Chapter 11

Lindsey POV

Where am I? These look like the streets of Domino, but no one is here? Just keep looking forward… I'm so scared… wait a minute… is that?

She looked forward to see a spiky haired boy up ahead.

"Yugi!" She called out. The boy turned and it appeared to be Yami. "Oh… Yami." He had a cold look on his face, directed straight at her. She started to approach him, but she felt another cold gaze on her. She looked slightly to the left and saw Seto eyeing her.

She stopped and flicked her eyes back and forth between the two, neither moved an inch.

"Seto? Yami?" No reply. Fear grew inside of Lindsey.

Yami and Seto's duel disks began to glow and the Dark Magician and Blue Eyes White Dragon emerged out of them. Lindsey's eyes grew wide in amazement as the two monsters merged together.

That's not possible. Blue Eyes Dark Dragon…

"You don't need us." Yami said calmly, but darkly.

"You can take care of yourself." Seto said the same way.

"Guys. Please. I never meant to hurt anyone." She backed away slowly.

They both smirked and Seto spoke, "Well, we fully intend to hurt you."

Then together, in emotionless unison, they ordered the beast to attack. "Dark Lightning Attack." The new beast charged up an attack, and unleashed it.

She screamed.

Lindsey woke screaming. She was drenched in sweat, and crying. When the screaming stopped she took deep breaths in and out. Every time she inhaled it sounded like wheezing mixed with fear. It took several minutes to steady her breathing and calm down a little.

Eww. My bed is covered in sweat… whatever. I need some water. Lindsey walked out of her bedroom into the living room and saw Mai dead asleep on the couch. Oh right. She slept over last night. I wonder how my screaming didn't wake her? She proceeded to the kitchen and filled a glass full of water. She idly sipped it in silence. I should probably shower now. She jumped in the shower, and while the hot water engulfed her, she tried to decipher her dream.

What could it mean? Shit… I already know what it means. It means I'm a royal bitch and I deserve any pain that's coming my way. Maybe that was Karma's way of warning me? Or maybe it was the universes way of saying both of them are way to good for me. Either way, I am a bitch….

She sighed and shut off the shower. She dried herself and got dressed in a black, lacey, mid-thigh sundress with a bright pink belt. She put on matching pumps. She brushed her hair out and let it air dry into its natural waist length tight curls. She walked back into the living room to find Mai dressed and helping herself to breakfast.

"Morning sunshine. I made you breakfast." Lindsey looked at the table to see Bacon, eggs, and toast on the table.

"Looks great Mai. Thanks!" She hurried over to the table and dug in. Do I tell her about my dream? Hmm… maybe not right now. It's not like it's relevant anyway.

"So this morning I got a text from Joey asking to meet in Clock Square. You're more than welcome to come, but Yugi may or may not be there…. Meaning he will be." Mai smiled nervously.

Lindsey thought a moment. This isn't debatable Lindsey! No! "Um.. I better not. At least, not right now."

"Understandable. Alright," She got up from the chair, put her dish in the dishwasher, and gathered her stuff. "I gotta get going if I want to meet them in time. Will you come to the tournament later?"

"Yes, of course. I actually plan to come as soon as I'm done eating here, so I'll text you." She smiled.

"Awesome!" She gave Lindsey a quick hug and left.

Maybe I should have told her the part where I plan to go watch the tournament, and avoid Seto and Yugi… NOT going to be easy.

After applying makeup and throwing her hair in a high ponytail, Lindsey set out in Domino. She was walking in the middle of the tournament when she heard the familiar Brooklyn accent.

"Alright! Now I just need two locator cards to make it to da finals!" This was the only part of the conversation Lindsey heard. Joey was with Tristan, Tea, and Grandpa Muto. Lindsey thought it would be best to leave them alone. That's awesome Joey! I know you'll make it to the finals! She kept walking forward until she crashed into an unfamiliar women.

"Ow! Ugh!" She looked up to see a women in a cream colored dress with a gold belt. She had long hair as black as night, and was very tan. She was gorgeous. The woman was rubbing her head. "I am so sorry! Are you okay?"

She laughed. "I'm fine. No worries." The woman looked straight at Lindsey. "Ah! You're the one my necklace senses."

