who has inherited the scarab ring through the death of her brother, Zachary. She's basically the Belle of the Brawl. She's an all or nothing fighter. Copper hair and hazel eyes.

Anubis- ancient spirit of the Scarab Ring. Was a thief, using Empathic powers and his strength to overcome obstacles. Hair and eyes the same as Callie.

Ami- High school student who was cheated in a card deal and ended up with the mysterious Cobra Millinium Beast. Cannot control it and ends up with tons of visions and memories she didn't want.

Safira- girl from Ramstein, Germany. Started out in the same orphanage as Seto Kiaba and gave him his first BEWD. Was also made his "Most likely match" in the public eye. Owns the Jackal Millinium Beast.

Sadeh- Was a sorceress for the High Priest of Egypt. His "Dragon tamer" for gaining control over the "new" monsters created for the Pharaoh.

More at the bottom, but read the story first! ^o^

~*~

Pegasus was watching the girl in his room. He had been trying for the past hour to get her to tell him who she was. He tried again.

"Little girl? Where are you from? Who are your mommy and daddy?"

She stared at him, thumb in mouth. "Huh? I don't know where Mommy and Daddy are. They not come back."

"Who's looking after you then?" He continued.

"Lady."

"Who is 'Lady?'"

"She's the one who takes care of me. But sometimes she puts me in the dark place."

"Does 'Lady' have a name?"

"Umm… I don't know." She scratched her tilted head. "She never told me."

"How did you get here?"

"Lady brought me. Says we are looking for the Card Man." She answered with her chin raised proudly.

"Where is the lady, little girl?"

"Inside." She pointed to herself.

"Okay then. What does Lady say your name is?"

"Lady calls me Worm or Brat." She giggled. "Sometimes Snotty Nosed Pipsqueak too." She twirled as if she really couldn't care less.

"Okay." Pegasus took a deep breath. That was the best answer he had gotten the entire time. "What do you want me to call you, little girl?"

She tilted her head, as if thinking about it. "I want you to call me… Yuki! Mommy loved Yuki!" She hugged herself with her eyes closed. "Mommy always loved Yuki."

Pegasus thought about it. "Did mommy call you Yuki, Yuki?"

She turned to him. "Yes! Mommy Loves Yuki! Yuki misses mommy. But Lady says Mommy not coming back." She sniffled.

"What does Lady want me to call her, then? If Lady takes care of you, what does she want me to call her?" Pegasus took a deep breath. If it worked once, maybe it'll work again.

"Lady says she wants you to call her Daphne." She said after a few moments.

"Daphne? Is that lady's name?" Pegasus crossed his fingers.

She tilted her head. "I don't know!" She said, exasperated as he was. "You asked me, I asked her. She said Daphne. How I supposed to know if she lying or not?! She's a trickster too! You gotta watch out or she'll eat the cookies you were saving for yourself when she's taking you somewhere." She stuck her hand in her skirt pocket dejectedly. "No more cookies."

Pegasus smirked. That was a hint if he'd ever heard one. "Croquet! Bring Miss Yuki some good food from the kitchen." He looked at her and smiled while making the order. "We'll make Miss Daphne sorry for eating those cookies. Wait till you see all the good food we have for you, Yuki!"

Yuki's eyes were shining. Then she looked down. "Daphne says she wants to see how to make cards." She looked up. "She wants to take me to see where Card Man makes the cards. She says she has reasons."

Pegasus looked at the little girl for a moment. It took him a little while to register the request. Then he noticed the belt. "Yuki? Where did you get that?" He pointed to the belt.

"Lady." She said simply as if considering saying more, but not really daring to.

"Okay, Yuki. If Daphne doesn't want you to tell me why you want to see the cards, I'm afraid I can't let you. It's very important that I watch for people who want to copy my games or steal card secrets."

The Crocodile glowed brightly at his last statement and a new figure was now in the room. "You have gotten soft, Pegasoth." A rich, haughty voice filled the room. "Before, if the little girl had asked you, you would have immediately thrown her out for inquiring about your magic."

"Who's there!?" Pegasus asked, shielding his eyes.

"Daphne. Your apprentice. Oh, wait. You don't have the Eye anymore… That's why you don't remember. I guess history really does repeat itself. I mean, saving your own skin in the fight with the ex-Pharaoh by hiding your soul in the Eye and reversing his spells on him was truly rotten of you, Pegasoth. And then to push the Eye into, after five years, the hands of one of the Pharaoh's sorceresses in-training was even worse, but to teach an apprentice from the beyond… truly miraculous. I was about Yuki's age, too. When I was contacted by the strange Master in the Eye. I'm not sure how you chose me, but you were a very giving teacher. You even lent your powers to me to jumpstart my dormant abilities. Truly ingenious." Daphne, the person speaking, was now standing before Pegasus. She had on Greek robes and sandals. The Croc belt still hung around her waist though. Her sunlight, blonde hair was waving in the breeze and her ice cold eyes were frighteningly beautiful.

