"You know you all didn't need to come with me," said Mai to Joe and Serenity as they headed back to her apartment. The others were at Tea's, helping Bunny cope. "I just need to pick up Shayla. She should be back by now."

"Where did she go?" asked Serenity.

"She had a date," said Mai with a wink.

"Really? With who?" asked Joe.

They had just rounded the corner of the hall that led to Mai's apartment. Shayla was outside of it. But she wasn't alone. Her date was with her. It appeared like they were trying to say their good-byes, although her date looked like he was trying to work up the nerve to kiss her.

Shayla looked beautiful in a crimson red blouse with flared sleeves. She also wore a tan skirt with an intricate flower pattern embroidered on the side, which hid the slit well. Her usual backpack had been traded for a large purse, although the outline of the items she carried around inside was clearly visible. It was obvious Mai had helped put the outfit together. The only thing that wasn't her influence was the dark sunglasses Shayla always wore.

Her date also looked handsome, wearing a pair of black slacks, a navy blue shirt, and a black tie. His intense blue eyes never left her face. But the biggest shock was that he was Seto Kaiba.

"She.....he...... what....?!" stammered Joe, the most shocked.

"Shhhhhh," cautioned Mai. "I want to see this." She proceeded to pull Joe and Serenity around the corner, then peaked her head around to spy.

"Thanks for the great time, Seto," said Shayla, blushing slightly.

"It was a pleasure to be with you," he replied. He got a look in his eyes like he was really trying to work up the courage to kiss her.

"I guess it is good we can relax. Things are back to normal," said Shayla. "I hope nothing like that ever happens again."

"How long have they been an item?!" demanded Joe, but Mai hushed him by clamping his mouth shut.

"But there was some good from the chaos of Battle City," said Kaiba. "I realized I like you."

"I guess that's good," said Shayla, smiling. "But it took a death threat from Marik for you to realize that..... That is something I never want to repeat."

"Don't worry, I'll protect you, always," said Kaiba as he put an arm around her.

"I can't take this any more!" yelled Joe as he barged around the corner.

"What is that dog doing here?" asked Kaiba, slightly angered. "I thought pets weren't allowed in the building."

"Oh, hi Shayla," said Mai, with all of her natural confidence. "We were looking for you. Have fun?"

"Oh, yes," answered Shayla, blushing slightly again.

"Kaiba, you have a lot of nerve....." growled Joe.

"Have you had your rabies shot yet?" snapped Kaiba. "Otherwise you might not want to go around biting people."

"Joe, calm down," said Serenity when she noticed how mad he was getting.

"You're his sister, right," said Kaiba as he walked over. "You might want to keep your brother on a tighter leash." He turned back to Shayla. "I'll call you later."

"OK, bye," she waved as he entered the elevator.

"He makes me so mad!" exclaimed Joe, blowing smoke.

"That was rather rude......" commented Serenity.

"It was also rude barging in on us like that," said Shayla, calmly.

"But why was he saying all of that stuff about Joe?" asked Serenity.

"Girl, your brother and Kaiba haven't gotten along since the day they met," answered Mai. "Their personalities...... they just can't seem to get along."

"So, what is happening?" asked Shayla. "How was the beach?" Mai opened her apartment door and let them all in.

"It was a blast!" chimed Serenity.

"It was fun," agreed Mai. "But we found this girl there. She seemed hurt, and she was unconscious, so we took her to Tea's apartment."

"Oh, my......" muttered Shayla, shocked.

"Yeah, it was really bizarre," commented Joe. "She said this thing showed up and took her friends away. She didn't know what it was either. She claims there's ten people missing, but she doesn't want to go to the cops."

"It seems to me like she isn't telling us everything," muttered Mai. "But we did volunteer to help her find her friends. That's why we came here. I know you'd want to help."

"Of course!" exclaimed Shayla. "I'll talk to her. Then, we'll find out if she's telling the truth." Shayla groped around the couch for her backpack. She found it and then began to put the items from her purse back into it.

"You can do that?" asked Serenity.

"Of course," smiled Shayla as she slipped her treasure, the gift from her late boyfriend Luther, into her backpack.

"I guess we'd better get back then," said Joe with a shrug, but his normally happy demeanor seemed to have clouded over. He seemed very tense.

"First I am changing out of this skirt," said Shayla as she stood up.

"How long have you been dating him?!" asked Joe, as if he couldn't take it any more.

"A little after Battle City ended," answered Shayla, casually as she walked out of the room.

"Calm down," said Mai. "I think it's kind of sweet."

"What does she see in him?" asked Joe.

"That's a stupid question," commented Mai with a chuckle.

"You know what I mean......" growled Joe.

"Watch it, or you prove Kaiba right when he called you a dog," said Mai with another smile.

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"Wow!" commented Bakura, who was on the phone with Tea, who was explaining the situation and asking him for help. "Are you sure she's all right?"

"Yeah, except she is really worried about her friends," answered Tea. "So do you think you can help us look for them?"

"Sure!" agreed Bakura. "I'll be there as fast as I can. I just have to finish up a few things here."

"Thanks, Bakura!" chimed Tea. "See you soon." She hung up.

"What was that about?" asked the other person who was in the room with him. He had hair just as pale as Bakura's and had a Millennial Item as well. The he was Marik.

"It appears those foolish mortals have stumbled on another one, who was injured," said Yami Bakura. "I wouldn't care about it, if it wasn't for the magic disturbance we are feeling. The times match. I think this girl has something to do with it."

"A new form of magic, this could be very useful," commented Marik. "Yes, let's go investigate this. It may be useful to our plans."

"Of course," smiled Yami Bakura.

