Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Nick who belongs to Phoenix727 or DJ and Darien who belong to DJ Rodriguez but I still own my OCs. Without further ado, here's Chapter 17!

Chapter 17: Full Moon Terror! False Allegiance

I failed once again! Artemis was still on the side of evil, and she would not believe me.

I finally fell asleep after Artemis's encounter, but I continued to have bad feelings that roused my sleep almost every hour. I could not stop thinking about Artemis. I tossed and turned in my bed just wondering if she was okay.

When I did wake up, it was already late afternoon. Beads of sweat covered my face as I saw myself staring at a mirror on the drawer. My skin was paler than usual and my breathing was ragged, like I was running.

I managed to put on my clothes and that was when I noticed Artemis's moon amulet was shining in the sunlight. I delicately held it into the air as I admired the warm aura it gave off.

"Artemis…" I said sadly.

I placed the necklace around my neck and felt the silver chain rub against my skin. It might not be the Millennium Puzzle but I was sure it would do. I made my way out the door and into the hall.

I stopped by the living room to find Yukai and Pluto discussing plans for when the Final Five appear again and hid behind the wall to overhear them. Then I realized they began talking about a different subject. I listened carefully to their conversation.

"You know what tonight is," Yukai replied.

"Yes, I feared this day would arrive…" Pluto responded in a dreadful tone.

Luna appeared beside them in her spirit form. She was still depressed as I saw her eyes were filled with sadness. "We must warn the mortals about tonight." Luna said.

"Yeah but how?" Yukai questioned.

"Hey, Yugi!" Tea greeted.

I quickly covered her mouth and pushed her to the wall. It didn't seem that they heard her. "Quiet." I whispered to Tea as the conversation continued.

"My little light will recover her energy once it arises and she will surely be after us again!" Luna warned. "Her powers have become dangerous and she may eventually succeed in killing Yugi."

"There's nothing we cannot do to help the mortals…" Pluto inferred. "They're on their own."

I grabbed Tea's hand and quickly headed towards the dining room. Our friends were there, and the Millennium Guardians were with them. I guessed Jupiter, Gaia, Ceres, Mars, Uranus and Neptune took Pluto's warning and left. Only Mercury stayed behind to help the Millennium Guardians.

Meanwhile the Final Five were planning their next attack. Zephyrus was with Artemis the whole time, and she slowly was recovering her strength from the last fight. Both summoning and combining with her Ka made her weak.

Artemis's eyes opened and she noticed Zephyrus was next to her in his bed. She looked out the window and smirked. Zephyrus saw this and stared out the window to see what Artemis was watching.

"What is it?" he asked.

Artemis pointed to a circular object in the night sky. Zephyrus' eyes widened and he turned to face to her. He was shocked to see that Artemis was out of bed, and she grabbed his hand. Her eyes filled with vengeance.

"I must go now." Artemis replied.

"Seiryu will not be pleased if you take on those mortals yourself," Zephyrus advised. "Yugi may actually destroy you."

"Not this time!" she said. "Tonight is where it all ends!"

Artemis disappeared into the shadows, leaving Zephyrus paralyzed with fear. He had felt that Artemis's soul became dark and he gazed back at the window.

"You look like you have just seen a ghost!" Atem replied as he walked over to me.

"Why did you wake up so late?" Nick asked.

"I couldn't get myself to sleep last night," I answered. "Pluto, Yukai and Luna look like they're dreading about tonight."

"Is that like them?" DJ inquired.

"No, it could not be…" Nidoki mumbled to herself.

"The Guardians are acting like this again!" Nick yelled. "Every time we want to find out something, they don't tell us anything at all!"

"Mortal, there are times when we have to share and times we do not share," Orpheus said.

"Apparently, you're keeping something from us!" Bakura accused. "I don't care what the Pharaoh says about you, I still think you may turn on us!"

"Is that what you think of us?" Pluto asked as he, Yukai and Luna entered the room. "If you must know, come with us."

Pluto strolled out of the room and went out the back doors. Yukai and Luna followed him. The Millennium Guardians left with them as I noticed the others weren't moving.

"Aren't you coming?" I asked.

"I don't trust them!" Nick spat.

"Go on without me and my host!" Bakura said furiously.

I stepped out the back door as I realized Tea, Atem, Kaiba, Joey, DJ and Darien trailed after me. Tristan, Mokuba and Serenity weren't around since they were with Kiki and Mark.