"I'm sorry?" Lindsey was confused.

"You are the one destined to wield the power of an ancient item. But this item is not one of the seven."

Lindsey twisted her face into an amused expression. "I'm sorry. I have no idea what you are talking about. Who are you?"

"Forgive me. My name is Ishizu Ishtar. My necklace led me to you." Lindsey noticed the gold necklace around her neck. It bore resemblance to Yugi's millennium puzzle.

"Uh…. Okay?" Lindsey was blank faced. "So… is your necklace like, magical?"

"You could say that." Lindsey burst out in laughter.

"Are you serious right now? That's ridiculous."

"I am not laughing. This necklace is one of the seven millennium items."

Lindsey stopped laughing. It can't be… "Just like the puzzle?" She was curious now.

"My necklace has a different power, but yes. It is like the millennium puzzle." Lindsey gaped.

"So what do you mean I am destined to wield the power of an ancient item, but it is not one of the seven?"

"When you received the Crystal Magician, did you father mention anything about a ring?"

Lindsey gasped "How did you-"

"Just answer my question."

"No, he didn't."

"Good. Then he doesn't know."

Lindsey shook her head. "Doesn't know what? Explain yourself now!"

Ishizu pulled out a ring. It contained one Crystal in a princess cut shape. It looked like a wedding ring almost, but up close, you could tell it wasn't a diamond. "This ring will allow you to control the magician. As long as your father doesn't know about this ring, he can never use its power."

"I don't understand how this is an ancient item?" she looked at the ring questioningly.

"All will be revealed in time. Put this on and guard it with your life. Stay safe Lindsey Walsh." Ishizu handed her the ring and Lindsey looked down at her hand as she put it on.

"It's gorgeous. Wait, how did you know my name?" She looked up, and Ishizu was gone.

That was… weird…

Lindsey was walking in the streets of Domino when she received a text from Mai.

Hey Linds. Got caught up with my final duel and forgot to tell you! Sorry! I now have 6 locator cards so I am heading back to the apartment. See you later! Xoxo.

Aww… I really wish I could have seen her duel…. Oh well… I guess I'll cheer her on in the finals!

Congrats! I am going to keep looking around. See you later!

It was late afternoon, but out of nowhere it started to grow dark and cloudy.

What the hell? It's not supposed to rain today…

A strong wind picked up and up in the sky appeared to be a portal with a huge light and lightning coming out of it. Lindsey stopped to stare at it.

What the hell is that!?

Soon a huge beam of light and lightning shot out of the portal and hit the ground below.

Shit! That beam was huge?! This probably isn't the brightest idea, but there are people everywhere. I should see if someone is hurt!

She ran in the direction of the beam only to be face to face with the most fearsome creature she's ever laid eyes on.

Joey POV

"You should have challenged him." Tristan said in regards to the nervous duelist walking by. "You would have destroyed him 1, 2, 3. Come on! You're just two locator cards away from the finals!" Joey, Tea, Tristan and Grandpa Muto had taken a quick moment to relax, while looking for Joey's next opponent. They were resting at some random location in Battle City.

"He was a lightweight." Joey responded. "I got a reputation ta uphold ova here. I can't go dueling every inexperienced chump I see!"

"Dude, I don't care if that guy couldn't even play go fish! His locator cards are just as good as anyone else's, and you need them now!"

"Look Tristan, you don't undastand how it feels. I came in second place at duelist kingdom. Dat puts a lot of pressure on me ta kick some serious kiester in dis tournament. No one is going ta claim Joey Wheeler did it da easy way. Plus, afta da way I've been dueling lately, I know I am ready ta take on anyone in battle city, and I mean anyone!"

"Well," Grandpa began, " It's true your dueling skills have improved quite a bit, especially during your last two duels. But besides having confidence in oneself Joey, being a great duelist means knowing that there is always more to learn."

Seto POV

"Well, what do we have here?" Seto and Mokuba had been walking through the city when he stumbled upon Joey and the other members of his group.

"Kaiba!" Tea said in surprise.

"Why is a complete amateur like you wearing one of my duel discs, Wheeler?" Seto said with a smirk.

"Amateur!? I'm goin' to da top!" Joey snapped back proudly.

