First Yu-gi-oh Gx Fanfic so I hope it's' alright
He had to keep running. Just a little further and he'd make it. The sound of a twig snapping behind him made Jesse's heart jump into his throat. They were right behind him and by the sounds of it getting even close by the second. Even as he made a last ditch effort to stay ahead of his assailants Jesse's foot caught on a log and he fell face first into the mud. Amethyst Cat and Topaz Tiger immediately jumped in front of him as Jesse pushed himself up onto his feet.
"Keep running Jesse. We'll hold them off."
"But…"
"GO!" Amethyst shouted as Ruby Carbuncle nudged his leg to keep him moving. Not daring to look back, Jesse kept running. He could hear the noise of a battle behind him and heard the shouts as his assailants were greeted with two large cats rather than the bluenette they were after. Cobalt Eagle appeared above Jesse's head as Amethyst Cat and Topaz Tiger ran back to his side.
"How far?" Jesse shouted to the bird. They'd been bought some time but Jesse knew from experience that every second counted.
"Not far, chief." Cobalt Eagle replied as a shout appeared behind Jesse.
"Faster Jesse." Topaz Tiger growled but Jesse couldn't go any faster. He was exhausted from the constant running. He was already slowing down, tripping over tree trunks on the ground. The only thing keeping him falling was the crystal beasts running close by his side; and the only thing keeping him from giving up was the thought of what those creatures would do if they caught him.
"I can see the way out." Jesse shouted as a hint of sun appeared through the dense thicket of trees. With the sun in sight Jesse made one last desperate spurt of speed, knowing the light would give him the cover he needed to get away. At least for now. "Almost there."
Just as Jesse was in touching distance of safety, a clawed shadowed hand grabbed a hold of his ankle. Jesse went down with a cry as Sapphire Pegasus appeared in front of him. Kicking at the hand, Jesse struggled to his feet but it was too late. His assailants had him surrounded. Amber mammoth and Emerald Tortoise appeared then as his crystal beasts surrounded him, keeping the shadowed creatures back. Ruby jumped onto Jesse's shoulder as Topaz Tiger and Amethyst Cat growled at the surrounding creatures.
"Where is it?" One hissed, daring to scratch at Sapphire Pegasus.
"I don't have it." Jesse shouted, hoping against hope for an opening. The creatures were closing in, hemming him and his crystal beasts into a trap. It didn't matter that his crystals were stronger than the shadow monsters because here in the dark those creatures had a distinct advantage. As if to prove this, one disappeared, melting into the darkness only to reappear in front of Jesse. The bluenette cried out in pain as a clawed hand scratched his arm, drawing blood.
"Bi bi." Ruby went to jump at the monster only for Jesse to pull her back.
"Don't, there too strong for you Ruby." As he said this, Amber Mammoth charged the creature that immediately melted into the darkness and returned to stand with the other monsters.
"You can't win. Surrender now and we won't kill your pets." The creature hissed but Jesse knew better. They needed to crystal beasts as surly as they needed him. What they did to them when they finally got them, though, was anyone's guess.
Without warning the creatures charged at the crystal beasts and Jesse. Before long the crystal beasts were overpowered, returning to gem form, creating a perfect circle around Jesse. The last to return to that form was Ruby and then Jesse was surrounded. He had nowhere to go and his deck, which was strapped to his arm, wouldn't help him now. Not when the creatures surrounding him weren't giving him chance to draw let alone play a card. Jesse shouted in pain as he fell to his knees and the shadowed creatures fell on top of him.
Just as his vision started to darken at the edges he saw the crystals surrounding him start to glow brightly and a shape appear in front of him. The shadowed monsters fell off him with inhuman shrieks of pain as Jesse finally lost consciousness.
….
"What was that?" Jaden said as a bright light shot into the sky from the direction of the dark forest.
"I don't know but I don't like the look of it." Syrus replied but Jaden didn't listen to his small friend. The bright light had appeared so suddenly and then disappeared again in the same instant that Jaden's curiosity was piqued enough for him to ignore the protesting shouts of his friends as he ran in the direction of it.
"Serge, wait up." Hasslebury shouted as Winged Kuriboh appeared by Jaden's side.
"I'm going to get the others." Syrus shouted at Hasslebury as the dinosaur dualist ran after Jaden. As they neared the dark edges of the forest Jaden hesitated. He knew as well as anyone else in the Dark World that certain types of monsters lurked in the depths of the darkness, creatures that were hard, if not impossible; to stop when there wasn't any light around.
"Serge, I don't think this is a good idea." Hasslebury stated just as Alexis' voice appeared from behind them telling them to stop.
"It's too dangerous Jaden." Alexis said as she, Syrus and Chazz stopped in front of them.
"Some kind of light came from in there. I think someone's in trouble." Jaden said, though why he had that sinking feeling was beyond his understanding.
"Anyone who was in there wouldn't have survived the shadow monsters." Alexis replied and Jaden knew she was right. But at that moment he wasn't listening to common sense.
"I have to check it out." He replied and without a seconds thought he ran into the forest.
The forest was pitch black so he quickly summoned Glow Moss too light the way. It helped a little at keeping the shadows away but Jaden was glad when his friends joined him. "We can't have you getting killed slacker." Chazz stated as he glared at Jaden.
"I didn't know you cared so much Chazz."
"Yeah right." Chazz replied, pushing ahead but still keeping in the light of Glow Moss. No one wanted to be alone in the dark in this place.
Eventually they came to the spot where Jaden had seen the bright light coming from. "Is anyone there?" Jaden shouted, his voice echoing around in the dark.
"Quieten down Jaden." Syrus whispered as Jaden walked further forwards. Suddenly he stopped as the soft white light from Glow Moss illuminated a card on the floor. Picking it up, Jaden frowned as he looked at it. It was a duel's monsters card, but not one he'd ever seen before.
"There's more." Alexis shouted. Soon they'd found 7 different duel monster cards and Jaden was just thinking of the poor fate the dualist who had owned these cards must have come to when he saw a shadow on the ground.
Without missing a beat, Jaden summoned Neos as the others pulled out their own cards. "Wait!" Jaden shouted before Chazz anyone else could summon a monster. The shadow on the ground wasn't a duel monster, it was a person. "Hey are you okay?" Jaden asked as he knelt next to the form before realising he was unconscious.
"Is he dead?" Hasslebury asked.
"I don't think so." Jaden replied. He could faintly hear the blue haired boys' shallow breathing.
"We need to get him out of here." Alexis said, getting nods of agreement from the others.
"Hasslebury." Jaden said, motioning for Hasslebury to pick up the bluenette. As soon as they were out of the forest, Jaden re-summoned Neos. "Is he alright?" Jaden asked. Now they were back in some semblance of daylight, he could see that the bluenette was eerily pale and there was blood coming from cuts around his exposed skin.
"We don't even know who he slacker. We shouldn't be worried about him; we should be worried about us if he turns out to be someone dangerous." Chazz replied.
Alexis turned to look at Jaden before speaking. "I hate to agree with Chazz, but he may be right. We don't know who this guy is and we certainly don't know what trouble he's going to bring."
"I don't think he's working with those creatures. I think he was running." Jaden replied, looking at the cards in his hands. Something told him that whoever this bluenette was, he couldn't allow any harm to come to him.
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