A/N: I don't own YGO! Sorry about the wait. Thank you to LoneGothic for pointing out something that I totally forgot about! This chapter focuses on what happened to everyone else excluding those in the previous chapter. Sorry about the shortness but I didn't want to keep you waiting long!


All four looked up to see a Dragon flying high above the mountains, making it's way towards...the city of Relor...with several other Dragons behind it.

"They're back!" Mokuba exclaimed, pointing at the creatures while he jumped up and down.

"I...I can't believe it!" Ryou stammered in shock.

"You're very lucky." Marik remarked and then turned pale. "I just remembered something...curses! How could I have forgotten?"

Ishizhu picked up on his thoughts, realizing she too had forgotten one important fact. "The Princess!"


Bakura was furious!

After figuring out that the enchantress and her brother had betrayed him and escaped, he quickly gathered his entire army and ordered them to go on, to reach the city as fast as possible. "Kill every living thing you see!" Bakura commanded, hoping his men had enough sense not to waste time trying to kill birds or something like that. The people were good enough. "The King and his daughter, all the people of Relor, can thank those traitors for the destruction of their home." The Delyan King hoisted himself onto his black horse and took off, as did all the other horses and men. He sent a charge of five men to find the two traitors. Blood would be spilled this night...

Those in charge of the Princess and her maids put them quickly under a canvas in what appeared to be a large wagon. Tea made herself as comfortable as she could with grim satisfaction that the Delyan King did not know her true identity. The other young women, all with hands and legs tied, as well as their mouths, made themselves comfortable as well. As comfortable as it could get. The wagon's horses trudged on through the forest pathway, bumps making it difficult to stay in an upright position.

Elsewhere...

Yami, Joey, Duke, and Tristan were riding at full speed on their horses, spreading throughout the forest. They had to find the Princess as soon as possible before the King returned. Also, Yami had a very uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. The Relorian army had gone to stop the Delyan King and his military but what if it had all been a trick? The Knight with the tri-colored hair had been pondering over this possibility since the day they had left. Many people believed it was the Dragons who started the fire. Maybe they had, maybe they hadn't and Yami hoped the King assumed they had so that he and the army could return soon. Relor was in a very vulnerable position.

Currently he was heading towards the Swift River. The blonde Knight had headed towards the West, Duke taking the North, and Tristan circling the outskirts of the city, asking people if they had seen the Princess, and keeping track of the small amount of soldiers that had been left to help defend the Capital. The mare Yami was on let out a whine and stopped short, almost causing him to fall off. "Karo, what is it?" Yami asked the horse as if expecting it to reply to him in actual words. The horse's ears perked up and whined again, becoming restless. Yami frowned trying to figure out the reason why the mare had stopped. "Karo, we need to keep going!" He urged the horse and tried to get her to move but she would not budge. "What is wrong with you?" He let out a frustrated cry. If this kept up, he would have to continue on foot...but Karo only acted like this when she sensed or smelled a predator...

The Knight at last became very still amidst the breathing of the horse. He listened for any sound of a predator but heard none except...the distant sound of battle cries and hooves. "Oh no..." He breathed and automatically pulled out his sword and shield. "They're here." He could not delay any further. The Princess had to be found but it was also his duty to defend Relor and it's people from enemies, especially an armed force as great as the Delyan Army. They were extremely aggressive and tended to show no mercy. Then again, they were taught that by the their King.

Yami sprang forward with Karo, finally succeeding in making the mare move. He held his sword out to the side and shield on his left. He wore no helmet, which was the only thing he was worried about. Relor had it's own archers but he didn't know if that it was the same for Delyan. His head was unprotected. 'Oh well—I will have to give it my all if I want to survive.' He had to and he would.

After a few minutes of running, Karo came to a halt again and Yami did not chastise her for in front of them was a single soldier, bearing the armor and shield with the symbol of Delyan. The soldier spoke first, a feral grin on his face. "Relorian scum!" He spat. "I am supposed to be looking for two traitors to the King but it looks like I'll have to get rid of you first!" Giving Yami no time to strike back verbally, the soldier dashed forward on his horse, sword held high.

