Now, you guys are gonna hate me because this chapter is gonna be really short. I know, I know, but it's the last chapter, and it's sadder than heck! I don't own YGO, again, now READ!
Joey closed his eyes yet again. He could feel sweat running down his face. He could feel the blood still pooling into his hand. But then, oddly, he could hear the call of his friends.
Joey opened his eyes, and looked around him. He no longer stood in the room with Yataka and the others, but in a back alley. He could hear the faint whisper of his friends calling him from somewhere nearby. He ran forward, until soon his friends came into his sight. They were all tied up, a guy standing over them with a knife. He ran forward and attempted to hit the guy, but the guy dodged. He ran at Joey, and stabbed him in the arm, right above his wrist. He put his hand to the wound, feeling the blood collect. The guy stepped back, smirking at Joey. "Joey!" Yugi called to him. Joey looked over at his spiky-haired friend. "Blind him, Joey! The only way you can win is if you make it so he can't see!" Joey looked up at the guy who was smirking at him, it increasing after what Yugi had said. He looked down at his hand, seeing the pool of blood. He threw it in the guy's face, and he stepped back, wiping the blood from his eyes. But at the same time, he heard somebody cry out, but it wasn't the guy.
Suddenly, it all disappeared and Joey was standing in front of Yataka, who was trying to wipe blood from his eyes. Joey blinked, looking a bit confused, but took this chance to punch Yataka in the gut, and take his gun. He aimed it at Yataka's head. Yataka looked up at Joey with pleading eyes. "No, bo- Joey! Please, don't kill me! Spare my life!" Joey glared at Yataka like he was the scum of the Earth. He started to pull the gun away when Yataka kicked Joey in the stomach, making Joey fall to his knees. Yataka started to pry the gun from Joey's head. Joey aimed it, and shot Yataka in the head. He watched the man fall back, blood pooling around his head. Joey lowered his hand with the gun, panting slightly. Yugi, Tristen, Tea, and Mokuba came running to him. They helped him up, and Tea went over to Silver.
Tea checked Silver's pulse.
She sadly looked up at Joey and the others. Joey limped forward to Silver, and kneeled. "Silver... you were a great friend... you helped us a lot... and I'm sorry about your brother... and I'm sorry Silver... this is my fault... you wouldn't be dead if it weren't for me... I'm sorry." Joey ran a hand over her face. He stood up and started toward the door, holding his arm. Suddenly he fell over, and could hear slurred voices all around him, until everything went dark.
Joey woke up to the sound of a rhythmatic (A/N: For some reason, I don't think that's a word XD) beep. He opened his eyes and looked around him, finding himself in a hospital room. He looked next to him to see Yugi asleep in a chair. He then looked up to the night stand and saw some flowers, some get well cards. He looked back at Yugi and smiled slightly. "Yug?" He asked. Yugi's head came up, and he opened his eyes and looked groggily at Joey. When he realized that Joey was awake, he immediately stood up. "Joey!" He exclaimed. "You're alright!" Joey nodded a little. Yugi smiled. "You had a lot of bullet wounds. You've lost a lot of blood." Joey laughed slightly. He tried moving his arms but felt an aching pain when he did so. He looked at his arm to see it was all wrapped up, along with his shoulder, he could feel his leg wrapped up, and he could feel a bandage on his neck. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to remember some things that had just happened to him... or whenever it did happen. He recalled the whole ordeal... Yataka and Silver.
He opened his eyes and looked at Yugi. "Hey Yug, mind getting me some food? I'm starvin'." Yugi quickly nodded and was soon out of the room. Joey looked across the room at the wall. He stared at it, remembering pretty much everything. Suddenly, a ghostly figure appeared where he was looking, and he looked up to the face, seeing the recognizable Kaiba. "Kaiba..." Joey trailed off. Kaiba smirked a little. "Good job, Wheeler." He said. "I've got to hand it to you, you did better than I thought." Joey got a concerned look on his face. "I'll never see you again, huh?" He asked. Kaiba rolled his eyes. "Wheeler, you are such an idiot. I'm gone now, you should be happy." Tears were already falling down Joey's cheeks. "No, it's not that... I'm not going to have anyone to make fun of me- make me get stronger... I'm not gonna have that motivational push when hearing your voice in my ear - 'puppy dog'... I'm not going to have someone to try and beat at duel monsters- my rival is gone." Joey spoke sadly. Kaiba looked at him a bit surprised, but also in thought. "Wheeler, quit being so sad that I'm gonna leave. You don't need to be." Kaiba walked around and next to Joey's bed. "Heh, think of it this way. When people die, they never actually leave." Joey nodded a little. Kaiba held out a ghostly hand. Joey reached up and shook it. "Y'know Wheeler? You're not half bad." Kaiba's ghostly form disappeared, and Joey let out a sigh.
Joey soon got out of the hospital, but always had to live with the pain of his rival and a good friend dying. To this day, he visits both of their graves and prays for a happy afterlife for them both.
THE END
Sadness prevails! This is the last chapter! I'm finally done with this story, but I'm slightly thinking that I might want to change the ending a bit. It's sooo sad it made me cry when I was typing it, honestly! Now please... review for Joey, Kaiba, and especially Silver!