Here's the final part, enjoy!

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 stood in the middle of the kitchen, looking around. The smell of bleach permeated around me, stinging my nose. Everyone was murmuring quietly in the other room, still shaken from what happened. I felt eyes on me, knowing without looking who it was.

"They're not back yet," I said, stating a fact that was meant to be a question. Arms wrapped around me loosely, a head resting between my shoulder blades.

"No, they're not," Alexis said. I just nodded and continued to stare at the shattered window. Her arms tightened around me. "Are you okay?" I sighed and placed my hand over both of hers, squeezing them.

"No, but I have other things I need to worry about." She stretched up on her tiptoes, pressing her lips to the side of my neck.

"Everything will be okay, Jaden. You'll stop them." I nodded.

"I know I'll stop them, I know that. But what I don't know is how many other people will die before I finally do." We stayed quiet a moment before she forced me to turn, framing my face with her hands. She looked worried, staring intently into my eyes. I kept my face blank, just staring at her.

"You'll stop them and that's all that matters." I sighed and placed my hands over hers, holding them to my face.

"They'll kill others, Alexis, long before I get close to stopping them." I looked into her eyes. "I'm just worried as to who they will be." She frowned and leaned up, pressing her lips to mine. She pulled back after a moment, staring at me intently.

"I can't tell you they won't kill and I can't tell you who they will if they do. But I will tell you this: you can't worry about the lives; you have to worry about the enemy. If you don't figure out a way to stop them, more people will die." I frowned and pulled her hands back, turning away from her.

"It's not that simple." She sighed but kept quiet. There wasn't anything she could say to me that would change my mind; I'm just stubborn like that.

"Jaden," she began but before she could say anything more, the front door slammed open.

"Where is she?" Nathan demanded. I turned around and ran out of the room, seeing Kaiba and Jack pointing guns at him. He stared down each barrel unwavering.

"Stand down!" I yelled, rushing over and hitting each gun out of their hands. They spun up in the air and I caught them, holding onto each barrel. "He's Nathan Carter! Julie's father!" They looked at me and then him.

"Kaiba," Atem said.

"Jack," Yusei warned. Both of them scowled and grabbed their guns, placing them back in their coats.

"Where is Julie, Jaden?" Nathan demanded. I looked at him, lowering my hands to my sides.

"She's out with Jesse chasing Camilla." He looked at me confused.

"Who's Camilla?" I touched his arm, guiding him to the living room.

"She's the Skull who killed Emmy." He gasped and looked at me wide eyed.

"She's really dead?" I lowered my eyes and nodded.

"Yeah, they got her too." He fell into a chair, shaking his head slowly.

"I can't believe it." I frowned and sat down on the edge of the table.

"I don't want to be appear rude, Nathan, but I need to know what you've learned." He looked at me, nodding.

"Of course." He reached into his coat and handed me some paper. I took them and unfolded them. Without missing a beat, Atem, and Yusei were around me, looking at the paper. It appeared to be a lot of information, mainly rumors, as to the mysterious leader of the Skulls.

"How did you gather all of this information?" Atem gasped. Yusei snatched the paper from my hand, staring at it intently. Nathan simply shrugged.

"I have a lot of friends thanks to my time as Ethan Cartage." Every head aside from my friends whipped to look at him in shock.

"You're Ethan Cartage?" Joey said, completely shocked. Tristan and Marik looked at each other, as if they didn't buy it for one minute. Nathan sighed.

"No, I was Ethan Cartage. Now I'm Nathan Carter." Yusei lowered the paper, looking at him. His cobalt eyes were cool and serious.

"This information, just how reliable is it?"

"My friends are reliable, but what they say may not because everything there is rumors they themselves have heard. The information is meant to give you a better understanding of who the leader may be." Nathan looked at him, eyes curious. "Does it seem too farfetched?" Yusei shook his head, placing his chin in his hands as he looked at the paper again.

"No, it doesn't, but there are still a lot of people who fit this bill." Nathan sighed.

"I'm sorry, I tried to help." I smiled softly and placed my hand on his knee.

"Thank you, Nathan. I know you tried your hardest." He sighed and leaned back.

"Yes, but still not enough." I wanted to argue, but knew it would do no good, so I simply shook my head and stood up, walking over to my friends standing out in the walkway. Jim was leaning against the wall, arms across his chest. He looked worried.

