[Kitty: Chapter 25. (grins)

Yugi: Kitty's got all this time to update, and she loves it!

Lina: Of course she does.

Kitty: So let's see how this chapter turns out...

Marik: Thanks again for throwing food at my Yami, everyone! (grins)

Malik: (struggles with the chandelier) WHEN I GET DOWN FROM HERE, I SWEAR, I'LL KILL YOU ALL!

Kara: (sweatdrop) You'll never get down, Malik. I doubt Kitty will ever let you down, and it'd serve you right.

Joey: R&R!]

Chapter 25: I'm Back

POV: Kara

I woke up (thank Ra) in my room back in Kaiba's blimp.

I sighed in relief. That was not fun.

I then realized I had something around my neck.

I looked at it, and gawked.

It was the Millennium Necklace.

But...how...?

Suddenly, I heard five or so different voices yelling a couple hallways down.

I looked out of my room and into the hall, just as the blimp began to move.

What in Ra's name is going on?

As if to answer my question, the Necklace glowed, and memories of my friends began to flash before my eyes.

"You intend to win this duel with rainbows and fuzzballs?"

"Here's a business tip for you, Gansley; underestimating the weak can be a costly mistake."

"I'll be your guardian angel, way up here in the rafters!"

"They're sharing my body like a corporate condo!"

"If you want to attack my brother, Noa, you'll have to get through me first."

"Mokuba, snap out of it!"

"You've disappointed me for the last time, Noa!"

"Checkmate, Gozaburo."

"Hurry up, you don't have much time!"

POV: Joey

"HURRY UP!" I shouted.

Yugi, Kaiba and Mokuba were still trying to get to the blimp, running as fast as their legs would take them.

"I...won't...make it!" Mokuba panted.

"Oh yes you will!" Kaiba muttered.

Kaiba grabbed the collar of his brother's shirt and tossed him up and onto Tristan, before jumping up himself.

"C'mon, Yugi!" I yelled, "Take my hand!"

Yugi was getting to the edge of the metal platform, he ran a little, he jumped...

And I grabbed his hand.

Duke helped me pull Yugi up, and we all went inside.

Gozaburo still was after us.

I gulped. Man, what IS this guy's problem?

POV: Seto Kaiba

[Kitty: I think this part is best done in his point of view.

Lina: Duh. That's how it was done in the series.

Kitty: (sweatdrop)]

I went into the control panel, and my eyes wandered around the controls.

I smirked.

Again, Gozaburo underestimated me. And again, it will cost him.

I slammed my fist through the glass of the emergency button, and my blimp turned into a jet, which was way too fast for Gozaburo to catch up with.

POV: Kara

The memories ended, and I breathed hard.

Geez. This is weird. I know what happened to them, and I wasn't even there.

But how come I don't know the future too? Ishizu knew the future when she had the Necklace.

I frowned.

Maybe it takes time? Or maybe there's something I did wrong?

I then remembered that my friends were back onboard.

I ran down the hallway, and looking out the window with Yugi, Mokuba and Serenity, I saw...

POV: Joey

"JOEY!"

I turned, and I smiled as my eyes looked over...

"Kara!"

She ran up to me and I embraced her.

"Are you alright?" I asked her.

To my surprise, Kara shook her head before burying her face into my chest and beginning to cry.

"Why?" I said in concern, "What's wrong?"

Kara didn't answer, but continued to cry. I held her, stroking her back to try and sooth her.

"Shh...Kara, it's okay...it's okay..."

POV: Yami

I appeared in my Hikari's place, and came around to look at Kara.

"What happened?" I asked her.

She looked at me, her eyes still full of tears. "Malik...h-he..."

"Yami Marik?" asked Joey.

She nodded. "H-he came up to me...he cornered me...I-I couldn't escape...the Rod..."

She broke off, burying her face into Joey's chest again.

I still couldn't understand what had happened, but whatever "Malik" had done, it hurt Kara badly.

"Did he hurt you?" asked Joey, "If he did, I swear, I'll-"

"Please no, Joey," Kara whispered, looking up at him, "Part of the reason...he hurt me...was you."

I stared. "What?"

"He said you were in his way of getting me," Kara sniffed, wiping away some tears, "If you try to get involved, you'll only get hurt."

Joey was fuming at first, but then he sighed and said, "What do you mean, 'getting you?' Sending you to the Shadow Realm?"

"Partly," Kara admitted, before adding as quietly as she could, "B-but he...he raped me...before that."

"WHAT?!?!?!" Joey shouted.

"Rape?" I said, my eyes wide, "Even I didn't expect that out of Malik."

Kara sniffed. "Neither did I."

Joey glared. "Well, I'll get him for that, Kara, don't you worry."

"Joey, I told you!" Kara said, "Please don't try to avenge me! You'll only get hurt!"

"Hey, it was bad enough that he hurt Mai," Joey snarled, "But raping and sending you to the Shadow Realm is unacceptable!"

