Disclaimer: I will never own YGO GX, If I ever did, I would jump for joy, then introduce my OC in this fanfic to the show. But, I will never do that and I don't own YGO GX. And I will also never meet Wayne Grayson either. Life doesn't like me...

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Chapter 7: The Warrior Returning Alive

Where am I? What's going on? Am I alive?

Airland opened her brown eyes to find herself underwater and inside a huge bubble. She automatically freaked out when she saw a little girl with wide light blue eyes, dark blue hair, wearing a light dark tan cloak, a dark green top, and a dark blue skirt holding a sceptor sitting next to her.

"Thank goodness. I thought you were a goner." the girl said grinning.

Airland's eyes bulged to the size of dinner plates as she began to stammer, "W-Who... w-what are you?"

The dark blue haired girl cocked her head, "What's the matter? Never seen a Duel Spirit before?" Airland nearly fainted when the girl smiled at her and spoke again, "I'm Eria the Water Charmer!"

I have to be dead... this is all a hallucination... I can't be sitting in a BUBBLE talking to one of the Elemental Charmers... I must have bit the dust... AW MAN! WHAT A BUMMER! I'M IN BUBBLE WORLD!

"No, you aren't." Eria said, reading Airland's thoughts. "We're almost to the surface world. There, we'll meet up with Aussa."

"Did you save me?" Airland blurted out.

Eria nodded slightly, "I was talking to some of the water spirits and saw you. So I had Bubbleman create a transport bubble for you so you could breathe. Now, I'm suppossed to get you back to Academy Island, Aussa's teriotory and we'll try and get you back to the Red Dorms." Eria then added in a sly tone. "So you can tell Syrus the truth."

"What do you know about Syrus?" Airland said, narrowing her eyes.

Eria only smirked as Airland notice duel spirits swimming around them. She recognized a Space Mambo, Liquid Beast, Water Dragon, and a Toon Mermaid. Then she saw Bubbleman wave to Eria, who waved back. Airland was now convinced she was really dead and ended up in Duel Monster Heaven aka the Card Graveyard.

"Hey! There's the surface!" Eria exclaimed after a few minutes.

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"Airland..." Alexis burst into tears again as Syrus and Bastion hugged her.

Jaden was silently staring out into the cruel waters, his only hope was that his sister had managed to float back to Academy Island and was wandering around the island looking for her way back. His refused to talk to anyone and Syrus was an emotional wreck. Mindy and Jasmine couldn't even talk without bursting into tears. Bastion was grieving in his own way. Chazz had locked himself up in his dorm and refused to speak to anyone.

"We'll find her..." Mindy sniffled. "We have to..."

Jaden pulled out his deck and looked at one of his magic cards.

If only this game was real... then I could play The Warrior Returning Alive and bring back my sister... But she's right. It isn't real. Dueling isn't everything anymore...

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"Eria! Took ya long enough!" a girl wearing square goggles, a pair of dark blue shorts, a dark green top like Eria's and the same type of cloak with light dirt brown eyes and chin length spiky brown hair holding a sceptor exclaimed. She eyed Airland. "Oh... this is her."

"Hi, Aussa." Eria replied, popping the bubble once they were on the beach nearest to the volcano. "Yep, this is Airland Yuki. The one and only."

"I still think I'm in the Card Graveyard..." Airland muttered as Aussa examined her.

"Most people would," Aussa replied. "I'm Aussa the Earth Charmer. Nice to meetcha."

Syrus... he would always say that... that was the very first thing he said to me, and it was the first thing that made me notice how sweet he was... Airland was on the verge of tears. Will I ever get to see my friends again?

"C'mon, we have to find Hiita around here somewhere." Aussa ordered, she grabbed Airland by the sleeve of her soaked Slifer Blazer and began pulling her deep into the forest.

Like before, Airland began to see different earth spirits. She spotted a Maji-Gire Panda, Master Kyonshee, Rescue Cat, Griggle, and Cat's Ear Tribe. She was totally freaked out now. Eria and Aussa seemed to notice.

I'm going insane! I'm going insane!

"Hey..." Airland said suddenly. "Where's my duel spirit? Toon Magician's Valkyria?"

A/N: If I misspelled it, sorry. Please nicely point it out in your review!

"She's hanging out with Silent Magician." Eria explained. "She'll probably pop up sooner or later."

"Silent Magician? Who's Duel Spirit is that?" Airland blinked her warm brown eyes in confusion.

"Alison Andrews'." Aussa answered. "C'mon! I can see Fox Fire playing with Hiita!"