(AN/ It was actually Yami Marik speaking. I'm not 100% sure how Battle City ends *no spoilers* but here is the info on these two characters for this fic. Yami Bakura: he still controls Bakura, despite everyone else's efforts to change that. He is still trying to gain control of all the Millennial Items. He still has Pegasus's Millennial Eye. Yami Marik: was the one planning all the chaos in Battle City. Has erased the memories of Marik. The rest of the cast thought Yami Marik was defeated in the BC finals, but he still has control over Marik. He wants revenge for his defeat, and still seeks strong sources of magic. The two have teamed up to get their goals, but their own ambitions are more important than loyalty.)

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"Don't worry so much," said Tea when she noticed Bunny staring blankly at the floor.

"I wish I could relax," she sighed.

"I'm sure we'll find them," said Yu-Gi. "Everyone is going to help. That is what we'd do for any of our friends."

"Thanks......" said Bunny, but her mind was too busy trying to figure out the new enemy. She felt so helpless with her friends or the silver crystal.

"How long do you think it will take for them to get here?" asked Tristan.

"Mai doesn't live too far away," said Tea. "They be here fast, as soon as they find Shayla."

"And Bakura?" asked Tristan.

"He has to finish some stuff around the house he said, then he'll be over," answered Tea. There was a buzz.

"That has to be Mai and Joe!" exclaimed Yu-Gi.

"I'll let them in," said Tea as she hit the button which opened the outer doors of the apartment.

"Their coming back," said Yu-Gi to Bunny. "Well start finding your friends, soon. Where do you think we should start looking?"

"The beach," suggested Tristan. "That is where we found you."

"Um..... yeah," agreed Bunny. "But.... um, we were planning on heading to Tokyo Tower later. Maybe there's something there that could help."

"But if they got kidnapped, I don't think they'd get there," said Tristan as he opened a bag of potato chips. There was a knock at the apartment door. Tea opened it.

"We're back," said Mai.

"Miss us?" added Joe.

"Tristan didn't eat all the food, did he?" asked Serenity as she took the potato chip bag from him.

Then, through the open door of the apartment raced three streaks. One was white, one was black, and one was lilac.

"What the?!" exclaimed Tea as the streaks jumped onto Bunny,

"Luna! Artemis! Diana!" exclaimed Bunny. "You came!"

"Meow!" answered the cats.

"These are your cats?" asked Mai. "They were trying to get in the apartment building when we got here."

"Well, um, Luna's mine, but Artemis is Mina's. And Diana belongs to my little sister," answered Bunny.

"How did they find you here?" asked Tristan. Bunny shrugged.

"Smart cats," commented Joe.

"Oh, let me introduce Shayla," said Tea when she noticed the girl standing by the door still.

"Hi," said Shayla, waving. She set her walking stick in the corner before stumbling to an open chair.

"You're blind?" asked Bunny, surprised.

"Yeah," admitted Shayla, her fingers lightly brushing her dark sunglasses.

"This is Serena," said Mai, continuing the introductions. "But she goes by her nickname, Bunny."

"Nice to meet you," replied Shayla, casually. She set her backpack by her feet and sank deeper into the chair. Tea nudged her, and Shayla got the idea. "I heard some of what happened from Mai. But I don't really understand. Can you tell me?"

"Sure," said Bunny. "I was out with my friends, two of which were my boyfriend and little sister...."

"True so far, the scales only quivered a bit," thought Shayla.

"This...... thing, attacked us, I don't know what it was," continued Bunny. "It was some kind of shadow...."

"Weird, but also true," thought Shayla, somewhat surprised. The scales hadn't moved an inch. Shayla shifted her left leg closer to them, just to be sure.

"It....it was awful," stammered Bunny, who was now getting to the hard part of the story. "It sort of formed around my friends.... and then, it vanished, taking them with it. The stood in the way, so I could escape." Tears slowly started to fall down her face.

"Still true," Shayla thought as she noticed her scales hadn't budged. "But I do get the impression she isn't telling us everything."

"In the end, it reached out for me," said Bunny as she finished her story. "It couldn't reach me, but it grabbed the brooch my mom gave me. That brooch is very important to me...." She started to cry. The cats began to snuggle close to her, trying to comfort her.

"I believe you, though that in itself may seem hard to believe," said Shayla, which was the cue to anyone who knew about the scales that Bunny was telling the truth.

"So, what are we going to do about it?" asked Joe.

"Well, we were thinking of heading back to the beach," said Tristan. "To look for clues and the like."

"Purrrrrr," said Luna, trying to find a way to talk to Bunny without the others knowing she could talk.

"You know," said Bunny, "when you are really close to your friends, you can just kind of..... feel them. That is what I can do. I think we may be able to find them, if you let me follow my heart."

"I know exactly what you are talking about!" chimed Yu-Gi. "That is the same way I feel about my friends. No matter how tough it gets, no matter what we go through, we will always be together, because we are bonded together by friendship."

"He's right!" agreed Tristan. "And we've gone through some crap, too......"

"So let's get started!" chimed Joe, eager to begin.

"OK!" agreed the rest. They all began to assemble their things.

Shayla sighed. "I have a feeling magic is involved in this somehow...... What have we gotten ourselves into this time?"

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AN/ To you who asked if Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh! took place in different dimensions. In this fic they don't. But why the Sailor Scouts fight evil, Yu-Gi-Oh! has it tournaments. Namely, they're too busy with their own anime to really follow along the events of the others. And, no, the Yu-Gi- Oh! cast didn't hear the phone conversation between Luna and Bunny. They only heard Bunny's end of it. And, as always, please read, review, and enjoy! (