Chapter 7
"So Chazz did this," Atticus asked Alexis, who was sitting by the unconscious and beaten up Jordan's bedside.
Alexis nodded in reply, "Chazz had no right to do this to him," she snarled, "I'll see to it that he pays dearly for this."
"This is heavy," Atticus said, "First Jaden beats you to a pulp, and then Chazz beats Jordan to a pulp."
"What's worse is that we don't even know what's making the nonbelievers do this and the new attitude towards us," Alexis said
In the halls of the white dorm…
"What do you mean you can't find Yusuke or Jaden?" Syrus asked in disbelief. "We have searched the entire campus and no one has seen a trace of them." Bastion replied. "Man we're in bad shape, with Chazz, Jasmine and Mindy gone we got to be extra careful around Yusuke and Jaden." Syrus voiced, "I'm going for a walk to clear my head." Syrus asked walking ahead
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Keiko, Sakura and Hinata walked into Sartorius's room, after he gave a message to the three girls, "You called for us, Master," Keiko asked.
Sartorius doesn't look at them and says, his tone sounding softer, "Now, I know that the three you have aren't in the Society of Light anymore."
The three girls felt a turn in their stomachs, realizing what Sartorius said was true. Not too long ago, the girls had the spell broken inside of them, 'Oh crap,' Sakura thought
'He knows,' Keiko thought.
They sees Sartorius rise out of his chair and getting two small black boxes by the suitcase.
Sartorius says, in his softer tone, "I'm glad that you three could come, Keiko Ukimura, Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga."
Keiko asks, defensively, "Why is that, freak?" Sartorius turns around to face the girls and they gasps in shock to see a softer and solemn expression in Sartorius's eyes.
'His expression has totally changed! Last time, he was so cold and so evil, but now, his expression is so sad……and gentle.' Hinata thought.
When Sartorius walks up to the girls, they back away, as Sakura gets out her katana knife and exclaims, "Get away, you destiny obsessing freak! I won't let you brainwash us, again!"
Sartorius tells Sakura, in his softer tone, "I know that you three won't trust me and what I have made you and your friends go through, I can understand why, but now, I need your three of yours trusts. I need you to take these and give them to the three Chosen Duelists, Yusuke Urameshi, Jaden Yuki and Aster Phoenix."
"What are you talking about?!" Keiko asks, confused, "Aren't you the one trying to spread this light?" The answer quickly hits the brunette and she exclaims, amazed, "Wait! Do you mean that...?"
"I see that my sister informed Yusuke, Aster and Jaden about what happened."
"So, it is true." Hinata said, "You have some kind of split personality' created by this evil power."
Sartorius nods his head and says, "Indeed, Hinata Hyuga. An evil force has invaded my body and created an evil persona trying to blind the world with its evil light. You see, my sister and I inherited great gifts that we had since we were children, but my sister and I were feared and relived because of our gifts, including my ability to foretell the future. One day, I had meet Aster Phoenix sometime after his father's death and we became great friends. However, I had found out through my powers that I would be the god of a great evil that would come to destroy the balance of light and darkness and thus, destroy all life. I knew that Aster would be my salivation, but I knew that there was someone else, however, I didn't know who at the time. I didn't find out until that fateful day when a mysterious stranger came in to predict his future. I saw him a dark destiny if he continues on this path and he thanked for my help. He offered me a card as payment. It was a rare Duel Monsters card, but one that I had never seen before. It had a strange power coming from it and in my curiosity, I couldn't help to take it, but it was the greatest mistake that I would ever make. In me, the evil power saw a perfect host to do its bidding with the pain and sorrow that I had suffered. It quickly took me over and split my soul in two. All the good in me was suppressed while a new evil persona became the avatar for this evil power, the impure light known as……"
"The Light of Destruction," Sakura interrupted
"Are you talking about the Light of Destruction that Botan and Koenma warned us about?" Keiko asked.
Sartorius nodded in reply, "Right now, I sense that your friends at the Slifer Dorm has been infused with the Darkness of Salvation, the Light of Destruction's known enemy." He said, "Throughout history, the Light of Destruction's evil power was responsible for many disasters in human history including famine and other natural disasters as well as human created disasters like the great wars in our history. In fact, many great evil dictators can own their rise to power by the Light of Destruction because gave them the power to influence so many people. And now, it is using me as the way to bring about the greatest disaster for the whole universe. It plans to destroy all darkness in the universe through my evil side and if my evil side wins, the balance of life will be destroyed and all life will wither away."
