TCG: Hey, it's me again! And I am proud of my progress, it feels like I posted quicker than the last time.
Yugi: Yep!
TCG: Anyway, just so you know, my birthday is coming up. Not sure if that will affect anything, but still…
Yugi: (munches on Kit Kat bites)
TCG: Oh yeah, Yugi won a years supply of Kit Kat stuff…so we shouldn't run out any time soon…
Yugi: (gets new bag of Kit Kat's)
TCG: Yugi…um…I'm not sure if you're supposed to eat all of them that fast. You'll get sick.
Yugi: I am taking advantage of this, since it's only for a year!
TCG: Oh…well…anyway, I got the YuGiOh: The Movie Ani-manga! It is really awesome, and comes with Slifer the Sky Dragon!
Yugi: Hey, I thought there was only one copy of that!
TCG: (shrugs) I wouldn't know!
Yugi: (shrugs)
TCG: Anyway, people, I hope you enjoy this chapter, and thanks for the reviews last time! I liked the amount…
Yugi: Oh, stop being greedy!
TCG: I'm not being greedy! You're the one with all the Kit Kat's!
Yugi: Point taken…
TCG: Anyway, my birthdays on the 24th of this month, so yeah…
Yugi: (munches)
TCG: Ahem…
Yugi: Oh, uh, Happy Birthday almost, TCG!
TCG: Yeah! I feel loved! Anyway, Yugi, could you please do the disclaimer, since this SOS isn't going anywhere?
Yugi: (swallows) TCGgirl124 does not own YuGiOh or Kit Kat's of any kind. However, she owns Alexa and this story line.
TCG: And the phrase of song I use in here is "It's Over" from the YuGiOh soundtrack, which I also do not own. Anyway, see ya at the reviews!
Alexa looked at Bakura, who seemed to be quite entertained at the pain around him. Alexa struggled to get up. The shadows, she had a knack for holding them off for a while, but she somehow managed to lose control in the end. Now, it was happening. She was straining with keeping her cards secret, as well as still thinking about other things. Yugi…the poor boy was in the shadow realm. If she had defended herself from that monster's attack, would he still be ok? And Yami…was he really suffering from what she felt? Cause now, she felt as good as dead. He was always good at staying calm, so was she causing him to overdo it?
She looked again. Both of them, Yugi and Yami, they were suffering. All from her, all for her…She couldn't let it happen; she had to do something to protect them. But what? She wasn't in shape. Bakura was cackling at the three of them, all who were suffering more than they could take.
Bakura smirked. "If it helps, I'll bring back you're little friend…"
Before Alexa had a chance to respond, Yugi's lifeless form moved. But then he grimaced in pain. Obviously, same rules applied to him as to Yami. No, not him too! Not both of them. Not for her…not for her…
Bakura laughed more. No….this was the last straw…the damage…to Yugi and Yami…the damage to her…the consequences to losing this duel…it was all too great…it was too much pain…too much suffering. Yugi…Yami…
"I'm saving you!" Alexa yelled, standing up. Bakura seemed to find that amusing.
"How can you save them, Alexa? You can hardly save yourself!" Bakura cackled.
Alexa's forehead began to glow with the millennium symbol. "Bakura, this is for all you did to hurt the one's I love." At that, Alexa sent a powerful blast of energy in Bakura's direction.
"Alexa, you may have weakened me, but you have left your hand wide open, so now I can see your strategy."
"I don't care. It's well worth protecting Yugi and Yami."
"What!? What's this?! You're still blocking out your hand! You can still protect it! But how?!" Bakura said with a horrified gasp.
"Wait! Alexa must have found some kind of energy source." Yugi said, standing up. "When Alexa was threatening Bakura…She said that she'd done it for us, so that means that she get's her full power from…"
"Love!?!" All of them answered at once.
"That can't be! She couldn't have actually needed another energy source for full power! No way!"
"Yes, Bakura. And now, I'm afraid you won't be able to hurt anyone anymore, anyone besides yourself that is." Alexa said. "So now, repent! Because I am going to win this duel right now!" Alexa said. "But first…" A gentle stream of magic surrounded Yugi and Yami for a moment, healing them from what they'd felt and protecting them from what was to come. They both stood up and nodded in Alexa's direction.
"Well then, let's get on with this, shall we?" Alexa asked, taking up another summon. She gasped. What was it she'd just drawn?! It looked like…it looked like the Winged Dragon of Ra! But what was it doing in her deck? Even so, she'd never be able to use it, could she?"
