Chapter Thirteen
Sethos come out of the house and uses his power to break all the windows. One of the Demons grab Tea's throat, Tristan reaches over from the back to fight him off. Joey puts the car into gear and peels off sliding a bit on the dirt road. The last remaining Demons are still clinging to the car. The gang fights them off. Tristan finally grabs the demon hand and punches him in the face. The demon loosens its grip on Tea and falls off. Tea breathes a sigh of relief. Marik, Yugi and Seto are fighting off the rest. One tries to grab Yugi's puzzle.
Yugi: No, not that! Help!
Seto takes his thumb and gouges the demon's eye out. When he let's go of the puzzle Yugi uses the sharp tip to stab him in the other eye. He falls off.
Yugi: Joey, are you okay!
Joey: Don't worry Yugi! I'll get'em off me!
As the Demon cling to Joey's arm swerving the car left and right.
Seto: At this rate we'll flip!
Joey: Don't worry I got a plan!
He moves the car over and off the road and slams the end to a tree, the demon was instantly crushed. The gang watched as the demon's body convulsed spitting out blood into Joey's face before collapsing still, dead. Sarcastically Tristan mutters "Great plan."
Joey: Well I didn't see you come up with anything better!
Seto: Dip shit Yugi was hurt from that crash!
Seto cups Yugi's head and pull away to find blood. Yugi moves a little trying to sit up.
Yugi: No I'm okay.
'Yugi was hurt! I hurt him?' Joey screamed from the inside with horror.
Joey: No Yugi! I didn't mean to hurt you I was trying to get the Demon off or we would have flipped! Yugi, are you okay? Say something!
Yugi: Joey I'm fine really, it's just a little cut.
Seto: The blood on my hand says differently.
Yugi: We can't worry about this we must leave now!
Joey was near collapsing himself from shame and guilt. 'This is what happens when I try to be a hero, I always end up fucking it up' Tea was prepared to give Joey an earful about his recklessness but noticed the horrorfying look on his face. Whatever came to mind went away.
Tea: Hey Joey let's just go okay. If those Demons' catch up to us we'll have more than bumped heads to worry about, don't you think?
Joey snapped back into reality but he was still somber over hurting Yugi.
Joey: Yeah let's go.
He tries to restart the car but it doesn't take. After a few tries the engine finally roars back to life. With a little effort the car finally moves past the tree and they peel off leaving the demon glued to the tree. Once they make it to the docks they jump out the battered car and head toward the ship. Marik heads over to the head crewman.
Marik: Listen my sister has been kidnaped, send some men to check the Black Beard ship and prepare the rest of the crew to set sail.
Head Crewman: Yes sir!
Before the men could make their way to the Black Beard Sethos and the rest of his demons show up.
Marik: Back on the ship let's move out now!
The ship begins to move away from the docks the demons try to jump on and cling on the sides.
The crew fights them off. Sethos order his demons to stop their attack. He stands on the dock with Franco watching as they pull off.
Marik: Why the hell is he so calm! He didn't even make an effort to stop us.
His head crewman points to one of their fallen men on the docks with Sethos.
Head crewman: He didn't make it.
Seto: Oh great, he's gonna tell him everything.
On the dock Franco still has a hold on the crewman.
Franco: What should we do? Why did you call them off?
Sethos: I'm not worried. They know we have their woman. Trust me. They won't travel far. And once we find out everything we need to know about them from this fool we'll have all the information we need to take care of them.
Franco: So you will follow them?
Sethos laugh almost maniacally.
Sethos: I have the completed White lightening stone. We will continue forward as planned. Our next stop is Bairiki, Kiribati we shall restock and rest before our journey to Aaru.
Franco: But those kids and Seto?
Sethos: They will bring Seto to me, right now let's be off.
They board the ship dragging the lone crewman with them.
Marik stood aboard his ship watching as they sailed further away from the Black beard and his sister. He whispered an Egyptian prayer for her and hoped to be reunited with her soon.
Yugi: Don't worry Marik. From what I've seen Isis is a tough woman who can take care of herself, we'll get her back I know we will.
Marik turned and smiled at the shorter man.
Marik: You are right Yugi we will save her.
Waiting behind Yugi was Joey, his head hanging low and obviously still feeling guilty over the crash.
Joey: Yugi I'm so sorry.
Yugi laughs.
Yugi: Don't worry I'm fine really. I actually thought it was really cool.
Joey smiled and chuckled a bit.
Joey: Yeah I guess you can say that. Hey Yugi let me - -
Kaiba: I'll attend to your wounds Yugi.
Both Yugi and Joey were surprised. Yugi couldn't believe it. Kaiba is still nice to him? Joey stood in place practically fuming at Kaiba's interference. 'Why the hell does he have to butt his damn nose in all the time!' Kaiba knew Joey was going to try and play the protector to Yugi and dress his wounds, he just couldn't let that happen. But Kaiba wondered if he still was trying to mess with Joey's head or if really didn't want Joey near Yugi. Maybe he really wanted to claim Yugi for himself and Joey is just competition to destroy. 'Hm, let me see how far this will go.' Kaiba thought to himself as he lead Yugi to the room they nearly shared together on the ship. Yugi was more than happy to follow Kaiba to the lower deck.
Joey was left behind watching as Yugi follows Kaiba like a lost puppy. 'He's totally smitten with him? He barely heard a word I said. I guess it's really over' Joey could only imagine the look on his face right now but he was too hurt to care.
Tea: Joey? What's wrong?
Joey: Nothin'
Tea: C'mon, I know that "nothing" It's like you were upset about Kaiba or Yugi.
Joey: It's nothing, I don't know why I give a damn.
Tea: What do you mean?
Before she even realized, it registered!
Tea: Wait, it can't be Yugi's wounds cause you seem to have gotten over it before this, now you're upset? What is it?
Joey: Forget it. I don't care what they do alone together.
Tea: Who?
She follows Joey's eyes toward the door where Yugi and Kaiba just entered.
Tea: You mean Yugi and Kaiba?
Joey is still silent, afraid to answer.
Tea: Wait! Are you gay? Do you like Kaiba!
Joey nearly jumped out of his skin.
Joey: I wouldn't touch that rich snob if my life depended on it! I like Yu - - It doesn't matter!
Tea: You like Yu? Me?
Joey: No!
Tea: Yu- -gi, Yugi!
The defeated expression spoke volumes.
Tea: You're in love with Yugi!