Hinata asks Sartorius, "How do we stop it?"
Sartorius replies, "The satellite is the key. The Light plans to use it to spreads its evil influence all around world since it can reach all people in the planet. However, he still needs three people in order to complete his plan: The three Chosen Duelists. The Light and I don't exactly know how they fit in the evil plans of my evil side, but I know that they are important. That's why I need you girls to take these to them." Sartorius throws the two boxes to the girls and they catch them.
"What are these?" Keiko asked
Sartorius replies, "They are the keys to the satellite controls. Without them, he can't activate the satellite and use it to spread the Light of Destruction all over the planet. Put these under the care of the three Chosen Duelists. However, give these two keys to Yusuke Urameshi and Jaden Yuki and make a fake one to fool the Light and give them to the other chosen duelists. And whatever it takes, do not give these back to me because my evil side will be in control again."
"Girls, let's run!" Keiko yelled, as she and the Konoha ninjas ran for the good with the two key boxes in their hands, "Don't worry, Sartorius, we'll get these keys to our friends." Sakura said.
They ran out down the hallways, "Okay, we need to get our stuff before Evil Sartorius informs the rest of these geeks that we've stolen these keys." Sakura said.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Despite the intense heat from the afternoon, things had cooled down much to Syrus's relief. He was currently walking through the forest heading towards his usual thinking spot near the Slifer dorm. With all the events happening around campus he hadn't had time to think clearly and since Yusuke and Jaden were currently MIA he figured now would be the perfect time.
Sitting down and letting his legs dangle over the cliff he sighed and looked up into the night sky. He didn't notice the soft feet steps coming up behind him. "What are you doing here, dork," a familiar voice spoke causing Syrus to jump in surprise. "Chazz, Jade!" he shrieked in shock and began looking for Yusuke and Jaden. "They are gone to sleep, Syrus you don't have to worry." Jade said trying to calm him.
"Yusuke and Jaden miss you," Jade spoke softly, "I miss you." The single sentence made Syrus stare at his cousin in disbelief. "They won't say he does but I can tell, they want to be friends again with you, Syrus, they're just upset 'cause he thinks you betrayed him, especially, with Yusuke being depressed that Keiko is with you guys," Jade explained.
"I wanna be friends again too, but will Yusuke and Jaden go back to being plain old normal Yusuke and Jaden or remain the way he is?" Syrus asked looking at his former friends.
"I don't know, personally I like those two dorks' newselves than their oldselves," Chazz replied, the slight wind blowing strands of her hair out of place. "So why did you come here Syrus? If you came to duel us, then bring it on!"
"I came to think about an important decision I have to made," Syrus replied. "Oh! What decision is that?" Chazz asked pushing him to tell them.
"I am going to quit the Society," Syrus replied making Chazz and Jade stare in shock. "Wow that's wonderful!" Jade exclaimed hugging Syrus in excitement. "Yeah but will Yusuke and Jaden let me come back?" he asked "We'll talk to them and convince him ok?" she smiled. "Good night, Syrus," Jade yawned getting up and walking away from the blue haired boy, with Chazz walking from behind.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
"Okay girls, ready," Keiko said, with her backpack on her back, with the satellite keys are with her stuff.
Sakura and Hinata nodded in reply, "Where are you guys going?"
The three girls turned to see Ryoko walking towards them, "Sorry Rye," Keiko said, nodding at Sakura. The pink haired girl walked towards the pigtailed girl and rammed her fist to her stomach, rendering her unconscious.
They placed Ryoko's body gently to the door to her room, "Let's go!" Keiko said, as they walked into Keiko's room and opened the window. Keiko got onto Sakura's back; Sakura could lift Keiko very easily, even though she had a backpack on her back.
"There they are!"
The girls jerked their heads to see a bunch of white students running towards them, "Oh crap!" Sakura said.
"Move!" Keiko yelled as Sakura carried her, as she and Hinata jumped out of the window. Where it would be impossible for the white students to catch them. They landed on solid ground and jumped over the fence and into the forest. They jumped onto tree branch after branch, "Is the coast clear, Keiko?" Sakura asked
The brunette looked behind her to see two familiar figure jumping from branch to branch, "Oh crap, there's geeks on our trail!" she cursed, seeing Alexis and Bastion was chasing after them and they weren't too happy.
"Get back here with those keys, traitors!" Alexis yelled.
Keiko stuck out her tongue in defiantness, "No way!" she said. "Step on it, Sakura!"
"Dragon Fire Ball Jutsu!"
