Chapter fourteen. The last chapter. -mourns the end of this story- I'll miss it so much! I'll miss having to think about it every day and writing only one word every month because of writer's block! ...

But then there's the sequel.

Anyway. Let's get this show on the road. Chapter fourteen. Here it is. The final, last chapter of Death Bite.

Burning pain. His limbs stung. He felt a warm liquid cover his body. Drip, drip, to the ground.

A step more.

I must live.

Another step.

What's going on?

A tearing sound.

Where did the snake go?

A cracking noise.

Am I hurt?

A creak.

What was that?

A scream.

Tea?

A steady beeping filled his ears. Pain quickly coursed through his body. He cried out as he opened his eyes, to greet the worried look of Yugi, who had suddenly jumped to his feet and was staring at Joey.

"Joey! Joey, are you okay? Do you need anything?" the teen quickly asked. Joey, blinking slightly, shook his head.

"What... what happened?" He asked, softly. "We're in the hospital, right?"

Yugi nodded. "We noticed you were gone... and we knew where you had went. We had to convince the police that you were in Reptile Cove. And when we were just about to go in to look for you... you were right there, fighting the snake. Er more... losing to the snake. The giant one, that had been following us when we had been in."

"Huh?" Joey blinked, trying to register this. "What... what happened? When you found me, what was I doing? What were those noises? I don't..."

"Joey..."

The snake bit down on Joey's arm, taking hold of the blonde's weakness. Unable to fight back, Joey screamed with pain and brought his other, numb, black arm, punching the snake in the face. Joey pulled away as hard as he could. His skin ripped, his flesh tore. He fell to the ground, looking to his arm where there was a big, crimson gouge; blood veins were pouring out blood, the white of his bone showed, quickly being dyed scarlet. The blonde's raging chocolate eyes twisted upward, and he glared death at the giant snake that loomed above him, bits and pieces of his arm's skin and flesh that had just been where it was supposed to be a minute ago, now hanging from his mouth.

Joey raced at the beast, screaming. Outraged, he tackled the monstrosity, only to be greeted by the fangs digging into the back of his leg. CRACK, Joey felt his leg split in half, going in a direction it was not meant to be twisted. He cried in agony. The snake lifted him in the air, and he nearly went limp as the blood dripped down to his arms that were now hanging lifelessly toward the ground. He looked up to see the red splotches on the dirt, and his vision started to blur and flash different colors.

Before the snake could make another move, the door behind it opened slowly, creaking, signifying its defeat. Joey stared at the door, his vision blurred, only to catch the slight faces of his three best friends: Yugi, Tea, and Tristen.

"JOEY!" the scream, Tea's voice, echoing into his mind as his world faded black.

"So... that's what happened..." Joey mumbled, softly, looking at his arm which he now realized was obviously in the process of healing, and he could also feel his leg in a sort of cast. "Huh. Always thought I'd get my leg broken a different way..." he trailed off, his face contorting in a grin as he looked up at Yugi. The other teen sweatdropped.

"Yeah, I sure thought the same... although, I don't think it's too funny..." he laughed slightly.

"Well you're laughing."

"So I am, so I am..."

"So, Joey. You complete moron. How goes it? Able to feel your arm a little better?" Tristen's voice came from the doorway to the hall. Joey looked up and was glad to see his friend.

"Yes, actually..." he pulled out his right arm and took a look at it; it was returning to its normal color, and at the moment it was a simple sort of pinkish black. "...much better."

"Wouldn't have been able to make an antidote without that venom you found..." Tea mumbled. She was behind Tristen.

"...That I risked my life for," Joey grinned his sheepish grin and the others couldn't help but utter a small laugh.

"I'm glad you're okay Joey. That was really scary." Yugi said to his best friend, smiling.

"Me too, Yugi..."

Me too...

THE END?

Well. That was probably the most fulfilling story I've ever written. Wasn't it sweet? -sigh- I can't believe it's over.

Well. SEE YOU IN THE SEQUEL!

Oh, and since this chapter was so short, I'm giving everyone a look into the future. Here it comes, the first page of the sequel, for all of your delights. This will be... one of the best sequels ever.

An auburn-haired young girl took her seat in the white vehicle, feeling quite nervous, but at the same time quite excited. A raven-haired teen sat next to her, staring out into space with his grassy green eyes. She looked at him and laughed softly.

"Duke, what are you looking at?" she asked. The teen blinked and turned his vision back to her. A smile turned his lips and he put an arm around her.

"Nothing, nothing at all," he replied.

"YO DEVLIN! GET OFFA' SERENITY!" a voice boomed from behind them. The teen pulled his arm away quickly as a brunette went forward from his seat behind the two and attempted to snap the black-haired teen, Duke's, arm in half.

"Somebody's a little jealous that they didn't get to sit next to Serenity..." Duke chimed. The female, Serenity, blinked, looking over at Duke, and then back at the brunette.

"I'll sit by you on the car ride home, Tristen," she smiled at him. Tristen, the brunette, blinked slightly, and his cheeks flushed. He sat down and went quiet.

"See, Serenity's fair. She'll sit by you on the ride back. Now be quiet," Duke raised a hand. Tristen glared but still kept silent. Next to him, a blonde sat, twitching beyond reason, his chocolate eyes burning with flames. He was obviously to outraged to say a word, so fortunately he was quiet.

"I don't know why I am doing this," a cold, stale voice came from behind all four, the owner in one of the two seats at the very back. "I have better things to do than to hang out with you geeks," his cold blue eyes stared directly through the blonde, who blinked, looking back. The fire in his eyes increased.

"Well, nobody asked you, Kaiba!" the blonde hissed.

A little, raven-haired boy sat next to the cold-eyed brunette, and he gave the older man an embarrassed glance. "Seto, stop it," the boy pleaded, "Joey didn't do anything to you."

The blonde, Joey, nodded, turning his head. "It was you who asked him to come anyway, right Mokuba?"

"Well, no, he's the one who got the tickets," the boy, Mokuba, replied. The teen who sat next to Mokuba, Seto, rolled his eyes.

"You're denser than ever, Wheeler," he said, without any emotion nor enthusiasm. Joey turned around in his seat and flared up.

"WHY I OUGHTTA'–!" he shouted, rage flowing through him.

"Can you guys ever be quiet?" a voice came from the front. A brunette female. She had her head turned to look back at them. Next to her sat a multi-color haired teen. "You always fight. I'm sure we'd all like some quiet. After all. We know what we're about to face..."

"Ahh, Tea, you worry too much," Joey grinned. "They fixed it up. The cart drives on a railing now. And they cut out all of the branches and bushes growing onto the road, we'll be fine."

"Can't help but worry..." Tea muttered, turning back around.

"Everything will be fine, Tea. There's more of us now. It'd take a lot more than a bunch of snakes to beat us." the teen next to her smiled.

"You think so, Yugi?" Tea asked. Yugi nodded.

A cart ahead of them started forward. Then theirs' started to leave. Forward it went, through the large green doors and on the track. They marveled at the sight. Little did they know, they just made the second biggest mistake of their lives. They once again entered...

Reptile Cove.