"So, Pegasus, I take it that now you are going to show me to the way to make the cards? I've been waiting for five hundred years for this moment. What are the secrets to creating monsters?"

Pegasus couldn't seem more confused if he tried. Yuki was hiding behind his chair, doing her best not to be noticed.

"I make the cards…" He started nervously, "but I'm afraid making real monsters is now not within my power."

Daphne studied him. "It seems the better part of you is still within the Eye… No matter. There has to be something that you have to help me create monsters. Would you happen to know how I can create some of the most powerful… Oh, say… Grecian Goddess cards to ever be known to this small, insignificant planet?" She purred.

Pegasus gasped. 'More God cards?' "I… um… don't think…"

She chuckled. "It would seem my great idea has left you speechless, Sensei. I believe that I remember a little birdie that told me of a kitty cat that can help me… And I sense a slight disturbance in the shadow realm." She closed her eyes and the Crocodile glowed for an instant. "Perfect." she chuckled again. "Fear me, world. Your new queen, no, Goddess, has arrived!"

She held up a card that she had seemingly pulled out of thin air. "But first, lets give our friends in Domino a little visit, ay, Feral Imp?"

~*~*~

Yami and the others were looking around in the street light. "It's pointless!" Joey cried. "We'll never find her when it's this dark!"

"As much as I hate to admit it, Joey's right." Tea answered. "There's no point in freezing out here at night if she doesn't want to be found. She's probably alright anyway. Why not let the monsters find her?"

Yugi looked defeated. "Yah. You're right. Dark Magician?" The said monster appeared beside him in an instant. "Let me know if you find anything suspicious, okay?"

The mage nodded quickly and moved into the shadows before totally disappearing.

When they got back to Gabriela's apartment to tell Tori that they were stopping for the night, Sara met them at the door. She looked like she had been running around the house, pulling at her hair. "Guys! Please tell me you found something!" She begged.

Yugi shook his head sadly. "Not yet. But the monsters are still looking, so we still have a chance."

"Well, we've had a theft! A monster broke in through a bedroom window and before I could stop it, it flew off with Gabriela's backpack. Other than that, nothing is missing that I've noticed. I wish Gabriela was here to confirm it though. Can't you guys find her?"

"We'll keep trying in the morning, Sara. If Gabriela wanted to be found, she'd let us know. It's going to be hard to find her if she doesn't want to though."

Tori came to the door and sighed. "Still no sign of her? Jeri has probably stopped for the night too. You guys don't need to worry your families. Head on home and we'll start searching again in the morning." She got ready to turn away when she sensed something.

"Look!" She pointed up as the Tori Hikari flew by towards another part of the city. As soon as the bird was gone, The Dark Magician came up to Yugi.

"You found her?! Lead the way!" Yugi and the others began running in the direction the Mage was leading them.

~*~*~

Gabriela moved back towards he new friends after she had made the phone call. "I don't think Jeri's home right now." She whispered. "And I have no idea where to look for her."

Anubis was looking around. "Well, let's get something to eat and think about this."

Callie was going to say something, but a look from Anubis shut her up. "We'll buy."

They were basically quiet as they got a burger and some fries. And they didn't say much as they went to leave either. "Anybody got any bright ideas?" Callie asked.

"Not me." Gabriela murmured miserably. Something didn't feel right.

"I do." Came a voice from behind her. Gabriela didn't bother to turn around. She could sense that it was a monster.

"Who are you?" She asked through gritted teeth.

"Octiclops." He answered smugly.

Gabriela smirked. She was now in the mood to kick someone's butt, and with an advantage of 200 attack points, she would undoubtedly win.

"Ready to be creamed?" She asked.

"Hn." Came the creatures answer as it prepared to attack. Gabriela threw off the Jacket and flew at it, sending it's attack right back. "Brilliant Mind Shatter!" Octiclops was no more.

However, if she'd been watching, she would have noticed the other monster. Suddenly she was face to face with Punished Eagle.

"Oh, great." Gabriela whispered.

"Would you mind coming quietly, or do I really have to drag you back?" The huge blue bird.

"You only beat me by 100 points, Big Bird!" Gabriela shouted.

"But I still beat you." He replied triumphantly. He reached down with a sharp talons and wrapped them around her. She struggled, but she wasn't a match for the stronger monster.

Callie pulled out a card. "Gaia, The Fierce Knight! Attack!" The Knight began galloping toward the Eagle and the Angel.

Anubis stepped in the way. "Gaia! Stop!"

"Anubis!? What are you doing!?" Callie demanded.