Seto smirked again. "Looks like someone screwed up at registration. I'll deal with you later. Come on Mokuba." He started to turn away when Joey shot off his big mouth.

"Tristan, I think I feel a challenge coming on here!"

"Maybe you should save Kaiba for the finals Joey….." Tristan had a grim look on his face, knowing there was no convincing Joey otherwise.

Joey stepped forward and displayed a mild case of Brooklyn rage. "Kaiba! You wanna piece of me!?" Seto stopped in his tracks and slowly turned. Tea, Tristan, and Grandpa got a scared look on their face, but Joey was pure determination.

"You might want to re-think this…" Grandpa suggested.

"No one disses me in front of ma friends." Mokuba spoke next.

"Joey, you're an okay duelist and all, but playing against you would be a complete waste of my big brothers time." Seto loaded his duel disk.

"This wont take long." Mokuba looked at Seto in shock. "You're a fool. Looks like I'll have to teach you to behave like the dog you are."

"Kaiba, you're toast! Ah!" A huge gust of wind picked up. "What's with all this wind?!" One of Kaiba's choppers had appeared above head.

"Mr. Kaiba. An Egyptian God card was played exactly 5 minutes ago." Kaiba got the message as the chopper was descending thanks to his badass-talking collar. "We'll fly you to it."

"It's your lucky day." Seto said as he grabbed the dropped down ladder."

"Huh… What!?" Joey looked up in shock.

"Later Joey! We got a date with an Egyptian God card!" Mokuba yelled as they ascended in the air.

"Then it's your lucky day Kaiba! I was about ta wipe da street wit ya! Ya better run from me!" Seto looked down to see Joey let out a sigh of relief.

Idiot…

Seto and Mokuba got into the chopper and Seto put on his headset. As soon as he put it on, more information about the God card came in. "It seems this card was activated in a duel involving Yugi Muto."

"Yugi!" Seto said in surprise.

Lindsey POV

What the fuck is that!?

Lindsey was staring at a huge crimson red dragon with two rows of teeth and eyes that looked filled with death. It took up what seems to be the whole sky. Lindsey looked down to see who summoned it. It was a man who appeared to look like a mime. Lindsay recalls hearing the name Strings. She looked over at his opponent. She gasped. "Yami!"

Yami broke away from his gaze on Slifer to see who called his name. "Lindsey?" He saw pure fear on her face. "Stay back. This beast has great power." She nodded and said nothing else.

Lindsey wished she knew what was going on in the duel. She didn't even know who was winning, but she could tell things were about to get tough.

"And now," Strings began. "Slifer the Sky Dragon, take down his buster blader and a chunk of his life points!" So his name is Slifer the Sky Dragon… one of the God cards.

Slifer attacked and Lindsey saw that Yami now had 2100 life points. Yami tried to make a comeback by using Dark Magician Girl, but was stopped by Slifer's hidden ability. For every new monster summoned to the field, Slifer will open its second mouth, and wipe out 2,000 points from whichever mode it is in, and Strings draws 3 cards.

Dark Magician girl has only 1,700 points. If Slifer attacks, she's done for!

The attack was called and Slifer let out a ferocious blast, but as usual, Yami had a counter move.

"It really is a pity your magician is gone." Said Strings from across the field.

"Who said she's gone.." Yami said with a smirk. Strings gritted his teeth.

"I Did!"

"Guess again. I activated magical hats just in time."

Whew… dodged a bullet there. Way to go Yami!

"Your hats only provide a temporary hiding place…" He played a magic card of his own. "Infinite Cards will let me exceed the six card limit and hold as many cards as I wish in my hand!"

Yami's face fell. "No! That can't be!"

Why is that so bad…. I'm confused.

"Since Slifer gets 1,000 attack points for every card in my hand, I'll have infinite power!"

OH. SHIT.

"Slifer, attack the right-hand hat!"

"You made a lucky guess Marik."

Marik? I thought this guys name was strings…. Who's Marik? On another note, Yami can't just let him destroy his Dark Magician Girl! Counter it! I have faith in you!

The hat was destroyed but Dark Magician Girl wasn't destroyed. Yami had hidden two magic cards in that hat. Magic Cylinder, and Spellbinding Circle to send his attack right back.

