Sorry for making you all wait. Well, better late than never, right? In any case, enjoy the chapter!!

Chapter 2

A Day Out

Later that same day, Elizabeth forgot her troubles. Anna's mother would be taken her to the grocery store. It sounded corny. Elizabeth didn't care. She wanted to get as close to Anna's family as possible.

"Anna, be careful. Don't do anything dumb while we're gone," Anna's mother shouted behind her. Elizabeth glared at Takuya as a warning to tell nothing to Anna. Anna only saw this for a split second.

"See you later, Anna!" Elizabeth cheerfully called to Anna. Anna waved a weak goodbye, knowing that something was up.

Anna sat on the couch and immediately flipped through the channels. When she found that there was nothing on, Anna went to the computer and went to you tube to find something to watch.

"Takuya, what's the deal with you and Elizabeth? She gave you an evil glare before leaving," Anna spoke before Takuya had a chance to backfire.

"Well, what it is, only Elizabeth can tell. It's her privacy after all," Takuya casually put the flames on Elizabeth.

It's alright, Takuya, tell them. They're bound to find out anyway, Elizabeth's sad voice thrust into Takuya's mind through the open mind link.

"Actually, Elizabeth wants me to tell you guys now." Takuya waited for the now anxious Anna and Yugi to urn around before he continued.

"I was thinking of telling you something that happened to Elizabeth." The other two waited for the story to begin, now more curious about what had happened.

Takuya told them the story of how Elizabeth became an adopted child. He spoke, in great detail, about Elizabeth finding the armada of villains, of the catastrophic battle that pursued, and of the final words spoken by Elizabeth's mother. When Takuya finished speaking, Anna and Yugi were flabbergasted.

"Elizabeth's whole entire family…but…there's no way that-"

"-it could've happened? Well, it did happen, unfortunately." Takuya heaved a sigh and felt better about telling at least one secret for now. At that moment, the door burst open with a bang. The three serious figures yelped when the door opened.

"Anna…its Elizabeth, she-"

"Catch your breath first, mom, then tell me what happened," Anna, although panicking, calmed her frantic mother.

"It's about Elizabeth. At the store, a humongous purple snake blasted through. Elizabeth dragged me to safety and ran up to the snake. A battle ensued, and Elizabeth…Elizabeth got kidnapped!" Anna's mother almost nearly screeched two octaves too high.

"Where do you think she got taken?" Anna asked, now frantic herself. Yugi was panicked as well, but Takuya was plain outraged.

"I don't know. All I know is that Elizabeth is in grave danger." Anna's mother pulled herself to the couch, her chest violently shaking up and down.

"Did you see if there was anyone on top of the snake?" Anna asked, trying with all her might to stay calm.

"There were four people: one was sickeningly pale, one with glasses and white hair, one with darker skin tone and a rod in his hand, and one wearing an odd-shaped necklace," Anna's mother described, her eyes closed. Takuya growled under his breath.

"Stay here, mom. I'm going to go looking for her now." Anna took her mother's hand and held it in a loving fashion.

"But, you won't-"

"I'll be fine, mom, don't worry." Anna gently squeezed her mother's hand, assuring that she would return.

"Well, then, you need some supplies for this trip. It might take some time to find Elizabeth," Anna's mother added slowly getting up and heading for the kitchen.

"You heard your mom, but it's best to leave just after dark for the element of surprise," Takuya planned. Yugi nodded in agreement. Anna also agreed to leave just after dusk.

Hang in there, Elizabeth, we're on our way, Anna thought silently, then went to her room to start packing her things.