Just then, a stream of fire separated the two SOL members from her former comrades. Alexis grunts in anger and frustration, knowing that Sasuke Uchiha isn't too far as she and Bastion lands on a tree branch.
Just then, a figure appeared behind them, "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!"
Melody slashes the tree branch that the two SOL members were on and they fell onto the ground, which didn't help ease the injures that Alexis already had, "So, nice of you two geeks drop in." came a familiar voice
Alexis and Bastion turned to see Melody, Sasuke, Kari and Chazz walking towards them, which Sakura, Hinata and Keiko behind them, "Well if it isn't Chazz the Backstabber," Bastion snarled
"Guys, how did you know that we came back to our senses?" Sakura asked.
"We received a message from an anonymous caller from our PDA's telling us that you three are back with us and to help you escape from the Society of Light," Kari replied.
"Oh that's right!" Keiko jumped from Sakura's back and dug through her things and got out two small black boxes, "Kari, Sasuke, catch!"
Alexis gets out three kunai knives, "Oh no you don't, dork!" she threw them at Keiko, but Melody got in front and caught the first knife and hit the two others away to Alexis's frustration, "Damn it! So close!" she cursed, as she felt a sudden jerk to her collar and found herself being slammed to a tree branch by a pissed off Kari, "Don't. Ever. Hurt. Keiko. Ever. Again! BITCH!" Kari slams her fist to Alexis's ribs and gut, making the blonde spit blood on the ground.
Kari throws Alexis away on the ground. Alexis groaned as she holds her ribs and stomach. Bastion felt powerless to do anything, knowing the strengths of his former friends before him. Keiko threw the black boxes at Sasuke and Kari and they caught them, "Thanks Keiko!" Kari said.
"Let's go!" Melody said, lowering her back for Chazz to get on and jumping away, with Sasuke, Kari, Hinata and Sakura, who was carrying Keiko following.
Alexis groaned in pain and Bastion went to her aid, "Alexis, are you…" Alexis slapped his hands away from her, "I'm fine!"
Alexis manages to struggle get back to her feet and bang her right fist to a tree branch, "Damn it!" she cursed, "Master Sartorius won't be happy with this, I'm sure."
Slifer Red Dorm……
Jaden, Yusuke and Hassleberry slept peacefully, as Dark Yusuke and Dark Jaden appeared from the shadows to see Syrus still sitting by the cliff edge. "So he's quitting the Society huh?" Dark Yusuke said, "Well I guess he's not our enemy anymore so we should welcome him back with open arms." Dark Jaden added.
The two dark duelists took physical form and sneaking up behind the dozing child.
Dark Jaden picked up the boy he effortlessly carried him into Jaden's dorm room and placed him on the middle bunk. Pulling the covers over him he had to suppress a smile crossing his face as he heard Syrus speak Jaden's name. Taking the White Veil card from Syrus's deck and tearing it in half he vanished back into the shadows from wence he came.
Dark Yusuke was outside and spotted a few familiar figures running back to the Slifer Dorm, but one that caught his eye was three SOL members, which he was about to call his other to wake up, but heard something, "Hey Kari, do you think that Yusuke will take me back?" Keiko asked.
He looked at the brunette talking to Kari, with surprise, 'She's wanted me to take her back as a member as of the Society of Light,' he thought with enrage.
The two girls sat by on the stairs of the Slifer Dorm, "Keiko," Kari said, "Yusuke wants you back more than anything, but he's confused right now, because he thinks that you've betrayed him, again."
Keiko winced, knowing that this isn't the first time that she's betrayed him, "I also remembered that Yusuke was acting a lot crazy, by dueling with those shackles that Zane used on Syrus not too long ago."
"I perfectly agree that using the shackles is a good idea to give the Society of Light a taste of the pain that they've inflicted on others ruthlessly," Kari said. "I'm getting the feeling that, since you're no longer a Society member, then I'm sure that he'll welcome you with open arms."
Dark Yusuke heard the conversation between the two girls, 'She's quitting the Society huh? I guess she's not my enemy anymore, so I should take her back,' he thought.
"I've got a question to ask you," Keiko said, pointing at Kari's new uniform, "What's with the black uniforms?"
Kari pointed at Keiko, "What's with yours?" she replied, pointing at Keiko's white uniform.
Keiko looks down and laughed, "Right, I guess I have to get rid of these ridiculous white clothes," she said, getting up from the stairs, "Good night, Kari," Keiko walked away from the eldest Urameshi twin and towards the Ra Yellow Dorms.