"You can't attack with my Revival Jam in play! Forget so soon?"

Revival Jam? Oh no…

Revival jam jumped in front of Slifer, took the attack, then regenerated unharmed. Strings drew again giving him over 8,000 points. Slifer then proceeded to destroy Dark Magician Girl.

Merik and his puppet had created the perfect five-card combo to make Slifer virtually undefeated. Thinking he had no other options, Yami fell to his knees.

"I can't let Marik win my puzzle…"

Yami… I have to help him…. But how? I can't just go waltz in the middle of a duel…Maybe I can-

"Get on your feet, Yugi!"

Huh? Lindsey looked to her left and her eyes nearly bulged out of her head. Oh shit! Seto! Don't say a word Lindsey! Maybe he didn't notice me….

"Since when do you bow to your rivals."

"Never!" Yami replied.

"Then get up and stop embarrassing yourself, so you can defeat this nobody, and relieve him of his Egyptian God card. You can take down Slifer the Sky Dragon, just find its weakness. Unless of course you've lost your touch." Seto Smirked.

Weakness? Hold on. Slifer attacks every time a new monster is summoned, and Strings draws 3 cards every time it happens. So what if Yami can run this freak shows deck dry. He'll win by default. But how…. Multiply Kuriboh?… no I doubt it…. If only Yami had that Revival Jam…. That's It! Screw if Seto see's me, he needs help!

"Yam- I mean Yugi!i!" Seto and Yami looked at Lindsey. How do I say this in a way that wouldn't be considered cheating… "Total control over one monster will be the downfall of another! Every "ABILITY" has a weakness, and not every game is won on points." Yami just stared at Lindsey. He looks like he was just hit the face with a brick…. She sighed. "Never mind… Carry on."

"Genius." It took Lindsey a moment to realize it was Seto who said this. Seto turned to Yami. "I would listen to her if I were you." Yami nodded and tried to decipher the meaning of Lindsey's words.

Ten minutes had passed and Yami still hadn't gotten the hint. This is absolutely ridiculous! You're burning daylight here! In the middle of her thoughts, she heard Yami speak.

"The magic card, Brain Control! Now I'll control your monster!"

Oh thank the heavens. HE GETS IT!

Yami had taken over Revival Jam, and since it had reformed on Yami's side, Strings drew 3 cards. Due to Slifer's ability it was forced to attack Revival Jam, which just regenerated, causing Strings to draw another 3 cards. Each event will trigger the next into a never-ending cycle, till Strings runs out of cards to draw. Yami had it won no matter what.

"It's over!" Yami Said.

Mokuba had run up to Strings who was now lifeless on the ground. He thought Strings was sulking, so like the great kid he is, he tried to be comforting. "Hey, everyone loses once in a while, it's just a game."

"Mokuba get away from him! He's not as innocent as you think!" Lindsey yelled as she ran towards him. She grabbed him and hugged him close. She looked down and saw Slifer and a locator card on the ground. "Mokuba, go by your brother. Now." He went away and picked up the cards. Just as she did this, Strings stood up, laughing evilly.

"You Fools!" He growled and Lindsey screamed.

"Lindsey!" Yami snapped. "Get over here." Without question she ran to his side. "I've had enough of your mind tricks Marik! Time to show yourself."

"Not to worry Pharaoh. You'll meet me sooner than you think. I'm on my way to Battle City as we speak. Once I'm there, the next phase of my plan begins. I assure you the power of the pharaoh will be mine. My mind servants are preparing for my arrival right now."

Mind Servants….?

"Where are they, Marik?" Yami asked in a serious tone.

"I have rare hunters everywhere, and I'm always looking for new mind slaves. So which of your friends would make a good mind slave? Tea? Joey perhaps?"

Tea. Tea. Tea. Please be Tea.

"You leave them alone! You understand? I'm Warning you!" Lindsey had never seen Yami so aggressive and ticked off.

Not gonna lie…. This is kinda hot… but seriously, take Tea!

"Or I could take your little girlfriend there. Her and her impeccable dueling skills would make a great asset to my Rare Hunters. What do you say Lindsey? As if you have a choice."