"Joey, please," Kara pleaded, "You'll be next, and I couldn't bear another friend getting hurt, especially you!"

"But if I don't stand up to him, then you might get hurt again!" Joey said, "And I promised to protect you!"

"I am protected," Kara whispered, "He can't get to me. He doesn't know it yet, but he can't hurt me. Besides, if he sends you to the Shadow Realm, then you won't be able to protect anyone, let alone me."

Protected? What did Kara mean?

"He won't!" Joey said stubbornly, "I'll kick his fat ass out of the tournament and help save the world!"

I then saw a golden glimmer around Kara's neck.

My eyes widened.

"Kara, why are you wearing the Millennium Necklace?" I asked.

POV: Kara

I looked at Yami.

"I don't know," I replied, "I woke up, and there it was around my neck, as though it had always been there."

I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder.

Before I even turned around, the Necklace showed me who was behind me.

"Hi, Ishizu," I said, before turning around to look at her.

She smiled. "Nice to see you're up and about."

I shrugged. "Don't really know why, but-"

The Necklace showed me another flashback. Ishizu put her Necklace around my neck as I slept, but yet I saw this with my own two eyes.

I blinked.

"So you gave this to me?" I asked, holding up the Necklace.

Ishizu nodded. "I thought it might help you."

"I assume it did, one way or another," I said, smiling, "Thanks."

"Destiny chooses these things, not me," Ishizu said simply, "Use it well, Kara. Something tells me you'll need it in the near future."

And with that, she left.

I closed my eyes.

I remember when I was in the Shadow Realm...I saw that Marik was alive.

I opened them, my eyes open and determined.

Get ready, Malik, 'cause now I'm back.

'You couldn't wait to move right in,
If I were you, I'd be concerned,
Ain't no way you're gonna win,
Bet you didn't count on my return!

Though you were so tough,
Thought you had it all under control,
Now enough is enough,
Gonna take back what you stole,
Give it up, 'cause now I'm back!'
-Yu-Gi-Oh episode 'Duel With the Ghoul' # 1

[Kitty: Chapter 25.

Yugi: Looks like Kara's ready to kick some Malik ass.

Kitty: I sure hope so. It'd be more interesting than hanging him from a chandelier. (rolls her eyes)

Malik: (glares at Kitty) DIEEEEEEEE!

Kitty: (rolls her eyes again) See what I mean? Since he's hanging from MY chandelier, he always ends up annoying the hell out of me while I'm typing my fic.

Kara: Reviews?

Lina: Um... (looks) Eight.

Yugi: Let's answer 'em!

lc14 said:

lc14: I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!

Jill: shall we throw shit at him now?

lc14: we shall! (throws pile of manure at Malik) TAKE THAT YOU SICK TWISTED BASTARD!

Jill: YEAH! (THROWS ROTTEN DAIRY PRODUCTS AT HIM) WHAT SHE SAID!

lc14: PLEASE UPDATE SOON! (THROWS BEETS AT HIM)

Jill: AND I AM SAD TO INFORM THAT lc14'S STORY HAS BEEN REMOVED BUT WILL COME BACK AS "WORKING FOR THE ENEMY"

lc14: , I'M SORRY FOR WHATEVER I DID! (SOBS AND PLEADS)

Jill: ANYWAY (THROWS MORE NASTY STUF AT MALIK) PLEASE UPDATE SOON!

lc14: (still begging and pleading and crying)

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Malik: (covered in manure, rotten dairy products and beets)

Everyone Else: (has clothing pins on their noses to block out the smell)

Kitty: (frowns) Sorry 'bout your fic.

Yugi: It might have been too X rated. (shrugs) For that, I suggest

Marik: Kitty, can we do SOMETHING about this smell?

Kitty: I don't think so...unless Malik wants a bath...

Malik: (wide eyed) NO! NO! ANYTHING BUT-

Kara: (uses a fishing rod to drop Malik in a giant bathtub)

Malik: (frowns) That.

Marik: (smirks, and uses the Millennium Rod so that the bath tub is the one third the size of Kitty's bedroom)

Malik: (tries to swim, but starts to sink)

Kitty: (sighs and takes the clothes pin off her nose) I told you not to drown him yet, Marik.

Marik: I won't... (smirks) I'm just letting him dampen a little.

Lina: (sighs) C'mon, let's finish these reviews.

Spirit of the Gauntlets said:

LMAO! I love torturing Malik, he's such a meanie. You are planning to leave him tied to that chandelier for a while longer, aren't you? (reaches for machine gun hopefully) I liked this chapter! Kara is FINALLY getting revenge!

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Marik: (grins, and uses the fishing rod to fetch Malik out of the water)

Malik: (coughs and sputters, and his hair is flopping down in his face, making him look like a bleach-blond Mokuba)

Marik: (swings Malik off of the fishing rod)

Malik: (flies up toward the ceiling) AHH- (hits the ceiling, and then fall back down, and his cloak gets caught on the chandelier again)

Kitty: (grins) Yes, I was. It's his destiny to stay up there.

