Siren here again! Again, I'd like to thank FluffysMate17, now go read her fics. I demand it.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own YuGiOh. ...Well... IN MY MIND I DO!

Tanner slowly opened her eyes and gazed blearily into the surrounding darkness. "Where the hell am I?" She muttered to herself. Sitting up, she rubbed her aching head and squinted around. The dim outline of gloomy, stone walls greeted her. A single torch burned dully on the wall, throwing shadows across the room.

A faint moan beside her caused Tanner to jump and look around fearfully. To her surprise, she found a weakly stirring Elaine. "Lainey...?" She asked slowly, not quite comprehending the situation. The smaller girl whimpered and sat up, holding her head.

"Tanner?" She asked, gaining a grim nod from her companion. "Where are we?"

"Like hell if I know…" Tanner grumbled. A dark chuckle echoed suddenly behind them, causing both girls to whip their heads around in fright. For the first time, a sinister throne on the other side of the room was noticed. That part of the dungeon was barely touched by the flickering torch, making it impossible to tell who their visitor was.

"Excellent," a rough, male voice spoke from atop the throne. "You are both awake and, I trust, in one piece?"

"If I wasn't in one piece, I'd probably be dead by now!" Tanner snapped. "Now, where the hell are we? And who the hell are you?"

"Impatient, aren't we?" He laughed coldly. "But, in case you haven't noticed, you are not in the position to be making demands… Tanner."

Tanner glared at the shadowy throne, jaw clenched. It's not usually a good thing when creepy child snatchers know your name.

"And don't think I've forgotten about you, Elaine," the man continued, causing said girl to tense anxiously. "I have summoned both of you here for a purpose. This is my proposition: you do as I tell you, and I send you back home unharmed. Refuse, and it would be… unfortunate."

"As if!" Tanner snorted, paying no attention to Elaine's look of horror. "There's no way we're doing everything you say when we don't even know if you'll uphold your end of the bargain. Hell, no!"

"Tanner!" Elaine whispered in her friend's ear, petrified. "What are you thinking? If we help him, we go home!"

Tanner turned her furious glare on the shorter girl. "I am not joining up with this guy, whoever he is. We'll find our own way home."

"You dare defy me?" He purred dangerously. "So be it. Go to your deaths, you fools!" He laughed then, and the noise grew until it was unbearable. Static electricity crackled in the girls' ears and, for the second time that day, everything fell into darkness.

That's all for now! Wow, two chapters in one day... I'm on a roll. Haha! Seeyuh!

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