Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or any other related characters. Special thanks to my friend Lisa for helping me with the duel scenes. Thanks!
Syrus's P.O.V.
"CAITLIN!" Syrus screamed as he ran into the woods. He heard Jaden call after him, but Syrus didn't care. Syrus kept running until he saw a large, old, dark building. Syrus stopped in awe. "Whoa," Syrus breathed. Syrus slowly walked into the building. Inside it was cold, damp, and smelled like something that was rotting. 'I sure hope Caitlin's okay,' Syrus thought. He walked down a corridor, and heard something… like someone crying. "Caitlin?" Syrus whispered. He ran towards the sound, and tried to open the door. Of course, it was locked. Syrus groaned aggregately. He pounded on the door. "Caitlin? Caitlin, are you in there?" Syrus asked loudly. The crying suddenly stopped. "Sy—Syrus?" Caitlin's voice sounded so sad, so alone. "Caitlin! What is this place? Who did this to you?" Syrus demanded. "Oh, Syrus, I'm so sorry!" Caitlin sobbed. "I am truly an idiot. Ever since that horrible nightmare, I had a feeling that I should come to this terrible place. Syrus," Caitlin said, urgency suddenly in her voice. "Run away, now, before it's too late!" Syrus was taken aback. "What do you mean?" Syrus asked, concerned. Before Caitlin could answer, a mysterious voice filled the room. "Now, now, Caitlin… what did I say about talking to strangers?" the voice said in false sweetness. "You said nothing," Caitlin muttered. "What was that?" the voice said, suddenly in a very threatening tone. "Nothing, nothing…" Caitlin said. "I thought so. Now, who are you?" the voice said, suddenly directing at Syrus. "I'm Syrus. What have you done to Caitlin?" Syrus demanded. "Me? I haven't done anything to your precious Caitlin. Nothing yet, anyway. Soon she'll be mine to keep, with the power of the Shadow realm, unless… of course, you'd like to duel for her," the voice said slyly. "And treat Caitlin like a trophy? No way," Syrus said sternly. "Fine. I guess you don't care about your little girlfriend," the voice said. "She's not my girlfriend!" Syrus shouted, blushing furiously. "Fine, we'll do it your way. Let's duel!" Syrus shouted. Suddenly, a dark figure appeared. Syrus guessed it was the source of the voice. He snapped his fingers, and Caitlin appeared. "Caitlin!" Syrus cried. "Don't go near her, unless you want her dead," the voice said lazily, and Caitlin was immediately entwined in thick ropes and knocked unconscious. "Now, let's get this duel going." Author's note: the following is the duel, with the names (the mysterious person will be referred to as 'it') of whose turn it is currently.
.:Syrus:. Syrus drew his first five cards and looked at what he had drawn. 'Wow… not so lucky this time. I sure hope I can do this…' Syrus thought. "First I summon Beaver Warrior in attack mode! Beaver Warrior, attack his life points!" Syrus shouted. The mysterious man's life points went down to 2800. "And I put this card face-down," Syrus said. "You will pay for that one!" the man growled menacingly.
.:It:. The man looked down at his hand and smiled. "I summon the Man Eating Treasure Chest in attack mode! And I summon Flame Manipulator in defense mode," he said carefully, still smiling. "Now, Man Eating Treasure Chest, attack Beaver Warrior!" Beaver Warrior was destroyed, and Syrus's life points went down to 3600.
.:Syrus:. "I summon Spike Bot in attack mode!" Syrus cried. "Now, Spike Bot, attack Man Eating Treasure Chest!" Man Eating Treasure Chest was destroyed, and the mysterious stranger's life points went down to 2000. 'Wow, I might actually have a chance! I'm—I'm winning!' Syrus thought happily. Suddenly, he noticed something different about Caitlin. She was—becoming transparent. "You cheater! What's happening to Caitlin!" Syrus yelled. "Easy, now. You see, this duel is boring me, so I decided to speed things up a little. You don't mind that if this duel isn't finished in 20 minutes, your little friend here will be perished to the Shadow Realm? Didn't think so," the man said slyly. "WHAT!" Syrus cried. "Oh, come now, don't act so surprised. Don't you know, bad guys don't always like to play fair," the man said lazilly.
.:It:. The man drew a card, and smiled widely. "I summon Seiyaryu in attack mode! Seiyaru, attack Syrus's life points now!" Syrus's life points went down to 1100. Syrus fell back in pain from the attack, but quickly got up again.
.:Syrus:. 'H…how did he get that card? How am I supposed to beat it?' Syrus wondered. He glanced at Caitlin. Her body was already half gone, being consumed by the shadow realm. He glanced at his cards. 'Even if I defeat his dragon card, he will still have 100 life points left. He could then use his Flame Manipulator to wipe out the rest of my life points, and Caitlin.' "I sacrifice my Spike Bot in order to summon the Unfriendly Amazon attack mode! Now I play this spell card, Reinforcements. This card raises my Unfriendly Amazon's attack points by 500, so now Unfriendly Amazon's attack points are 2500. Now, Unfriendly Amazon, attack Seiyaryu!" Syrus yelled. Seiyaryu was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, leaving the man only with 100 life points. However, the man smiled.
.:It:. 'You fool. Have you forgotten that I have a monster that can take out you along with your monsters in one blow?' He shouted triumphantly. "Now, Flame Manipulator, attack the Unfriendly Amazon!" "Hold it right there!" shouted Syrus. "You just activated my trap card, Trap Hole! This card destroys any monsters with a defense of 1000 or more. Say bye to your monster, and life points!" "What? NO!" the man screamed as the last of his life points disappeared, and he disintegrated. Syrus glanced over at Caitlin, and gasped. All that was left of her was her neck and her head. "Okay, I won fair and square, now let her go!" Syrus screamed, even though he knew no one was there. Syrus ran to Caitlin, and picked her up. She was heavy, but he managed. He ran with her in his arms to the Academy, and burst in the hospital wing. "HELP! THIS GIRL NEEDS HELP, RIGHT NOW!" Syrus gasped as he burst through the door. The nurse stared, wide eyed in fear and shock. "Oh my! Son, there's not much I can do… she's being swarmed by the Shadow Realm," the nurse said sadly. "And you think I don't know that already! Come on, there has to be a way!" Syrus screamed. "Wait… I think she's coming back…" the nurse whispered, and Syrus fixed his gaze onto Caitlin. Slowly, her body was becoming visible again. Soon her whole body was back, but she was still unconscious. Syrus's eyes widened as he saw all of the bruises and cuts that the man had inflicted upon Caitlin. "Caitlin?" Syrus whispered softly, shaking her gently. Slowly, Caitlin's eyes opened. "Sy—Syrus? Where—where am I? What happened?" Caitlin asked as she sat up, rubbing the cut on her cheek. "Um… how can I say this…" said Syrus. "You were…um…kinda...you were being…um…kinda being swallowed up into the Shadow Realm and you just regained consciousness." Syrus said the last sentence in a rush. Caitlin managed a small smile. "How did I get out of the shadow realm?" she asked. "I fought a duel with this evil guy and he freed you when I won. I'm guessing that he was the guy that did this to you." Syrus said as he glanced down at Caitlin's cuts and bruises. "Wow," Caitlin murmured. "You did that… for me?" Syrus nodded, smiling all the while.
Okay, that's all! I think the story is just about finished now, don't you? Please review! I need more ideas on what to write next…