Lindsey trembled and instinctively grabbed Yami's arm and slightly hid behind him. To her surprise he didn't shake her off.

"You won't touch her Marik." His tone was low and serious, and he had a sort of darkness in his eyes. He looked ready to kill.

"Well, it appears I've hit your sensitive spot. Perhaps I can use all of them to get your Millennium Puzzle, and the God card you have won."

"I told you leave them out of this!"

"Or else what? Your friends mean nothing to me. I have nothing to lose, and the whole world to gain!" He laughed a shrieking laugh.

"Do not test me!" Lindsey gripped his arm tighter. "If any harm befalls my friends, you will regret it. They did nothing to you so you settle your score with me!"

"Your loyalty to your friends will soon destroy you!" And then strings fell lifeless to the ground without another word.

Lindsey released Yami's arm and stepped in front of him, still holding Slifer and the Locator card. "Will someone please explain to me what the fuck is going on!?"

"I must save them." Yami murmured. He then turned and took of in a sprint towards the heart of Battle City.

"Yugi! Where are you going?" Seto yelled.

"Yami. Wait!" Lindsey sprinted after him.

"Lindsey! Get back here!" Seto yelled again.

"I think they have more important priorities big bro." Mokuba stated. Seto just gave him a dead face look.

Marik POV

Finally I have arrived! I may have lost one of my two Egyptian God cards to Yami, but no matter. With the power of the Millennium Rod in my hand, and his precious friends at my disposal, I'll get everything I desire.

Marik got off his boat at Domino Pier and proceeded to get onto his motorcycle. Marik had silvery blonde hair, and purple eyes. He wore a purple top with black pants. Basically he looked like a badass. He took off and started riding towards Battle City

This time the pharaoh is in a battle he can't win. Soon the Egyptian God card he took from me and his Millennium Puzzle will be mine. Then I'll be pharaoh and the world will cower at my feet!

Lindsey POV

Lindsey was sprinting after Yami, who is much faster than her, making it hard to keep up. "Yami! Can you please stop for two seconds!" Yami had slowed to a stop and turned to Lindsey.

"What is it? I don't have time for this Lindsey!" He was mad and she could tell.

"Uh… just thought you might like these." She held up Slifer and the locator card.

"Oh. Thank you." His mood instantly changed. He walked up to her to take the cards and noticed the big bulging ring on her finger. "Is that a," He cleared his throat. "An engagement ring?"

Lindsey looked confused. "Who would I possibly be engaged to?"

"I thought you and Kaiba were together?" He raised a brow.

"Oh… no… not anymore." She bit her lip.

"I'm sorry to hear that." She thought she saw a ghost of a smile as he said this. "Well, what's the significance of this ring then?"

"Well, I could tell you, but then I would have to know that myself." She smiled and he laughed in response. "I'll try to explain, but later. You have friends to save."

"You need to be safe as well."

"Don't worry. Mai is back at the apartments. I'll stay with her."

"Alright. Just check in every now and then." He was intently looking at her.

Lindsey sighed. "Yami. It's best if we don't talk to each other. I made an exception right now, but, I'm not good for you." He grabbed her shoulders.

"You're right. You're not good for me. You're perfect." Wow… that was incredibly cheesy and incredibly cute…

Lindsey shook her head silently. "You're so stubborn." Yami joked. This made her laugh. While she was laughing he pulled her into a tight embrace. "I've missed that laugh. Such a beautiful sound." Her smiled stretched from ear to ear.

"I've missed you." He pulled away to look at her. He was smirking, but it faded with Lindsey's next words. "But I don't want to hurt you anymore, which is why this," she pointed between the two, " Can't happen." His face was expressionless.

"I'll never understand you. I have made more than an effort to fix things between us, and you keep pushing me farther away." She was speechless. "We'll discuss this later, I have to save my friends. Goodbye Lindsey." And he sprinted away.

Every time he says goodbye, I can't help but wonder if it will be the final goodbye… do I want that? No time to think. I need to check if Mai is okay. Hopefully Marik hasn't gotten to her. But first things first. Things are getting serious with this Marik guy, and with my life being threatened, I'll need to defend myself.

I'll need a duel disk…..

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