Author's Notes: Let me just start the 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 do own my original characters. Here's Chapter 18.

Chapter 18: Yugi's Second Chance! Under The Light of The Moon

Artemis's power was slowly taking away my life as my vision began to turn black. My friends could only watch in horror, and Joey and Kaiba were unable to summon Ammon due to Artemis's spell.

Tea was terrified of Nick's betrayal and she could not bear to summon her Ka to defeat him. Even Atem couldn't summon Dark Magician and he tried his best to protect Tea from Nick's attacks. Ryou and Bakura were of no help because the Millennium Guardians did not give them the ability to summon Ka. Darien defended them and it seemed DJ had plans of his own by the look on his face.

"Artemis, please don't kill him!" Luna begged as she continued to struggle within her bonds.

"I must!" Artemis spat, continuing to slowly kill me.

"Artemis…" I cried weakly. "I… love… you…"

She suddenly froze and I felt myself coming to. Artemis released me and I collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. A white light shined in Artemis's face and I realized the source was from her moon amulet. Its mystifying glow freed Luna and she rushed over to me.

"Yugi, you're alive!" Luna said happily.

"I'm barely…"I replied. "The amulet stopped Artemis."

"Selene must be helping you," she concluded. "Artemis is guided under her light, the light of the moon!"

My friends were happy to see me alive, and DJ had a playful look on his face. He finally was able to transform. I wondered how he did it.

"One thing Artemis overlooked is DJ can still transform, even if he must rely on his mind to do so." Darien stated. "I believe you can talk now."

"Hey, I can!" DJ replied cheerfully. "Now let's take care of the traitor!"

"Then that means we can summon Ammon!" Joey said.

"Great, now I have to work with the mutt again." Kaiba complained.

"Their constant arguments may come to an advantage for the Final Five," Nick mused. A beam of light nearly hit him by surprise. Darien was fighting Nick's Ka and DJ was dealing with Nick.

"The next time I won't miss!" DJ said.

"You're more troublesome than those Guardians!" Nick growled.

"Nick, please don't fight us!" Tea pleaded as tears fell from her eyes. "None of us wanted you dead."

"Tea, almost everyone I know wants me dead, and even you wanted me gone!" Nick responded.

"He still will not believe us, Tea," Atem replied. "We have choice but to fight him."

"I thought by now you had destroyed the mortals!" Zephyrus yelled as he appeared. He glanced over at Artemis and was surprised to see her in a state of shock. "What have you done to her?"

The amulet pulsated through my chest, like it was warning me about Zephyrus, or perhaps something else. "It couldn't be…" Luna gasped as she glared at Zephyrus.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"The amulet! It shouldn't be glowing white!" she explained. "If it is, then the person nearby would be good."

"WHAT?" I yelled. "Zephyrus is good?"

"Sorceress, I know you're lying!" Zephyrus roared angrily.

"It's true…" Luna said. "Both you and Artemis are still on the good side. The light of Selene and the heart of Ra do not lie."

"But my soul was turned evil after I joined Seiryu, how can this be?" he demanded.

"Zephyrus," Artemis replied. "The Servant shall disobey their Master." I noticed her eyes dilated and that could only mean she had foreseen a vision. Artemis returned back to normal, without realization of what had just occurred.

Zephyrus gave a blank stare at her before glaring back me. "There is no way I will betray Seiryu!"

"It will happen!" Luna assured. "Artemis's premonitions always come true and you can't change it!"

"What happened…?" Artemis gave a confused look. "My mind… It's like something cleansed it…"

"We have to get out of here!" Zephyrus shouted. "The mortals will have their opportunity to destroy us!"

Artemis was about to fall if I hadn't run to catch her. She grasped onto my arms as I stared deeply into her eyes. Artemis had a look of sadness in them and she immediately pushed me away.

"I will destroy you, even if I have to risk my very life on the line!" Artemis said.

She and Zephyrus vanished into the shadows. I watched my friends fight against Nick, and Ammon eliminated his Ka. As a result, Nick retreated into the darkness, and Tea was left crying. I ran over to them and I realized dawn was approaching.

The air felt cool and sunlight began to arise from the horizon. The stars were fading away and the sky slowly changed from black-purple to dark blue. The moon descended and its glow gave me hope that Artemis would return to the light.

"So, what happens now?" Atem asked. "The Guardians are gone and we can't defeat the Final Five ourselves."

"Even Nick is on their side…" Tea said sadly. "If only I could have stopped him…"

"Don't worry," Luna replied. "The Guardians will find a way… If you ask the right Guardian to accomplish the task."

"Then there's another way to bring them back." DJ responded.

"Yes, and I must find him," Luna began. "I want you all to stay here. I will come back as soon as I can." Luna disappeared as we were left baffled. I sensed the time drew near for the Galactic Dragon to be revived and only the Phoenix Dragons could stop it.

"I see you have retrieved her," Seiryu replied as Zephyrus and Artemis entered the chamber. He was slightly upset that Artemis had taken matters into her own hands. "No matter, the battles we fought were merely giving me enough time to prepare the resurrection of the Galactic Dragon."

"Although Yugi knows it will happen," Zephyrus replied. "He and his friends will prevent the resurrection from being fulfilled."

"That is why I want Artemis to deal with him." Seiryu said. "The rest of you will deal with the mortals, and you will need to work together with this mortal that has betrayed them." He pointed to Nick who emerged from the shadows.

"We don't need help!" Stella responded. "The mortals are weak without the Millennium Guardians around."

"And they have the Bronze Phoenix Dragon," Nick added. "I know a way to prevent that from happening."

"I have something in mind to defeat Yugi and finally rid of him from this world!" Artemis said.

"The Galactic Dragon shall arise once more!" Seiyru replied. "With the Phoenix Dragons out of the way, no one can stop it from plundering the entire universe into chaos!"

Author's Notes: I believe the duel I mentioned a couple of chapters ago will begin next chapter and the Guardians will make a return appearance. Anyway, here's what is in stored for the next chapter:

Yugi and the gang are now taking matters into their own hands, and they have decided to face the Final Five themselves! Artemis has drawn Yugi in a duel, which has become a Shadow Game where whoever loses will have their soul sacrificed to the Galactic Dragon! On the next Dark Crisis – Chapter 19: Desperate Battle! Shine Through the Darkness, Yugi! Part 1

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