Chapter 2: Joey Wheeler

I woke up the next morning after my beloved sister, Serenity, was kidnapped by Yami Marik feeling horrible. I had let her down. She could be hurt. She could be lonely. She could be . . . . . . I don't even want to think bout it.

I must find her. Or I'll die.

I ran into Yugi's room. "Yuge!" I said, "Yuge, we must save Serenity!"

"Joey," Yami said, "Serenity will be safe. But first we must save Marik and Bakura. We also need to make sure Ryou's alright."

"Yuge, I let Marik take Mai. But I'm not lettin' him take Serenity," I replied. I was not lettin' anybody stand in my way. Not even Yugi.

"Joey, we will eventually-" Yami began.

I did not let him finish. I stormed out of his room and ran toward Marik's room.

Serenity struggled in Marik's firm grip. "Let me go, you creep!" she yelled.

Yami Marik smirked, "That thought never crossed my mind. I've caught a butterfly, why would I let go?"

Serenity realized she was wasteing her energy and stopped. "What does that mean?" she snapped.

Yami Marik laughed, "Well, my sweet, when I become pharaoh, I'll need a queen won't I?" Serenity's eyes widened in shock as Yami Marik threw her to the floor. "Hope that didn't hurt, my sweet," he said tauntingly.

"Joey," she whimpered.

"What was that?" he asked.

"Joey'll come!" she said.

Yami Marik laughed at that thought, "My sweet, it was that determination that got you here in the first place. Besides, that mutt of a brother you have will not hand me defeat."

Serenity retorted, "You're wrong again, Marik. Joey is no mutt."

Yami Marik continued to laugh, "My sweet, you do not realize that the more you rebel, the less spirit Joey has. Mwahahahaha!"

Serenity was shocked. Now she had to obey Marik or Joey could not save her.

Yami Marik smiled, "Now, my sweet, if you don't mind, I'm going to spell the room now." As he finished talking the shadow magic engulfed the room. Serenity shivered. "Too cold?" he asked.

Serenity nodded meekly.

"Too bad," he replied. "Now I must tend to something else."

"Like what?" she asked.

Yami Marik shook his head. "Curiousity killed the cat," he said. He again threw her to the ground where the shadows took her. "Make her a shadow maiden," her whispered to the shadows.

I ran down thew hall hoping to find Serenity okay. I burst open the door to Marik's room to find the fiend sitting on his bed. The room was covered by the shadow realm.

"Look who we have here," he said.

"Where's Serenity?" I asked.

"Nevermind," he said. "We have other business to attend to."

"Yeah, you're dead!" I said.

"I'm afraid its quite the opposite!" he smirked and threw me out the door. Then with one swift motion he stabbed both my right leg and left arm. I screeched in pain as he departed and left me laying there.