Author's Notes: I can't forget that I want to thank NeferNeferi and Phoenix727 for their reviews on chapter 5. And thank you, Phoenix727, for using Artemis in your Shadow Rising story, and I'm still thinking about using your characters in my story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. The original characters appearing are my creation.

Chapter 6: Yugi Is Kidnapped!

The blinding white light that was emitted by Lina nearly had everyone covering their eyes. I, on the other hand, could see what was truly going on. Long silver wings came out of Lina's back, and her clothes changed to be what appeared as Egyptian robes. Silver bands wrapped around her wrists and two silver feathers attached to her long bangs had also appeared. Lina held her silver staff, and the light finally dissipated. The sunlight glimmered on her tanned skin, and she opened her bluish-silver eyes. Her eyes had a look of innocence and purity, alike to mine.

"I wanted to say that I am a Guardian." Lina replied.

"Who are you really?" Kaiba asked.

Yugi. Atem called.

What's wrong?

That's Artemis.

So, Lina was really Artemis. Then she's been watching us.

Yes, she has always been near the whole time, but we must be wary of her.

I broke off my mind link with Atem, and walked over to Artemis. The doors kept getting pounded, and Ash and Zack tried to hold onto them as long as they could.

"We won't be able to maintain these doors any longer!" Ash yelled.

"Let them in!" Artemis ordered.

Zack and Ash moved away from the doors as Artemis walked over to them. She raised her arm, and the doors suddenly flew open. A ball of black electricity shot inside heading towards Artemis. Her eyes glowed, and the attack vanished.

"How dare you interfere with Pluto's plan once again!" a voice coming from outside said. The creature advanced toward the doorway, and it was no human. A large, black dog approached Artemis, but she didn't look surprised at all.

"The old, faithful general of Pluto's army, Fenrir." Artemis said. "I thought Orion dealt with your demise. Pluto must have revived you with his magic."

"Of course, he did!" Fenrir exclaimed. "You know full well of Pluto's special ability of bringing back the dead. He's not a master necromancer for nothing."

"I will not let Pluto have them! I'll protect them even if my life is on the line!" Artemis defended. "I know why Pluto wants the Millennium Puzzle! He wants to use its magic to destroy all of mankind, like he tried to do in the Final Battle!"

"The Final Battle is meaningless to me, and you know that is when you and Pluto had to join forces to stop the Dark Dragon (1) from harming Animus!" Fenrir explained.

"ENOUGH OF THIS!" I yelled, but how come I did that?

Everyone stared at me with astonished looks on their faces. Fenrir didn't look too happy, and he prepared his assault on me. Artemis blocked his attack by flying over to me and creating a magical shield to protect me. Fenrir fell over and got up.

"Why you insolent guardian! If you weren't on a higher level than me, I would have already gotten rid of you!" he growled.

"Maybe it is you that should be eliminated!" Artemis cried. "I'm supposed to be a peaceful Guardian, and not a barbaric one like my brothers!"

"You mean there's more?" Tea yelled.

"Just what we needed, more of these Guardians!" Joey complained.

I tried to move away from Artemis, but she had a strong grip on me. She seemed very protective of me, and I realized why she hadn't revealed her true form. "You didn't want Pluto to find me." I whispered.

"Yugi, remember the family crest hanging over the fireplace?" Artemis reminded.

I looked over to the fireplace where it was still intact, and noticed the phoenix and dragon intertwined each other. What was it that Artemis wanted me to know?

"I see that you do not recognize what it symbolizes, Yugi." she whispered softly in my ear. "It represents my family, and that I am your ancestor."

"What?" I couldn't believe what she had just said. Could Zack's family be descendants of the Dragon Dynasty? "How could you be my ancestor?"

"All will be explained when the time is right." Artemis merely said as she released her grip. "You know, Fenrir, there's one thing I hate to do, and that I simply don't like to destroy living beings!"

"Then what are you going to do?" Fenrir asked.

"Get out now!" Artemis demanded as her eyes glowed and the wind blew harshly.

"Not without taking the runt!" Fenrir plunged at me, but Artemis quickly used her powers to teleport me to safety in her arms. "You'll regret that!"

"Artemis!" Ash called out. "Take Yugi out of here! We'll be fine, go before Pluto appears!"

I noticed Zack wasn't appreciating Ash's plan, and he walked away. Suddenly I felt two familiar presences that I sensed before. Pluto and Yukai must be nearby!

"Your plan to steal Yugi has failed, Fenrir! I shall be taking the Pharaoh's reincarnate with me!" Artemis exclaimed as she flew out of the mansion, carrying me in her arms.

My friends ran out, and looked on helplessly. Fenrir came out and launched another attack on Artemis. Unfortunately, he missed as Artemis glided through the sky. I watched as my friends couldn't do nothing at all.

"YUGI!" they shouted, but Artemis ignored their pleas.

"I have to protect you from Pluto, or else it's the end for you and your species!" Artemis said.

"Will I ever get to see my friends again?" I asked as tears flowed out of my eyes.

"Hopefully, we will. In the meantime, our friends have Yukai to guard them."

"He was there too? But how come we didn't see him?"

"Oh, we Guardians can disguise ourselves as ordinary humans." Artemis answered as the afternoon sun began to set.

Footnotes:

(1) The Dark Dragon is the nemesis of all the Guardians, and he was what started the Final Battle because he wanted to enslave the entire universe.