Yugi…Yami…I drew…the Winged Dragon of Ra! I never put that in my deck, but what should I do?!?! It'll only obey few people, and right now, I'm the only one here who can't. If I summon it, Bakura will just use it for himself.
Wait! Alexa that may be true, but there's also one other person here…Yugi paused, one person here that has absolute power. Maybe…maybe the Pharaoh could convince Ra to obey you!
Yugi, we can't take that risk. If Alexa is unable to summon it after all, Bakura will annihilate her.
But what else can I do? The only other card I have right now is scapegoat.
We have to take that risk! Or else Bakura will finish off Alexa on his next move!
Alright, Alexa, try it. But please be very careful!
Alexa sighed. From there mental conversation, she knew it'll be very dangerous to even try. But she had to…she had to win. She had to get their millennium puzzle, or else they may all be doomed!
"I play the magic summon, Scapegoat! This gives me 4 sacrificial goats to use to summon other monsters!"
"Not for long! I activate Trap Hole! That gets rid of one of those pesky sheep!"
"Anyway, it's your turn now!" Good. I still have 3 scapegoats. As long as Bakura doesn't destroy all of them, I should be good.
"Ha! I summon The 13th Grave, and attack another scapegoat! Face it, Alexa, this won't last forever. On my next move, I'll summon another monster and completely annihilate you!"
"Your right, Bakura, but I'll only need my next move to win."
"Well then, after I place this card face down, why don't you prove it to me?"
"Fine, I will." Alexa said. Oh, please let this next card be a monster! Alexa took her next summon. Darn it! I got a trap card instead! At least this will hopefully keep him from attacking me! "I put one summon face down and end my turn!"
Yugi sighed. Alexa…she didn't get the monster she needed, but do you think that that'll keep her from trying to summon Ra?
No, I think that is going to be her top priority for the moment. Alexa is a strong duelist, but she has a tendency to stick with a strategy for a little too long. That usually has a bad effect in a duel, but here it may be her only winning strategy.
Well, she'll need our support to help her win, so let's keep the faith!
Right.
"Now then, prepare for your demise! I summon The living Grave, and use it to destroy your scapegoat!"
"Wait right there, Bakura! I activate Spellbinding circle! That'll stop your Living Grave right in its tracks!"
"Alexa, you are only prolonging your defeat! And don't forget, I still have the 13th Grave to attack with!"
Alexa was left with one scapegoat, and if she didn't do something her next turn she'd lose.
"Now, what happened to defeating me, Alexa? Did you change your mind?"
"My move Bakura!" Great, if I don't want to lose, I'll need more than just a single monster. But…I can't think of anything in my deck that'll help! I need time, but I don't have any! Oh no…I've lost…I can't believe it…in this next move I'll lose!
You guys! I'm so sorry…but I can't win…There's nothing left in my deck…I'm sorry!
"Alexa…come on!" Yugi shouted. "Don't give up! You've only lost when you lose faith! Come on, you've got to believe in the heart of the cards!"
Alexa took a deep breath. "I'll try Yugi, but I can't think of anything that can help me now." She took her next summon. "That's it! I did it! I drew a card that can save me!"
"That's it Alexa! Great Job!" Yami shouted, somehow feeling very happy for her.
"Here Bakura! Take this! I use the summon, Swords of Revealing Light!" She shouted, activating it. "This will give me 3 whole turns of attack-free safety!"
Bakura grunted. "Fine. I pass, but once those swords break down, you'll die! Lucky for you, I pass this turn!"
Alexa at first thought he was lying, but took the opportunity before he changed his mind. Yes! I finally got a monster! It's one of my Maha Vailo's, but as long as I get one more monster in one of my two next turns, I'll have enough monster's to sacrifice for Ra!
Alexa summoned her monster in attack mode, since Bakura's monsters, even without the swords, couldn't get past its defense.
Bakura summoned up a magic or trap summon, and let Alexa go without saying a word.
Ok…this is it! If I get a monster this turn, I should be able to win! Alexa drew her next summon…Yes! I got a monster! I did it! I can summon Ra!
"Now Bakura, your end is here! I summon Soul Eater, and then I sacrifice my three monsters, to summon the unstoppable creature…what?!!" Alexa stopped mid sentence. Her monsters weren't being sacrificed. They stood on the field, not getting destroyed like they should be. "Bakura, what did you do?!"
"All you need to know is that you can't sacrifice for one turn. So, does that make it my turn?"
"Just go…"
"Alright! I summon up a magic or trap summon, and it's your move. Your swords only last for another turn, and then I can attack you at will! And your weak monsters will be easy prey!"
