Joy: Okay, everyone. Wanted to get this one out quickly since it was done anyway. This one is a bit longer, as you can tell. Everyone was a bit angry at Akujin in the last chapter, for obvious reasons, ;o) Maybe there are good things going to happen in this chapter, but you'll just have to find out. So without further delay, here it comes!

I OBJECT!

"I knew you would make the right decision. Come – we shall proceed with the marriage immediately."

"Nani?!" Seto cried.

"M – Marriage?" Yugi asked in disbelief.

"That is right. Now, we must go." Akujin sneered as he took Joy by the arm and pulled her away.

"Joy, you can't marry that bastard!" Seto yelled.

"I didn't really have a choice, Kaiba!" Joy snapped back with a frown. Then she disappeared from the room. Reila turned to follow.

"Reila! Stop right there!" Seto called to her. She turned to face him. "Why are you following that asshole? What's in this for you?"

"More than you will ever know, Seto Kaiba. Believe me when I say that I do not wish to follow him, nor do I intend to for long."

"We could work together, you know," Yugi said. "Akujin has evil purposes, but I don't think you do. Together we can stop him and maybe we can work together and that way everyone benefits. You, too. Evil never wins, you have to know that. Why not be a winner?"

Hmm…

Reila, do we really have to let Akujin get away with all this just to reach the Path of Light? The voice of Reila's light, Kira, echoed in her head. I want to be their friend.

Perhaps, but we do not know who the other two Keepers of Light are…

Maybe they will help us find them. And I don't want Akujin to reach the Path of Light. We were going to turn on him anyway, weren't we? I just don't know if it is a good idea to continue down this path, though I trust your judgment above all others, Reila.

I know, hikari.

…Meanwhile…

"Exodia – attack!" Ra was thrown back by the blast from the unstoppable Exodia just as it was about to launch an attack on Katilli.

Katilli looked over and her face broke out in a grin when she saw the mighty beast, with Ryou right next to it. The tide quickly turned to the group's favor. The beast was even a match for the Gods and soon was beating them back when the monsters suddenly disappeared.

"Yeah! All right!" Ryou cheered.

"Good job, Ryou! You were amazing!" Katilli exclaimed, earning a sheepish grin from Ryou and a thank you.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's go!" Bakura said impatiently. The group bursts through the door to find Seto and Yugi, both chained to the wall. "Finally! Hurry the hell up and get us out of here, damn it!" Seto ordered. Katilli rolled her eyes and Sorcerer soon used his magic to free them both.

"Where is Joy?" Katilli asked anxiously. Yugi gave her a worried look.

"We have to get to her quick! She's gonna marry Akujin!"

"What?!" Katilli cried.

"We got used as leverage for him to get Joy to agree to it. Something about it being a way to get him to the Path of Light or something," Seto summed up quickly. "Now, can we GO!"

"We can get there a lot faster on Slifer," Yugi commented.

"Yes, but Slifer is working for Akujin, remember?" Sorcerer reminded him.

"Not anymore. Look!" Yugi pointed to a far side of the room. There was a podium of some sort. On it were the three Egyptian God cards.

"How did they get here? They weren't here a moment ago, were they?" Seto asked.

"Ah, who cares as long as we have them now," Bakura said. Katilli took the cards, examined them for a moment.

"They are the real cards."

"Good, now we have a wedding to stop."

…In another part of the Castle of Evil…

Akujin had taken Joy to a spacious and already prepared chamber for the wedding. The Reaper of Cards was performing the ceremony. Instead of white, black completely decorated the room. Akujin sneered as he stood by Joy. "Do you like the room? I think it brings out your eyes, my dear. And you attire is quite appropriate as well. Already in a dress and ready. It was quite convenient. Soon you will belong to me."

Joy glared back at him. "Akujin, you are such an asshole. If you weren't holding my friends hostage, I would wipe that sneer of your face real fast. And if you think that I am anyone's property, you are sorely mistaken. There is no way in hell that I would ever let you do anything like that to me."

Akujin grabbed Joy by the arm and drew her close. "I don't think you are in a position to be making idle threats. I plan on having a spectacular wedding night in front of the Path of Light with you, my bride."

"Keep dreaming, you piece of shit. Touch me and I'll make sure you never reproduce," Joy hissed back at him, eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Do you take each other to be married?" The Reaper of the Cards asked in a haunting voice.

Akujin smirked, leaning in close till his nose almost touched Joy's. "Say I do, or you will watch your friends be torn to pieces."

Joy growled under her breath. "I –"

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Akujin and Joy turned to see Seto, Yugi, Ryou, and the three darks standing in the doorway.

"Katilli!" Joy cried, her face brightening at the sight of her dark side and the others.

Akujin was outraged. "How did you get free from the magical bonds?" he demanded to know.

Sorcerer laughed. "Those chains were not magical, Akujin," he answered simply.

"What!?" He pushed Joy out of the way and shot a blast at the group. They dodged the blow easily. While an exchange of blows took place, Joy was trying to free herself. Then there was a small flash of light and someone stood beside her. She looked up.

"You!"

"Shhh! You are going to get us both caught, foolish mortal!"

"What?"

Reila pointed her staff at the shackles around Joy's wrist and they disintegrated. "Now I will take you to your Castle. What is the name of it?"

"The…the Castle of Rebirth." Joy could hardly believe her ears. Reila was helping her? "You are going to help us?"

"What does it look like I am doing? Of course I am helping you, silly mortal." She looked up. "Stop fighting! All of you!" All eyes turned to the two young women.

"What is the meaning of this?" Akujin demanded.

Reila smirked. "I have decided that you bore me, Akujin, and quite frankly, I cannot stand to be associated with you any further."

"You're changing sides?!" Seto asked in shock.

"Of course I am. Who do you think left the God Cards where you would get them? You don't honestly think they would just be left there accidentally, do you?" Riela scoffed at the thought.

"You…YOU TRAITOR!" Akujin sent a blast of dark energy right at Reila, which she easily deflected and sent one of her own. It was too quick for the villain to dodge. While he was stunned, she turned to the group.

"Now shall we talk all day or get the hell out of here while we can?" she asked sarcastically. Not waiting for a response, she closed her eyes and after a quick chant the group found themselves in a differently place entirely.

Ryou looked around. "Where are we?" he asked.

"The Castle of Rebirth," Katilli answered.

"Reila, where is your light?" Sorcerer asked.

Reila reached into a side pouch and pulled out a small circular object that resembled a tiny crystal ball. She tossed it up in the air and it transformed into a girl that looked astonishingly like Reila, only this girl had pale blue eyes instead of deep purple ones. "This is my light, Kira." She paused. "Well…say something, hikari or they will think you are rude."

"Sorry...hello…I'm Kira. Sorry about all the trouble we caused." Kira looked down sheepishly, seemingly quite timid and shy. She was blushing slightly from the attention she was getting.

"Don't worry about it, Kira. We're just glad you and Reila decided to join our side," Yugi said.

"Which brings up the question of why you changed sides," Seto said, raising an eyebrow.

"We were going to dump Akujin after the Path of Light was open anyway. This was only a small detour and you seemed like you could be more able to get us there than he was," Reila explained with a shrug.

"You aren't too terribly mad at us are you, Mr. Kaiba?" Kira asked worriedly.

"Of course not. It has always been my life's dream to get captured and chained to a wall in the Shadow Realm," Seto responded sarcastically.

"Good, then your dream has come true. Glad we could help," Reila said with a smirk, earning her a growl from Seto.

Joy: There you go! A bit longer and hopefully good! Keep those reviews coming! It is called: 'Dark Magician Girl?'