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A girl with straight waistlength jet black hair and icy green eyes wearing goggles like Aussa's was sitting in her Ra Yellow dorm watching two Duel Spirits having a sceptor fight in midair. The boy was Silent Magician, one of her duel spirits. The girl was Toon Magician's Valkyria, a Duel Spirit that belonged to Jaden Yuki's twin sister. Alison Raven Andrews had heard that Airland had become lost at sea and felt sad. But one thing puzzled her, if Airland was gone, how come Valkyria was still there?

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"Hiya!" a girl with reddish-brown hair and reddish-brown eyes karate kicked the Fox Fire currently battling her and flipped back in front of Airland, Eria, and Aussa. She was wearing a black skirt with an outfit similar to Aussa's and Eria's. She was holding a sceptor as well. "Hey, guys. So this is the infamous Airland Yuki."

"Lemme guess, Hiita the Fire Charmer, right?" Airland sighed.

Hiita smirked, "Who else would be battling a Fox Fire at the base of a volcano?"

"Hiita, we have to get her back to the Red dorm." Eria replied at once. "Now."

Hiita rolled her eyes, "Fine, fine... don't get your wand in a knot."

Aussa giggled and Airland only sighed again. Something told her she wasn't going to be surprised if they came across the last Elemental Charmer...

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"Maybe we should go look for her." Jasmine suggested. "Maybe she's still on the island."

"Of course she's on the island!" Syrus said, on the verge of tears. "Where else would she be?! Dueling's her life!"

"No, it isn't."

Chazz, Mindy, Bastion, Jasmine, Syrus, and Alexis all turned to Jaden. It had been the first time since Airland's disappearance he had breathed a word. His eyes were dark and hollow and Alexis felt like a weight had dropped inside her stomach.

"Airland and I were fighting. About dueling." Jaden closed his eyes to gather himself. "She stepped back away from me, her heels at the edge. A storm was happening and the waves were crashing. I moved forward and she lost her balance... and..." Jaden couldn't bring himself to say the last words. He skipped them. "Dueling isn't her life. It isn't everything anymore..." Jaden whispered, Alexis stepped forward. "And... she also made me uncover my eyes. I was hiding them in shame... I realize the truth now..." Jaden turned to Alexis, everyone else staring at them. "She made me realize..." Jaden's mouth was dry. He gulped before he said the hardest words he could ever say. "I love you, Alexis."

Alexis' eyes filled with tears of joy before she threw her arms around Jaden's neck, "I love you, too!"

Bastion and Chazz anime collapsed while Mindy and Jasmine sighed. Syrus kinda twitched a little before he looked towards the main building. He could imagine Airland and he sighed.

Where ever you are, Airland... I want you to know I love you as well. You are a warrior...

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"C'mon! Keep up you weaklings!" Hiita teased as Eria and Airland lagged behind as they ran through the thick forest. They had been running for what seemed like hours and Airland was fatigued, starving, and worried to death. Eria was panting, "You two are so slow! You're worse than Shirelings!"

Aussa spoke up, "Hey, let's take a breather. Airland looks wiped and starved."

"Fine." Hiita rolled her reddish-brown eyes before they collapsed in a grove. "I'll find her something to eat. Humans... always having to do stuff like that..."

Once Hiita was gone, Aussa and Eria turned to Airland.

"Poor girl, she looks like she's been through a lot lately." Eria tisked. "I wish we could help her."

"Find her some water." Aussa then ordered. "I'll find some fire wood. It's getting dark and we're gonna have to camp here tonight. We'll find Wynn tomorrow."

Airland sprawled out and felt her eyes begin to close as she looked into the starry sky. Crickets chirped and created a melody. Airland had fallen asleep and felt someone shake her awake. She opened her eyes to see Eria and Aussa so asleep, they looked dead, and she saw Hiita sitting next to her. The flames from a fire dancing in her reddish-brown eyes.

"Hey, you need to eat something." Hiita said quietly. She pushed her some fruit. "I found some of this."

"Thank you." Airland whispered, she took off her damp blazer and hung it on a tree branch near the fire so the heat could dry it completly. Her white shirt had dried completly by now. She began to eat the fruit and smiled at Hiita. "This is really good, Hiita."

Hiita only nodded to aknowledge she heard her. Airland sighed and opened her deck holder. She pulled out the waterproof case surronding her deck and pulled out eight cards. Hiita watching her from the corner of her eye as she continued hugging her knees.

"What are those?" Hiita finally whispered.