"Bakura, you'll die now. Everything you tried to do, will end here!" Alexa threatened. "I sacrifice my three monsters on the field…"
"Alexa…she's doing it! She is really going to summon Ra!" Yugi yelled happily.
"…to summon the unstoppable Winged Dragon of Ra!" Alexa finished.
"What!?!"
Alexa monsters got sacrificed in a swirl of vast colors. The sky unleashed bolts of lightening, the wind picked up speed so much as it almost knocked Alexa down. In the midst was giant, gold, and….
"A ball!?!" Alexa yelped in dismay. "Darn it, I didn't do something right!"
It was true, the Dragon was locked up in a gold sphere, the thing that happens to it only when summoned by an unworthy master.
"Oh no! It didn't work for Alexa!" Yugi said. "What is she going to do now? If it doesn't work…if Ra get's destroyed, she has nothing to protect her life points!"
"I know…there must be something she can do! Luckily, Bakura still has one turn of hiatus until he can attack again."
"But what happens then? I mean…can't anyone who can read the text weld Ra? And Alexa…well, she isn't exactly an expert on hieroglyphs…"
"I'm not sure, Yugi, but there might be some way that I could read the text. The only problem is, if I fail…I'd be letting you two down…"
"Well…let's see what happens on Bakura's turn. Then, we'll see what we need to do in order to win."
Alexa looked at the text on her summon. She couldn't get a word of it, and hardly a letter. But, if she couldn't decipher it soon, she knew Bakura would. And then, that could do her in.
Man…why is it every time I do something that's semi heroic, I always get stopped by something like this? I have to help them…I have to save Yugi! But how…what do I do when your only hope has been turned against you?
"Well Alexa, it seems it's my turn now! And with this being my last turn where I can't attack, I'll be sure to protect myself from Ra, if by some miracle you can release it from its sphere…and if not, I'll gain control of it! Because, Alexa, unlike you, I can read the text!"
"You're nothing but a lot of talk, Bakura. Why don't you do something and let me make my move?"
"Oh, I will Alexa. And it will leave you with so much devastation that you won't be able to make a sound!" Bakura cackled.
"What on earth is he up to?" Alexa asked herself, silently worrying about Ra.
"First, I use this card!" Bakura said, using what seemed to be scapegoat. "Then, I use these two cards, which both increase there defense to a total of 1200! And then, I'll equip them each with this, increasing it furthermore to 2000! And I'll put this trap card face down, and save it, for when it gets activated, any one of my goats gets an extra 500 points!"
Darn it! If I don't summon Ra…if I fail…he has an unstoppable defense!
"Your move, Alexa. Go ahead and try to read the text, I have a feeling no matter how hard you read it, it won't help!" Bakura challenged.
"Well, we'll see what happens!" Alexa yelled back. She pulled a card that could protect her for one turn from attacks, which would come in handy in case she couldn't summon Ra.
Well, this is it, you guys. I'll either make or break this duel this move. I have to try reading Ra's text, because if I fail, it's all over.
You can do it Alexa! I knew it the day I met you, there's something special about you…I know you'll be able to read it!
Thanks Yugi. It's time to find out…
Alexa looked up and looked at the text on Ra. She took a good minute or two to look it over, looking at the hieroglyphs. There were vultures and quails, lions and pottery, all of the pictures were beautiful in there simplicity.
But…
"I can't read it…" Her mouth said it before her brain realized it. But it was true; she couldn't make heads or tails of it. It was completely Greek to her; only, she might have been able to read Greek better. Alexa fell to her knees. She couldn't read it, so she couldn't summon Ra! She was dead…the duel was lost…
"No! Alexa!" Yami and Yugi both looked alarmed. She had no monsters on the field, if Bakura did summon Ra, she'd be wide open!
You guys, I'm so sorry! I gambled with what was yours…and I lost it all. I'm sorry…Yami, you were right. I can't be trusted. I can't even win a duel! I am so sorry…
The two boys who were watching both wore sorrowful looks on there faces. Alexa had come so far, had conquered Bakura's cheating ways…and she got stopped because she couldn't read some text on Ra?! She summoned it, didn't she? Why couldn't she use it?!
Alexa cried. She was shaken from the fact of defeat, and the tears went down her face. The same face that had saved Yugi from Pegasus' trap, the same face that had been in the shadow realm to protect them.
Alexa…there's one thing…one thing that may save us…
What, Yami?! I screwed up! You don't have to try and make my defeat miserable! You were right, I can't be trusted! I can't trust myself! Are you happy now?! You proved you point! How can we possibly win?! Just tell me!