"Gaia's too strong, Callie! He'll destroy Gabriela too!"

"Jeez!" Callie raked her hands through her hair.

The Eagle began to fly away. "Hahaha! Later, losers! The Eagle has landed!"

"Not for long!" A white bird monster shot out of nowhere and slammed into the Eagle's stomache. "Mistress!" Tori Hikari screeched as the Eagle came after her.

"You little brat! Come back here!" The Eagle began to attack the 1900 attack bird. The only problem was, now it was on the defensive, which made it much less vulnerable, with a defense of 2300.

(AN: I'm trying to be realistic, yet imaginative. If someone has a better idea, let me know?)

Tori Hikari turned out to be a regular speed demon, too. The Eagle would think he had a shot and TH would show up behind him. She seemed to be stalling for something. Gabriela had landed on the ground and was reluctant to get up because of the sharp pain in her left arm. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a dark purple blur and then she was sitting next to the Dark Magician. It moved her out of the sight of the Eagle then went to find someone. Gabriela panicked. "The Pharaoh!" She whispered hoarsely. He had to be the one who sent the bird! Tori Hikari was in trouble!

Gabriela tried to rise to warn her friend, only to be set back down by Anubis. "Don't try to get up. You aren't really a monster, so any injury will have to be healed and if you are destroyed, you won't just reappear in the Shadow Realm, so just be still!"

Callie and Gaia were looking up at the birds, confused as to 1) what was going on and 2) how they were gonna fight while stranded on the ground.

Tori continued her dodges, all the while knowing that help was on the way.

~*~*~

Jeri had been dozing off and was nearly asleep. Mokuba was watching her out of the corner of his eye. They had been watching a movie that some company had made staring duel monsters.

Jeri suddenly jerked up. "Safira! Safira! I know where she is! Safira! Hurry!" Mokuba jumped a mile.

"Know where who is?!" He demanded. "Where are you going?!"

Jeri was well on her way out. And Safira followed. "How do you know? What happened?"

"She used her attack! I can sense where her attack was used. Hurry! If she used it, she must be in trouble! I sense monsters!"

Safira was struggling to keep up with the ancient spirit and was falling a little behind. They were stopped at a corner by a limo. The door opened and Mokuba motioned for them to hop in.

"What ever it is, you'll get there faster by car!"

"What about your brother?" Safira asked.

"We'll worry about it later, Safira! The energy signal is starting to fade!" Jeri pushed her in and Jeri told the driver where she thought the attack had taken place. "I can't be too far off."

"How does she know?" Mokuba questioned.

"Well, when your really good friends with someone, you just know, you know?" Safira stumbled. "Kind of like siblings."

"Look!" Jeri pointed to a white spot out of the window. "Looks like the Tori Hikari already found her!"

"Step on it!" Mokuba ordered the driver. "I don't know what's going on, but if it has something to do with the monsters, it must be important!"

~*~*~

Yugi could see a bird battle going on from where he and the others were running on the street. "If we can get there in time, we can help them!"

Tori was way out ahead of them, holding on to Sara as she dragged her along.

They got beneath the battle. There was a girl and her Gaia watching the battle.

"What's going on!?" Yugi called. Yami had been keeping silent, taking in everything for when he would have to take over.

"The Eagle is attacking us! Don't attack the white bird!" Callie called.

Then, TH turned her back on the battle to motion o where Gabriela was, giving PE a wide open attack range. Tori went down with a thud.

Anubis was trying to hold Gabriela back, but she had wings, and when TH got hit, she used them to get away from Anubis and to her friend in need.

The Eagle, gloating over his victory, noticed Gabriela run out and prepared to make a grab at her.

TH used the last of her energy to block him. She let out a worried cry to her mistress as she faded back to the shadow realm.

Gabriela's face was now streaked in tears for her friend. She turned to the Eagle. "You… You! You Monster! If You Wanted Me, You Didn't Have To Hurt Her!" She held out her arms, waiting for the Eagle to grab her, when a limo screeched to a stop behind them. Jeri ran out to try to cover Gabriela, chanting the undo spell the entire way. Gabriela felt the monster in her fade and she became human again. As Jeri reached her and grabbed her shoulders, the Eagle grabbed them both and began to try to fly away.

"Dark Magician!" Yami called. "Attack!"

"NO!" Tori cried. Both Yami and The Mage stopped dead.

"If you attack, they all disappear!"

~*~*~

Daphne was watching the whole scene through her senses. "That's right. Let your bleeding heart destroy any chance for them! They will be the ones to create my glorious Goddesses!"

~*~

Yuki- child owner of the Crocodile MB. Parents-dead

Daphne-Spirit in the Crocodile. Apprentice to Pegasoth.

I don't own Yugioh. Gotta run! Pant pant!