The Guardians waited for us by a clearing where the night sky wasn't covered by the massive trees. They gazed up at the sky and I did too. I couldn't figure out what they were staring at and then I sensed Luna's presence.

"We're looking at that." She pointed to the moon which was full.

The others were just as baffled as I was, and why did the Guardians fear the moon? The wind began to blow and a shadowy figure appeared before us. It was Artemis. I thought she was still weak.

"Surprised to see me, Yugi?" Artemis taunted.

Her face shown a sadistic look on her and her eyes glowed. I felt her power had become more stronger, but how? Wait! The moon! That was what the Guardians were frightened about. On the night of a full moon, Artemis's powers were powerful and deadly. Things had just gotten worse.

"Now I will kill Yugi!" Artemis declared.

"Not while we're around!" Joey yelled.

"We will stop you no matter what!" DJ exclaimed. "ULTRA-"

"DJ, what's wrong?" Darien asked.

DJ's mouth was moving but no voice came out. Darien tried to attack Artemis with Rose Blast and the roses exploded on impact with her.

"How did she survive?" Darien shouted in shock.

"Your friend here is only temporarily mute due to Artemis's power," Pluto explained. "She must know how he tranforms and she can predict what anyone will do."

The smoke cleared and Artemis stood unharmed. Suddenly a blast of dark magic nearly collided at my friends and I. I looked up and Nick was the cause of the attack. His Ka, Magician of Black Chaos and Invader of Darkness were beside him. What was going on?

"YUGI!" Ryou called out as he and Bakura came running up to me.

"What the hell is going on?" Pluto demanded.

"Isn't it obvious?" Nick replied. "I'm the traitor I was talking about, and I planned to divide you all so you wouldn't be a problem to Seiryu!"

"You were against us!" Pluto growled.

"That explains why he was brought back to us in the first place!" Yukai deducted.

"Nick, this can't be true!" Tea cried. "Why are you against us?"

"I know you wanted me to commit suicide, not Shadow Phoenix!" Nick explained. "You wanted me dead, so you had to finish the job Tobias started!"

"We didn't want you dead, Nick!" Tea pleaded. "The Final Five have toyed with your memories like Artemis!"

"It's too late to save him now!" Artemis shouted. "Nick, take care of these mortals while I get rid of my brethren and Yugi!"

Nick drew out his sword as Artemis created a strange barrier around the Guardians. Pluto unsheathed his sword and tried to cut down the shield, but he realized that the blade did not cut through. They were trapped!

"Artemis, let them go!" Luna yelled.

"Sorry but they will just get in my way!" Artemis responded as a portal appeared beside the Guardians.

"NO!" Luna screamed.

"What is she doin'?" Joey asked as he dodged an attack from Invader of Darkness.

The portal was dark and cold, and the Guardians held on from being sucked in. It was at that moment, Yukai managed to throw his sword passed the barrier and it landed beside me. The hole in the barrier sealed up, and they were trapped once more.

"Luna, we need an answer!" I shouted.

"She just activated her time-travel powers…" Luna replied. "The Guardians will not be able to escape from time!"

"No way!" I shouted in disbelief. "We have to stop Artemis!"

"Too late!" Artemis snickered.

The portal opened wider and the Guardians were drawn in by its strong magic. It closed, leaving us behind to defend ourselves. Suddenly Luna was forced back by Artemis, and her eyes were glowing. Luna was held by the same spell she used on Atem back at Artemis's temple.

Artemis edged closer to me and her powers prevented me from summoning Ra. The force made me kneel to the ground as my friends watched helplessly. They had trouble of their own dealing with Nick.

"Now I will finally kill you!" Artemis said as she approached me.

She grabbed me by the throat as I felt I could no longer breath. The atmosphere began to grow dark, as my eyes were half-shut and my vision blurred. Luna struggled within Artemis's spell, but it was no use.

No one was able to help me… This was probably the end of me.

Author's Notes: Oh, I had to put in this cliffhanger! Well, I got rid of my characters but don't worry, they'll come back. Anyway, let me start the next summary:

Yugi is near death but why has Zephyrus appeared? Has he come to stop Artemis or is he here to help? The time has arrived for Seiryu to summon the Galactic Dragon, and he's been keeping its soul within the Millennium Puzzle! The only thing left behind by the Guardians is Yukai's sword. Could it help defeat Artemis? With the Guardians out of the way, will Yugi survive and how will the gang get Nick back to their side? Next on Dark Crisis – Chapter 18: Yugi's Second Chance! Under The Light of The Moon

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