Yami stood in shock. Alexa cried harder. Alexa…she'd just said it. How can "we" win? That was exactly what they needed to do, work together. It was time to trust her, trust that she could help them. It was now or never…
Alexa…there's one hope left. But we have to trust each other, please…I know we can still win together!
Alexa stopped crying. How?
If you can somehow…somehow let me see the text on that card…maybe somehow, I can also make you say the text.
You mean…kind of like merging our minds?
Yes, that's it! Please Alexa, it's our only hope!
Alexa looked at the Pharaoh with desperate eyes. You'd have to trust me, you know. I'm not sure if it'll work otherwise.
Fine, just hurry!
"Are you going to mope around or try and read the text?!" Bakura yelled. "Hurry and make your move, since your only prolonging your defeat!"
Ok then…ready Yami?
Ready…
Alexa looked at the text on Ra. Her forehead then had the millennium symbol on it. She went to Yami's mind…what he saw. Then she took the picture of what she saw…and made him see it too.
Yami did see it. Now, could he read it? He looked at the text, and held his breath. Yes…he could! He could read it!
Alexa, ready?
Ready.
Bakura watched Alexa. Then he heard her saying something. At first it made no sense, but then he realized it was nothing other than Arabic! But how…how could she read it and pronounce it? She couldn't understand him before, how could she say it now?
He gasped. Now he had bigger problems.
Ra began to open, unravel from his sphere.
Alexa and Yami finished the chant. Alexa couldn't believe it, she was completely opposite from what she had been moments ago. Now she was happy and excited, knowing now that she had a chance to beat a seemingly unbeatable opponent.
Bakura did his classic chuckle, laugh, cackle sequence.
"What may I ask is so funny, besides your demise?" Alexa asked him.
"Ha! You can't attack me! Don't you realize I'll destroy this!?!" Bakura asked, holding the millennium puzzle up.
"Oh yeah, that…" Alexa said in a not too worried voice. Bakura gasped as Alexa moved the puzzle telepathically with her powers, out of his grip and around Yami's neck, where it belonged. "I couldn't do that before because I forgot about my powers. But now, you have nothing to make me think twice about attacking you!"
"No! But you haven't won yet! See if Ra will attack!"
"Fine, but don't hold your breath!" Alexa said in a loud voice. "Ra, with the permission of the Pharaoh, attack, and win this duel so that the powers of the Millennium puzzle may be restored!"
Feel the rain, I see you wonder…hear the thunder, let it rain. I've been down there before, gotta crawl before you walk. If you can't battle, I suggest you not talk. Flip that, strategize…energize…Guess I lies. I strike back…Put the fear in your eyes…Can't take this from me…this is my life. Burning in flames, tears in my eyes. It's over, It's over!
The winged dragon let out a roar, and then cast a burning flame that destroyed all of Bakura's monsters, as well as the rest of his life points.
Bakura knelt on the ground in defeat.
"We won! We actually won!" Alexa yelled happily. Jumping of the podium she stood on and hugged a laughing Yugi. They'd actually won! The three of them were saying random congratulations and thanks to each other, all of them in a giddy mood.
"Hey, you guys, Ra hasn't left the playing field! Do you think something's wrong?" Yugi asked Alexa and Yami.
"He probably stays there until the shadows are gone." Yami replied.
"Bakura, get us out of the shadow realm, because you do not want me to do it for you…" Alexa commanded the beaten duelist.
"Alexa…you have much to learn…I am not that easily beaten!"
"What in the world are you talking about?" Alexa asked Bakura.
"Alexa…take one last challenge…and I'll give you victory…"
"I already dueled you, Bakura! Give it a rest!"
"To a duel, I've been beaten. But, what do you say to a game of this time? One I know you've never done before?"
"Why should I? The puzzle belongs to us now."
"Yes, but have you won back its powers?" Bakura asked with a devilish grin.
Alexa sighed. "Fine Bakura, what's your challenge? I'll beat you no matter what it is!"
Bakura laughed. "Good…"
Suddenly, from the shadows, two chariots each drawn by two horses appeared, Bakura on one, and the other three on the other.
"A Chariot race!?!" Alexa asked, bewildered.
Bakura laughed, as a whip appeared in each of there hands. "You said you could beat me no matter what…"
"And I will!" Alexa yelled, beginning to second guess her abilities.
"However, I'll let any of you three drive the horses, so go ahead and choose your driver…"
"Yami, you should do it. You've probably done this in the past…" Alexa told him, handing him the whip.
