Chapter 3

The Power of…

1:20 P.M.

Keket held on to Marik's arm completely stricken with fear.She didn't expexct all of this to happen not this fast not like this.Marik and Richard spotted several shadows creeping across the wall.Richard fired two warning shots.

"That's quite enough.We know you're in here now come out!"

After a quiet moment,4 men dressed in leather stepped out of the darkness.The 3 couldn't see their faces but their voices were audible.

"If you wish to live,then you will give us the girl."

Marik stood in front of Keket protectively. "The girl stays as well as the item."

"Seto Kaiba has requested that the Millennium Armlet be returned."

"Returned!I found this on the beach.Its mine!" Keket protested.

Marik raised his hand to silence her. "It's alright Keket,we don't have to listen to them anymore." He handed her a deck of cards.

"What are you giving me this for?"

"Pick a card and hold it in your left hand and read it."

Richard kept his eyes on the 4 men in front of them while Keket looked at Marik as if he was insane.

"Go on,pick one and read it."Marik urged her.

"Right." Keket sighed flipping through the cards quickly.

"Hey!What are you going over there?" One of the men demanded to know.

Keket looked up from her cards and raised her card in the air. "Finding a way out,Water Omotics!"

A red aura surrounded the card as if it was on fire.The flaming aura slowly formed into a hand,then an arm,and soon a full female body.The female was dressed in blue scales and had long purple hair holding a bucket of water.

"Wow." Keket whispered in pure awe.

"She knows what she has to do. We just need to find a way out before this whole place floods." Marik spotted a fire escape to the right of the room.

"Hey,you see that?"

"Yeah but how are we going to get up there?" Keket questioned.

The 4 guards were getting aggravated.

"This has gone on far enough!" They rushed towards the three but were halted by a gigantic wall of blue water.

"What the hell is that!" said one of the guards cowering in shock.

The water came crazing down on the 4 slamming them in walls and poles, they were instantly killed.

"That's quite the accessory you have there." Richard said taking a step back into a puddle.

"Damn puddle." He looked down seeing the puddle of water spreading across the floor and up the walls.

The room was rapidly filling up with water already reaching their knees.

"Okay Keket you can tell the nice lady to stop with the waterworks." Richard said nervously.

"I-I can't!I don't know what to do!" The splashing of water echoing through the room was making it hard to hear one another.

The water was now up to their waist and developing waves. Richard searched for the entrance.There it is!He twisted the knob and pushed against the door with all his might but it didn't budge.

"We're locked in!" He shouted.

"But that's impossible!" Marik frantically tried to open the door with Richard.The door still didn't budge.

Keket turned her attention back to the monster she let lose.She was still pouring water except this time the water was a darker blue and it was transforming into a serpent-like creature.

"Oh my God! Marik!" She turned back to the guys as soon as the serpent entered the water.

"What is it!" Marik was frustrated with both the door and Keket whining.

"There's a serpent thing in the water!"

"Serpent thing?" Marik raised an eyebrow. His eyes widened a little seeing something submerge into the water. He didn't know what it was but something was there.

Richard was working attentively on getting the door open.Since shooting the lock was now out of the question,he decided to find something to break it down.Luckily,he could see there was a hammer under the water so he swam down to get it.

"Keket do not move!"

"W-why?"

"Stop asking questions,just don't move!" He carefully made his way over to her,the water now up to his neck.

"Where's Richard!"

Marik looked behind him. "We can't worry about that right now!We have to get to higher ground!"

They swam over to a floating table.Marik climbed on first shivering and pulled up the also shivering Keket.

"Are you alright!"

Keket slapped him across the face.

"What was that for!"

"What do you think!Why didn't you tell me this was going to happen!"

Marik couldn't find an explanation.

"We're floating over 15 feet of water!Richard is missing!And that stupid monster is continually pouring water into this room!I don't want to die this way Marik!I refuse to!"

Marik gripped her shopulder reassuringly. "Keket, we're going to get out of here.I promise."

Keket relaxed a little and looked back at the door hearing a thumping sound.She peered harder seeing it was Richard.

"Marik,it's Richard!He's okay!" She said happily.

"Yes,but if thinks he can break a door down with a hammer…we're doomed!"

Keket sighed in agreement.She pulled her legs into her chest and stared down into the water.One of the guards floated by revealing a card that floated to the top of the water. She reached in and picked it up.

"Hey Marik,do you think this card will work!"

Marik took it from her hands and examined it. "There's a possibility!Hey Richard!"

Richard turned around relieved seeing the two teenagers safe.He waved trying to keep his head above the water.

"Keket found another card!It may get us out of here!"

Richard swam over to the two resting his arms on the edge of the table. "Which one is it!"

"This one!"

Richard's eyes widened. "We need to find so rope!"

Keket looked up. "What about those cables! I doubt they're working do to all the water!"

"I'm not sure.You can try but be careful!"

The water level raised higher leaving only 6 inches from the ceiling.Keket grabbed hold of the cable and with Marik's help,they pulled it down after a few tugs.

At this time,Richard had already climbed on the table.

"Good now tie them around her waist first!" He ordered.

Marik obeyed then tied it around himself and Richard.

"Now give me the rest!" Marik handed the extra length of cable over to Richard who tied it around a metallic support beam.

"Okay we're go to go kid, let a rip!"

3:40P.M

Keket lifted up her shaking left hand, took a deep breath and faced the card towards the water monster.