"They're still not back." I frowned and looked at the door.

"Maybe they caught her," Syrus said, trying to sound hopeful. My frown only intensified, mirrored by Alexis.

"Camilla wouldn't be caught so easily," she said. My eyes narrowed slowly as her words sank in. I got a pretty good look at Camilla the last time we met and Alexis is right; she wouldn't be caught easily. She also wouldn't be seen. Then why…

I froze, breath hitching, eyes widening, realizing instantly what it meant, what was going on.

"It's a trap!" I snapped. Jim gasped and I was quickly surrounded by everyone else. Nathan lightly touched my arm.

"Julie and Jesse?" I spun around and started running toward the door, Jim on my heels. I was just about to open it when the Jesse opened it, carrying Julie in his arms. He looked up at me, slightly ragged looking and completely worn out. We all breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened to Julie?" Blair asked. Jesse shifted his arms, looking down at her. She had her head resting on his shoulder, asleep.

"It was a trap; Camilla led us to Chris and Emmy's old apartment. It was covered in gasoline. One of the Skulls was there and blew the place sky high." Greiger huffed.

"How could you walk into a room with the smell of gasoline strong?" Jesse glared at him, arms tightening around the sleeping woman in his arms.

"We weren't paying attention, all right?" Yusei held up his hands.

"Okay, calm down both of you." He looked at Greiger. "Don't make him mad, Greiger. Adrenaline does funny things to our minds and senses. You of all people should know that." He simply narrowed his eyes at his leader before relenting with a sigh.

"Here, Jesse, why don't you lay her down over here," Grandpa said, guiding Jesse by the arm to the couch. He laid Julie down and walked over to me, grabbing my arm. I looked up at him.

"I need to talk to you," he said, keeping his voice low so only I could hear it. I looked up to see Everyone around Julie or talking quietly to themselves. I nodded and the two of us walked outside, closing the door quietly behind us. I looked up at him, seeing that he was looking around.

"What is it?" He looked at me, eyes more serious than I've ever seen.

"The Skull that was waiting for us was one I recognized." My eyes widened.

"Who?" He frowned and grabbed my arm, pulling me toward him. I became confused as he placed his lips to my ear and whispered the name. My eyes grew wider than ever before, heart pounding painfully in my chest. Jesse pulled back and stared at my panicked expression with a calm one.

"Are you sure?" I sounded breathless. He nodded. I closed my eyes and threaded my fingers through my hair, shaking my head back and forth. "Great, fucking great." I looked up at him. "We're royally screwed."

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"Are you guys okay?" Hassleberry asked when Jesse and I walked back in. I nodded, having finally composed myself. Jesse and I decided to keep the identity of the Skull secret; no need to cause widespread panic.

"Uh oh, I think someone wants her daddy," Akiza said, coming down the stairs. Jesse turned as she walked over to him. Maria already had her arms out, tears streaming down her chubby cheeks as she cried for her dad. He shushed her softly as he took her into his arms, cradling her protectively. She sniffed and calmed down nearly instantly.

"I've been wondering something," Bastion said. We looked at him.

"What is it?" Tony demanded. I shot him a warning glare; I'm getting seriously annoyed by his commanding attitude. Bastion simply ignored him and focused on me.

"How did the Skulls know where we are? This is the Pyramid meeting ground, is it not?" He looked at Atem, waiting for confirmation. He nodded, face slowly drawing tighter. Serenity placed her hand on his thigh, trying to keep him calm.

"What are you getting at?" Marik asked. Bastion sighed and scratched his chin, stubble brushing his hand.

"No one should know we're here yet Camilla proved they do." Silence feel, tense and cold.

"We're not safe here," Crow whispered, speaking the words no one else dared.

"Then where are we safe?" Jess asked, looking up at me. I wrapped my arms around her protectively, pulling her against me. Alexis placed her hand in the crook of my arm.

"There's one place we can go," Atem said. His fellow Pyramids all tensed, knowing exactly where he was going. He stood up, taking his wife's hand tightly in his.

"Where is it?" I asked. He shook his head and looked up at me, eyes hard.

"I don't have time to explain. You just have to trust me." I nodded.

"I do." He nodded again and looked around the room. He jerked his head toward Julie.

"Someone grab her; we're leaving now."

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We're getting to the good stuff people, promise! Next chapter may or may not be a sorta filler, but the one after that is action packed! BOOYAH!

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