"My Elemental Charmer cards." whispered Airland, her eyes smiling. "Here's you, Eria, Aussa, and Wynn..." She held up the last four cards. "And here are the Familiar Possessed cards."

Hiita picked up Familiar-Possessed Hiita and smiled shyly.

"Will I really evolve soon?" she asked hopefully.

Airland nodded, "Yeah, you will."

Hiita smiled again before she handed Airland the water Eria had collected. Airland took it gratefully and drank it all before lying back down. Her eyes slowly closing. The last she saw was Hiita admiring all the Elemental Charmer cards, a new happiness in her reddish-brown eyes.

Maybe I can actually be worth something... Hiita thought as Airland drifted off to sleep. I don't wanna be alone anymore...

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"Wake up, Airland."

Eria shook awake the bruenette, Hiita had covered her up with her dry blazer in the middle of the night and put the cards back in the deck holder on Airlands belt, and she ate a quick breakfast before they headed off again. This time towards a place where Wheeler, a monkey that had kidnapped Jasmine, was set free by Jaden. They reached it and Airland jumped when she saw a girl smaller than the other Charmers' sitting on the edge of a log, staring out to the sea. Airland took notice of a gentle breeze coming from the girl. She had light green hair pulled into a ponytail and light green eyes. She wore the same outfit as the other Charmers too.

"Hiya, Wynn." Aussa said.

"Oh, hello." the Charmer turned around. "I'm Wynn the Wind Charmer."

"I'm Airland Yuki... uh... the duelist." Airland sweatdropped.

Wynn had hope in her wide eyes, "Does this mean we'll be able to evolve soon?"

Hiita, surprisingly, answered. "Yes, Wynn. It does."

Airland blinked, looking lost.

"Uh... mind telling me what's goin' on?" She asked, chibi-blushing.

Eria and Aussa sweatdropped, shuffiling their feet.

"Well, you see, Airland... by helping you, we'll be allowed to evolve to our Familiar-Possessed forms..." Eria sheepishly explained. "And we'll become your permanant Duel Spirits..."

Airland anime collapsed, "YOU SHOULD'VE MENTIONED IT SOONER!"

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"Jaden..." Alexis sat next to the depressed boy and hugged him. "We'll find her..."

"I know... Lex... but I'm worried about her. She's my sister and..." Jaden replied, he felt her turn so she was facing him completly. "She's the one who finally made me realize the truth..." Jaden's eyes smiled. "That I love you with all my heart."

Alexis blushed before Jaden kissed her quickly. They kissed again, but more deeply. Syrus was sitting on the steps outside of the dorm, staring out at the afternoon sun. He quickly looked down at the book in his lap.

The Lord of the Rings... Airland's favorite trilogy... now I see why Arwen was her favorite character... she was strong, independent, beautfiul, and couragous... Just like her. Gosh! Why can't I just see her one last time and tell her the truth! About the feelings I harbor for her! Why do I have to loose everything!?

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Airland reached the top of the hill near the Slifer Dorms about Midnight. She smiled at the Elemental Charmers.

"I can't thank you enough." Airland said softly, they were becoming transparent again.

"Now we can evolve." Hiita smiled.

"And fulfill the power of the elements." Aussa and Eria added.

"And become your protectors..." Wynn whispered with the wind.

They began to glow. Hiita, red. Eria, blue. Aussa, brown. And Wynn, green. They all transformed into their Familiar-Possessed forms. Happiness on their faces. Airland nodded slightly before they faded and she began to glow white. Airland closed her eyes as she stood on top of the hill, looking down upon her home.

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"JADEN! ALEXIS! MINDY! CHAZZ! SYRUS!" Jasmine and Bastion shrieked from outside that night around midnight.

"What?! What's goin' on?!" everyone exclaimed as they scrambled outside.

They all had been staying at the Slifer Dorms (yes, even Chazz) and were all wide awake. Jasmine and Bastion had been outside talking when they saw it.

"Look over there!" Jasmine cried, pointing to the top of the hill.

They could see a figure glowing. A familiar figure with waistlength dark brown hair and caramel highlights with warm brown eyes. Syrus stared at it and felt tears pouring down his face. It was the truth... The Warrior Returning Alive...

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A/N: CLIFFHANGER ONCE MORE! Okay, what do you think should happen once Jaden and co, are reunited with Airland? Will Syrus finally reveal his feelings? Will Airland? If you have any ideas, PUH-LEEZE share them with me in your review! Please R&R GX fans!

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