Yusuke's Dream
"Hey I've got some news," Dark Yusuke said appearing beside his lighter half. "What you planning on dueling Bastion on the top of Duel Academy and the loser falls to their doom?" Yusuke asked sarcastically. "Not a bad idea but no, Syrus and Keiko are here," the doppelganger replied. "Keiko? Syrus? Where are they? What did you do to them?" Yusuke asked slightly afraid and angry. "Relax, I didn't do anything to them, Syrus is sleeping in the bunk above you as we speak and Keiko is going to her old room in the Ra Yellow Dorm." DY replied, "They're quitting the Society of Light, now you three can be friends again," DY spoke with a smile on his face.
Yusuke awoke, looking up and over the edge of the bunk he spotted Syrus's hair peaking out from above him. With a smile he closed his eyes and drifted off back to sleep, thinking that he'll get to Keiko in the morning.
In the Ra Yellow Dorm…
Keiko walked into her room and decided, by a lack of energy to change she fell onto her bed and drifted to sleep. A few moments later, Dark Yusuke appeared from the shadows taking physical from and walked towards the sleeping Keiko. Picking the girl effortless on his shoulder, he pulled the covers back and laid the brunette gently on her back. He then noticed Keiko calling his name, while a tear was coming down her right eye, and saying that she's so sorry that left him and asking him to take her back. He smiled as he took out the White Veil from Keiko's deck and ripped it in two, taking Sartorious's bind on her. He pulled the covers and covered her body. He pecked Keiko's cheek and wiped the tear from her eye and then disappeared from the shadows from wence it came.
(Keiko's Dream)
"Do you want to make amends to Yusuke and your friends, Keiko?" a voice asked Keiko that sounded strangely like her own.
"Not only that, I want to make the Society of Light pay for what they did to me!" she said
A young woman with shoulder length black hair with red highlights stepped from the darkness and smiled at Keiko. Keiko felt at ease, despite the chilling darkness that was around them, "Here's the deck and use it to make the Society of Light pay," she replied handing Keiko a deck that seemed to glow within the darkness around them.
"Who are you?" Keiko asked, looking at the deck.
"I'm a friend that wants to save the balance between light and darkness. Tomorrow Keiko, when you awaken you will notice changes. Don't be afraid at all. This would show to the society that you mean business and won't allow yourself or your friends to be influenced by the light. You and the others will have complete control of darkness. Don't worry, you won't lose your mind to the shadows like Zane and Atticus did."
Keiko puts her new deck into her deck holder and placed her old deck into her pocket, "I'll see to it that the Society of Light is destroyed!"
(Sakura's Dream)
"Do you want to make amends for your actions while you were with the Society of Light, Sakura?" a voice asked that sounded strangely like Sakura's
"Yes I do!" Sakura replied.
A young girl with shoulder length black hair with red highlights stepped from the darkness and smiled at Sakura. Sakura felt at ease, despite the chilling darkness that was around them, "Here's the deck and use it to make the Society of Light pay," she replied handing Sakura a deck that seemed to glow within the darkness around them.
"Who are you?" Sakura asked, looking at the deck.
"I'm a friend that wants to save the balance between light and darkness. Tomorrow Sakura, when you awaken you will notice changes. Don't be afraid at all. This would show to the society that you mean business and won't allow any more of your friends to be influenced by the light. You and the others will have complete control of darkness. Don't worry, you won't lose your mind to the shadows like Zane and Atticus did."
Sakura puts her new deck into her deck holder and placed her old deck into her pocket, "Those geeks are going down!"
(Hinata's Dream)
"Do you want to make amends to Naruto for leaving him, Hinata?" a voice asked that sounded strangely like Hinata's
Hinata nodded in reply, "Yes I do," she replied
A young girl with black hair tied to a ponytail with red highlights stepped from the darkness and smiled at Hinata. Hinata felt at ease, despite the chilling darkness that was around them, "Here's the deck and use to help Naruto to destroy the Society of Light," she replied handing Hinata a deck that seemed to glow with the darkness around them.
"Who are you?" Hinata asked, looking at the deck.
"I'm a friend that wants to save the balance between light and darkness. Tomorrow Hinata, when you awaken you will notice changes. Don't be afraid at all. This would show to the society that you mean business and won't allow any more of your friends to be influenced by the light. You and the others will have complete control of darkness. Don't worry, you won't lose your mind to the shadows like Zane and Atticus did."