Yami quickly brought his own sword up, clashing with the other blade. Wasting no time, he brought the blade back towards him and swung for the head. Again, he was met with the enemy blade, it's owner clearly enjoying the battle. Yami directed his horse forward and attacked again, only to hit the soldier's shield. 'I must find a weakness!' The Knight took a quick glance at the whole body of the soldier. Everything was covered with armor except for the neck. If he could just get past his blade and shield...

Quickly finding out it was almost impossible to do so, for the soldier was one of Delyan's best, Yami jumped off his horse onto the soldier, both of them falling to the ground. With quick reflexes, Yami snatched his sword off the ground and brought it to his neck. With his free arm and hand, he held back the blade of his enemy and spoke slowly to the soldier. "Tell me...where is the Princess?" He demanded, knowing they had to be the reason behind her disappearance.

"Princess?" The soldier laughed hoarsely. "I don't know what you're talking about. We have no Princess and we certainly don't have yours. My mission is to find those who betrayed us and kill them."

Yami pressed the blade against his throat. 'Traitors, huh?' "Where is your King?" He asked in a low voice.

The soldier refused to answer and pushed the Knight off of him. "Die!" He yelled jumping to his feet.

Yami responded quickly, noting the now clumsy moves of the soldier. He grabbed the wrist of the soldier and flung him to the ground, twisting it in the process. The soldier let out a horrific cry but was soon silenced by a blade to the heart. Yami hated to kill but sometimes it was necessary. If he didn't want to kill, he wouldn't have become a Knight since there was always a high risk that he would have to end an enemy's life at least once.

He withdrew his sword from the wound and wiped it on the ground. "Farewell." He issued a final greeting as a sign of respect. The Knight did not replace his sword but instead held if off to the side, blade forward, as he hoisted himself back on the horse and rode forth, prepared to fight.

Meanwhile, Tristan was desperately trying to calm the city's people down for word of the Delyan Army coming had arisen and one of the soldiers inside the castle had obviously talked, being of the gossip sort, and now people knew of the Princess' disappearance. "Everyone, please, stay calm!" He ordered above the noise to no avail. People continued to run around in disarray, some holding pitchforks and their own made swords, some screaming and weeping, holding children close.

Tristan did not know what to do. He could not send them back to their homes because if the Delyan army did come, the first thing they would do is set fire to the homes, killing people as they went. Plus, if they knew ahead of time which direction the army was coming, they would have to go around to each home, to each village and outer home in the forests to gather them all and flee in the opposite direction. The situation was hopeless. Some people were already heading towards the forests in a disorganized way. The brunette Knight might have ordered a command for everyone to go into the forest but he did not know where the army would be coming from.

He had to do something, but what? "By order of the King!" He shouted knowing they might respond differently to a mention of their King. He was right; most of the people stopped and looked at him, panic and terror upon their tear-stained faces. "Everyone stay calm—we cannot act rationally if we are all in a state of alarm!" Some of the people quieted down, eager to hear what he had to say. Tristan hesitated, now not knowing what he should say. Something had to be done and the only logical decision was to head into the forest. The people knew the forest well and even if they did not know which direction the Enemy was coming from, they would have to take their chances if they wanted to survive. Just as long as they didn't head for the mountains since the Delyan people were more familiar with mountains and knew how to survive there and navigate it in the best ways. "You must head for the forests! Go to the country and do not burden yourselves with all your possessions!"

A few argued, bringing up good points but Tristan did not listen to them. He had already gone over those possibilities mentally before they had even thought of it. Instead he ordered them to heed his commands, and reassured them that the King and the Relorian Amy would return soon to help them.

"The Dragons!" Someone cried out in fear. "They're gone! We're all doomed"

Tristan's heart sank as guilt settled in. 'If only...'