Kani said:

YAY! Kara's coming back cuz Malik sucks and nobody likes him. BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! lol wow, you got that chapter up fast. (dances around in the dark)

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Yugi: As we said before, Kitty's been able to update a lot more lately, and she's quite happy with it.

Kitty: (grins) And I totally agree with you about Malik.

Malik: (shakes some water out of his ear) It shows. (pulls a tiny jellyfish out of his hair, and it stings him) OW!

Kitty: (grins) Aw! (picks up the little jellyfish with rubber gloves and puts it in her fish tank) I shall name him Squishy, and he shall be mine. He shall be my Squishy. Come on, little Squishy, come on!

Lina, Marik, Kara, Joey and Malik: (SWEATDROP)

Yugi: (sweatdrop) No more Finding Nemo for you...

MiraiTrunksLove said:

Me: I hate u Yami Malik!

(chases Yami Malik with my binder)

Me: I'll kill u! (hits binder off his head)

(Yami Malik hides under a random bed)

Me: I'll get u next time!

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Malik: (rubs his head where MiraiTrunksLove hit him) There's still a bruise there, you know.

Kitty: And you deserve it. (looks at Squishy) Isn't that right, Squishy?

Squishy: (moves up and down in the fish tank)

Kitty: SEE? He's nodding! He agrees with me! (grins)

Lina, Joey, Marik and Kara: (sweatdrop)

Mystic Chaos said:

Me: BWAHAHAHA! (points at Malik on the chandelier)

Helen: I READ THE STORY!

Malik: You shouldn't have... (glower)

Helen: Bleh.

Me: Let's see...what else should I throw at Malik? (goes around the compost pile)

Helen: Mwahahaha! Well, your story rocks-

Me: As always. (picks up banana peel from one of the reviews)

Helen: AND UPDATE SOON!

Me: Yeah! (runs to get ladder)

Helen: What...are you doing?

Me: (climbs on ladder and taps Malik's head) Hey, weirdo.

Malik: What?!

Me: EAT THIS! (stuffs peel into mouth)

Malik: !

Helen: Maybe...I shouldn't have given her chocolate...Well, see ya!

Malik: (murf!)

Me: (covering Malik's mouth) BYE! (wave)

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Malik: (spits the banana peel out of his mouth) I'm gonna be sick...

Kitty: (glares, and runs over to her fish tank) Don't throw up on Squishy!

Yugi: (goes over to Kitty, and tries to pull her away from the fish tank) Knock it off with the jellyfish, will ya? (Squishy stings him) OUCH!

Kitty: BAD Squishy! BAD! That's my Yugikins you stung!

Meanae the Thorn said:

LMAO! Malik is such an idiot! Did he really think that he could hold Kara under his control for long? Especially with Ishizu around. You rock Ishizu! Anyway, I didn't mean to be so mean last time. Sorry! Please put Marik in soon! He's the cutest one in there! Please update soon! And please check out my story. It's not much yet but it will be as soon as I get some reviews! Bye!

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Kitty: (smiles) I shall.

Malik: (glares) If Marik's stupid sister hadn't stepped in, Kara would've been mine...

Marik: (hugs Ishizu) THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Ishizu: Does this make up for telling Father?

Marik: (still hugging her) Hmm...NO! But thanks for trying!

Ishizu: (sigh)

Story Weaver 1 said:

(throws entire rotten and smelly pumpkins and watermelons, and apples and bananas and grapes and tomatoes and every other fruit on earth) MALIK! YOU SICK TWISTED #(!#%)#%)#)%#)%&)#&)%&#)%#(%)#&) (3 hours later, still cussing) &#(#(#&(#((#)(#)! ok I'm done. How could you be so mean to Kara?! I hope Malik is fed to shadows!

Later, Story Weaver 1 said:

Ishizu gave her necklace to Yami after her duel with Kaiba. That was a very mean punishment for something so little. (throws more food at Malik) I hope it gets happier.

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Malik: (fruit smashed all over him) I hate you.

Lina: Do you like any of Kitty's reviewers?

Malik: No. I just hate this one more than everyone else right now. She cussed at me and threw fruit at me at the same time, and besides, her review was just read.

Kara: (smiles) I agree with your description of him.

Kitty: I know about Ishizu giving the Necklace to Yami. I just thought this would be interesting. And it probably will. Kara will get Malik back for raping her, just you wait and see! (grins)

Yugi: (crying because he got stung by Squishy and it hurts)

Kitty: Aw... (eyes fill with tears) It's ok, Yugi-chan... (gets a wet cloth and tends to her poor bishie)

Yugi: (tears in his eyes but a smile) Thanks, Kitty.

Kitty: (pecks his cheek)

Kara: R&R!]