Hinata puts her new deck into her deck holder and placed her old deck into her pocket, "I won't let you or Naruto down!"
Morning...
Syrus awoke to the sound of loud music coming from the showers and he tried to ignore it. But soon the lyrics started to make him think about the friendship between him, Yusuke and Jaden.
(I don't own Change into Power)
Change into power,
we have the power,
we got the strength within,
we always fight to win,
The set of lyrics reminded him of the day that he felt met Yusuke. It was when they were five years old, when they met at Dueling Camp and reunited for the first time at the entrance exams for Duel Academy, last year.
Change into power,
we have the power,
together you and me,
will win the victory,
When I need someone to guide me,
To stand right beside me,
I know who to choose.
And if we stick together,
for now and forever,
there's no way to lose.
Those set of lyrics reminded him of there first days at Duel Academy, when Jaden stood by him during the Tag Team duel.
Change into power,
we have the power,
we got the strength within,
we always fight to win,
Change into power,
we have the power,
together you and me,
will win the victory,
To all the boys and the girls,
in the Yu-Gi-Oh world,
from near or far,
We'll be your ultimate friends,
and unto the end,
wherever you are,
These ones reminded him of how even the Darkness of the Shadow Riders and the Power of the Light couldn't keep them apart.
Change into power,
we have the power,
we got the strength within,
we always fight to win,
Change into power,
we have the power,
together you and me,
will win the victory,
Yu-Gi-Oh we fight to win,
fight to win,
Yu-Gi-Oh we fight to win,
fight to win,
Yu-Gi-Oh we fight to win,
fight to win,
Change into power,
we have the power,
we got the strength within,
we always fight to win,
Change into power,
we have the power,
together you and me,
will win the victory,
Change into power,
we have the power,
we got the strength within,
we always fight to win,
Change into power,
we got the power,
together you and me,
will win the victory!
The song ended and Syrus jumped from his bed, raced to and flung open the door to find Jaden standing there with a soft smile instead of his cruel smirk. Holding open his arms Syrus embraced him crying how sorry he was for betraying their friendship and he'd never do it again. "It's ok Syrus, I know you didn't mean to. Just promise me we'll be friends forever," Jaden asked hugging the shorter boy. "I promise, best friends forever," Syrus replied back.
At the beach.
After changing into her new black dyed Ra Yellow uniform and noticing the new physical changes, Keiko walked along the shore, thinking about one person. The person, who she completely sold out for power. There was a certain image that haunted her, an image from when she was brainwashed.
Flashback
"What!" Keiko yelled at her boyfriend, "What do you mean that you won't join me at the Society of Light!?"
"There's no way that I'm gonna join those white cults, Keiko!" Yusuke yelled.
"So, you're willing to sacrifice our relationship, just for your pride and judgmental attitude!"
Yusuke was taken back at Keiko's comment and glared, "If you'd rather end it just because I won't join those geeks then go ahead!"
Keiko narrowed her eyes, "Okay," she said, in a cold and emotionless tone, "It's over! Goodbye!" Keiko turned around and sprinted away from her now ex-boyfriend.
End Flashback
Keiko felt absolutely disgusted about throwing everything she believed in for power. She hated what she became, a cold hearted monster to her loved ones. Keiko fell onto her knees and hands, and then sobbed. She didn't blame Yusuke if he hates her, won't ever forgive her or doesn't take her back as his girlfriend, again. After all, she became a horrible friend and girlfriend altogether. She would just give anything to have things as they were before.
Just then, a shadow towered the crying brunette and the figure kneeled to Keiko and said, "Hey what's with the tears?"
Keiko recognized that voice and she raised her head to see Yusuke in front of her with a soft smile of his cruel and cold smirk. Despite Yusuke's changes, Keiko could realize him in a blink of an eye. Without any second thoughts and with open arms, Keiko tackled at Yusuke, with full force, which knocked the former spirit detective backwards as his back hits the sand. Keiko was crying onto Yusuke's chest, "Yusuke, I'm so sorry that I've betrayed you! I know this may not be the first time, either! I love you and I'm sorry and I won't leave you ever again!"
Yusuke wrapped his arms around the girl's back and creased it, "It's okay, Keiko, I know you wouldn't sell me out I'm just glad you're back with me!" he said.
"But this time, I'm staying with you till the end!"
Keiko raised her head from Yusuke's chest and moved up to press her lips onto Yusuke's, kissing him. Yusuke returns the kiss, as he feels Keiko's arms wrapped around his neck with neither of them letting go or breaking the kiss.