Hey everyone! Glad you liked the last chapter. Here's a new one. Enjoy! Also, there is a VERY IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE READ IT!

Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh GX or Jess; she still belongs to ladydream-chan.

Claimer: YAY! This ENTIRE STORY IS MINE!!!! And the one or two or three OCs that show up that aren't Jess are also mine. :)

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Jaden's POV

"I don't think this is a good idea, mates," Jim said again. I sighed and pulled on my jacket. Jesse was doing the same.

"You've said that over fifty times already, Jim," I said as I fixed the sleeves on my jacket. He slammed his fist on the kitchen counter.

"Then how many more times do I have to say it before it finally sinks in?!" I sighed again and looked at him.

"I know it's not a good idea but we still have to do this. We need help, Jim, and Jesse and I are going to get it." He scowled at me but didn't say a word. Everyone knew I was right.

"I'll come with you," Tony said, stepping forward.

"No," I snapped. Everyone looked at me. I glared at him. "Jesse and I are the leaders. We'll go and we'll go alone." He scowled at me. He may technically be my older brother, but in my eyes, he was still younger than Jess. Therefore, he couldn't tell me what to do.

"What if the Skulls jump you?" Emmy asked. She had her arms wrapped tightly around herself. I looked at her and reached inside my jacket, pulling out a handgun. I flashed it to her.

"They won't get the chance to." She just nodded. I tucked the gun away and looked at Jesse. He grabbed the keys off of the hook by the sink and tossed them to me. I caught them easily.

"Ready to go?" he asked. I nodded. We turned and headed for the door. Suddenly, I was hit in the back of the head with something small and round. I turned around, rubbing the back of my head, at the same time Jesse did. Julie stood behind the kitchen counter, a bowl of grapes in front of her. Alexis stood just behind her, Maria in her arms.

"Hey, wait just a cotton picking minute," Julie said. Jesse made a move toward her, but I reached out and discreetly grabbed the back of his jacket, keeping him from approaching her. He glanced at me, but stopped moving.

"What?" I asked. She ignored me and pointed at Jesse.

"You come home in one piece or don't come home at all." She was trying to tease him, to loosen the mood, but the stress of the last few days was definitely taking its toll on her. He just gave her a small smile and nodded. Alexis looked at me.

'Be Safe.'

She mouthed those two words and that's all she needed to say…err…mouth. I just smiled at her and nodded. Then, without another word, Jesse and I left the house. I climbed into the driver's seat and turned on the car, buckling in as Jesse did.

'Alright, Mark…where are we going?' I never felt like such a big idiot. I sat there for only a few seconds before his voice spoke to me in the back of my mind.

'Go left.' I sighed in relief, glad I wasn't losing my mind like I thought I was for a moment. Jesse glanced at me confused but when I didn't look back at him, he shrugged and looked back out the window. I put the car in 'drive' and drove the direction Mark told me to.

I just hoped the Pyramids didn't kill first and ask questions later.

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"There's help here?" Jesse asked as we got out of our recently parked car. I shrugged and slammed my door shut. Mark had ended up leading us over an hour away from Tony's place and to…Domino City. Now we were standing outside a small game shop. It was two stories with 'Kame' written in large, green letters on the upper story, just above the entrance door. An 'open' sign hung on the door from the inside.

"Yeah, I guess." He looked at me.

"You guess?" I sighed.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you how I know help is in there. You'd have me committed." He shrugged.

"So what? I want to do that to you every day." I smiled and slugged him playfully in the arm. He just laughed and returned the treatment.

"Funny. Let's see if we can get some help." He nodded and we went inside, him behind me. A bell chimed above my head when I opened the door. We were surrounded by games on all sides. A large, glass counter was at the very front of the store. An old man with grey, slightly spiky hair looked away from his newspaper and up at us.

"Hello young whippersnappers! What can Grandpa do for you today?" He smiled very nicely at us. Jesse was very tense behind me. I patted his hand without looking away from the man I was walking over to. I reached the counter and folded my hands on the glass. It was filled with many duel monster cards. On a normal day, when I was living my normal life, I would have loved to come to this store. But not today.

'Okay, Mark. What do I say to this man? Is he a Pyramid?' I couldn't believe that. Mark chuckled in the back of my head.

'No, he's not. But he is your link to the Pyramids. Just say that you're here to collect Mark's debt.' I took a deep breath and looked Grandpa square in the eye.

"I'm here to collect Mark's debt." Jesse gasped from behind me and Grandpa's eyes grew wide. Then they slowly fell into a scowl. Without a word, he walked around the counter and quickly locked the front door, flipping the 'open' sign to 'closed'. Then he walked over to me.

"Mark's debt you say? And how do you intend to 'collect'?" I took another breath.

"We-" I gestured to Jesse and I "Need help. Our friends and family, not to mention ourselves, are on a list you don't want to be on." Grandpa folded his arms across his chest.

"And what kind of list is this?" I leaned down so I was level with his face.

"A hit list. The Skulls hit list." That got him. His face paled and his eyes grew to the size of dinner plates.

"I thought the Bloods and Cribs disbanded those monsters," he gasped.

"We did," Jesse said with his eyes narrowed at me. Grandpa gasped again.

"You're Bloods?" I nodded, as did Jesse.

"The two main leaders."

"Who is L1?" Look at Grandpa, all into this gang lingo!

"I am," I said. He looked me up and down and then gestured into the living room behind him.

"Take a seat, please. I'll contact who you need." With that, he disappeared into another room. Jesse and I made our way over to the couch in the living room, sitting down. I didn't look around, but instead leaned forward with my elbows on my knees.

"Okay, what the hell is going on?" Jesse hissed. I looked at him.

"What?" He glared at me.

"Who is that old man calling? And what is Mark's debt you're collecting? I didn't even know Mark had any debt he could collect!" I took a deep breath and then released it slowly.

"Grandpa is calling the people who owe Mark a favor, one I'm cashing in because we need help!"

"I know we need help! That's the whole point of this little field trip, Mister L1!" He was visibly annoyed. "I just want to know who he's calling."

"The Pyramids," I whispered. Jesse paled.

"What?" I rolled my eyes and looked away from him.

"You heard me."

"Do you have a death wish?" I just sighed again. I do that when I'm very stressed out, which I currently am.

"Jesse, please, trust me. Trust Mark. Do you really think I'd come here just to get killed?" I looked at him. He was biting his lip, hesitating. When he looked at me, he just sighed and nodded.

"Alright, fine, I trust you." I smiled at him and he smiled back. Then we just sat there for awhile. I leaned back against the couch, Jesse doing the same. Suddenly, the door chimed. Jesse and I looked at each other. The shop was still closed, so this was who we were waiting for. He pressed his lips together and patted the side of his jacket. I gave him a look that questioned his sanity as someone cleared their throat. I turned around to see Grandpa.

"Boys," he took a step to the side and gestured to the five men standing behind him. "Meet the Pyramids."

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CLIFFHANGER!

Teehee, I bet you guys already think you know who the Pyramids are, but not a word! Shhh!

You'll probably guess a few, but some might surprise you! XD

Please review and you'll find out who they really are!

PS: I know Jaden already met Grandpa, but I'm going to say they both forgot or they haven't met. You decide!

Okay, the note. The updates for my stories are going to more spread out and few and far between. I don't want to do this but guys, I'm freaking out right now! I'm afraid I'm going to breakdown any day now with school and everything right now. I'm just really behind in a class already and I need to catch up and keep homework under control before I can write freely like I want to. I'm really sorry, just understand, please. Thanks!

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