"No…that's what I'm afraid of…if I did do it in the past…the other one…the other me…he'll probably try to take over. And with a whip in hand…"
Yami didn't have to say any more. Alexa still had the scar on her face, and everyone else knew what he meant.
"Here, Alexa. I'll do it. You just got through a really tough duel, so I'll give you a break…" Yugi offered.
"No…" Yami interrupted, and then added. "I'm sorry but…the resemblance…I really don't want any chance…"
"It's alright, I understand." Alexa said, once again taking the whip. "Besides, it can't be that hard to make some horses go when you have a whip."
"Now, are you three ready? A finish line is set for one mile in the distance, and the first one to cross it will win."
"Alright then."
"Hehe, go!" Bakura cheated taking off without a proper countdown.
"That cheat!" Alexa yelled, cracking the whip. She'd made the beginners mistake of only hitting one horse, so while one bolted ahead, the other got scared of the noise of the whip, causing the horses to go crazy. The jerk was so sudden and violent all three passengers fell down. Alexa luckily got up in time, and realizing her mistake, hit them both at once, and caught up with Bakura.
The horse's hooves hit fast but with a steady beat. Alexa and Bakura were each hitting them, each time getting a little ahead or behind the other. That's when suddenly Bakura's chariot rammed right into the side of Alexa's.
"What?! That jerks cheating again!" Alexa cried, whipping the horses again.
"Look! The finish line!" Yugi pointed to a small marked point in the distance…
Bakura rammed them again.
"At this rate, we'll never make it!" Alexa cried. Just then, Bakura rammed them a final time, and suddenly the back of there chariot wobbled severely, and then the corner lowered.
Alexa braced herself, while Yugi and Yami held on. "He knocked off a wheel!" Yugi told her.
It was the final stretch, the line was really close…but they were losing speed with the lost wheel.
Yami, not being able to stand it, grabbed the whip from Alexa's hand. In a swift motion, and before Alexa knew what was going on, he took it, whipped it towards Bakura, and caught it on a wheel. He let go, and it tangled on the wheel, knocking around the chariot making Bakura fall, and since he couldn't whip, he couldn't speed up.
"But neither can we!" Alexa said, seeing Yami's plans.
"We don't need to!" Yami said. "See for yourself!"
Bakura, in an attempt to get off the whip from the wheel, which was causing it to bump a lot, tilted to the side so that the whole chariot tipped. However, he came down too quickly, and one final bump from that wheel made them turn straight over, just as Alexa, Yugi, and Yami all crossed the finish line.
"That's it, Bakura!" Alexa said, jumping down from the chariot. "We've won all your little games, so now the power of the puzzle belongs to us again!"
The winged Dragon of Ra, which was still in the distance, suddenly came, and a devastating bolt of lightning came and shocked Bakura so that he was knocked out.
"Now we really did it." Alexa said, sighing.
The winged Dragon came over to them three, and let out a screech.
"What does it want?" Alexa asked.
"I think it wants you!" Yugi said scared, then mustering up some courage. "I won't let it hurt you, though!"
The dragon prepared to attack, for some reason, Alexa.
Yugi and Yami stood in front of her to protect her.
The dragon unleashed its blast.
"You guys get away!" Alexa screamed, pushing the two away from her. The shock hit her, knocking her out cold.
"Alexa! Are you alright?! Alexa!" Yugi shouted, struggling to save her, as the shadows lifted, revealing a star lit night. "Alexa!!!!"
Wow, I got a lot of reviews this chapter. (counts) Oh my gasp, I got 8 reviews! I can't believe it! I feel so happy! Anyway, keep up the reviewing, and if you didn't, review to chapter 10. Please? It makes me feel happy and special!
SonicYugiShadow: Sonic and Yugi will never meet. How many times must I say it? Thanks for the review though!
Emily: Thanks! I'm glad you like my story!
Klaus Lover Girl: Eh, that's ok. I'm glad you liked this chapter. Review again!
LoneWolfPrincess: O.o I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you angry! Happy be-lated New Years to you too! Yes, I understand the social life, but it will be nice to have some reviews to chapter ten when you have time! I'm glad you liked the songs. Thanks for the review!
Ice-neko-girl: Yeah! I knew it! I always pretty much take my time on my stories. Sometimes, I just type them faster than others. Like, this story should come faster now, since I got the duel out of the way. I hate typing duels, and I got sloppy in this one, I didn't bother looking up the names of the cards. Pretty much any effects that happened have a card, though. Anyway, thanks and review again!
Phoenix-maker: Well…he is the bad-guy in this fic. What did you have in mind? Thanks for the review!
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