Miya's POV

You had done it, this was the first time you had ever been able to summon both Lilith and Tethys at once. In other duels, you had come close, but this time you had succeeded. Your cards had not let you down. You wanted to finish this duel quickly, and it made sure you did it with a bang.

"Now I summon Tethys: Goddess of Light (2400/1800)!"

Tethys was radiating a blinding light as she descended to the field, back to back with Lilith. Sure, you could have found some way to defeat Bastian using just one or the other, but this was better. When Lilith and Tethys were used a combined force, they were unstoppable. Lilith increased their power by half, while Tethys protected them from trap cards.

"Safe travels back to America Bastian! Tethys, Lilith…combine your powers and attack his Blue Flame Swordsman!"

The sky above the arena twisted into a whirl of black and white. Both goddesses pointed their glowing staffs and a single burst of lightning struck the Swordsman, knocking Bastian's life points to zero. You had made it to the finals.

"You will pay for this Mikoto! How dare you!"

He collected his scattered duel cards and made a run for it. You deactivated your duel disk, and your two goddesses disappeared in a mist of black and white smoke.

"Wow! That was awesome Mikoto!"

"Yeah! You beat that guy in like 4 turns tops."

Joey wrapped an arm around your shoulders and nodded in agreement with the others.

"That was pretty epic. I don't even think Yugi could have pulled that off."

You instinctively looked over at Yugi, and he nodded.

"I've never beaten anyone in less than at least 10. That should be a world record."

You smiled and began laughing with the others.

"So now all we gotta do is win a few more duels, then we'll be finalists right along with ya Mikoto!"

"Well you guys better get to winning those duels then. I've got to go do something. See you guys later?"

"Totally!"

You waved good bye and walked calmly away toward the hotel. Once you got out of their sight, you bolted down the road. You had told Seto you'd call him as soon as you landed, which was suppose to be in 10 minutes. Not wanting to be heard in the hotel, you went to Joey's, since you knew no one was there. Besides, it was closer.

You knocked on the door, and when no one answered, you used the extra key on top of the porch light to open the door. Thankfully Joey forgot his keys on a daily basis. You grabbed your cell phone and plopped down on the love seat in the living room. You took a few breaths to even out your breathing and dialed Seto's number.

"Kaiba."

"Hey Seto!"

"Miya, hey. How was the flight?"

"Long and uncomfortable. After my flight back, I'm never flying commercial air again. Gotten to use to your first class style."

"See. I told you that you'd grow accustom to it sooner or later."

"The flying yeah, I don't know about everything else."

"Miya, I promise you will get use to it."

"Like I said, I don't know. But how's the tournament? You make it to finals yet?"

"Its going well. So far its gone without any major problems. We've got our first two finalists."

"Who?"

"Mikoto Rosa and myself."

"Oh I didn't know Mikoto was in the tournament. How is she?"

"She's an amazing duelist. Even though, I think you'd give her a run for it."

"Oh Jeeze Seto. I'm not that good."

"Miya, you nearly beat me twice. I think you'd good enough to beat her."

"If you say so. Well I've got to go. I just saw Ali, and you know how impatient she is. I'll call you in a few days."

"Have fun Miya."

"Kick some ass. Love you Seto. Miss you."

"Love you too Miya."

"Bye!"

You quickly hung up the phone and decided to go back to the hotel. There you could work on your deck and bit and maybe prepare for your possible finals opponents. You already knew one of them was going to be Yugi, Joey too more than likely. If Chris' dueling skills were still as good, you'd probably face him too if someone else didn't knock him out first.

Yugi's POV

You found it odd that Joey was wanting to spend so much time with Mikoto, yet it was nice to see him falling for a girl other than Miya. Now, all you had to worry about was keeping his head focused on the duels and not her. Since you were both finalists, the duels would get even tougher. The last guy Joey dueled was one duel away from a finalists spot also.

"So Yug, who do you think is gonna be in the finals?"

"I don't know Joey. So far we know the two of us, Mikoto and more than likely Kaiba. So that's half."

"Yeah, we should head back to hotel to see if anymore duelists have made it to finals."

You nodded.

"Yeah man, cause I'm starving."

"Is that seriously all you guys think about? Food?!" Tea said rolling her eyes and face palming herself with a sigh.

You rolled your eyes along with Tea and led the way back to the hotel. Sure enough when you got there, there were six others sitting out in the lobby. On the screen was the list of finalists. They were listed by duelist rank.

In first was Mikoto, followed by you in second. Kaiba was in third, Joey in forth. The fifth place name startled you. It was Ali's brother, Chris. He had been the one who attacked Miya a while ago. The sixth place name didn't ring in your memory, Jason Cranelle.

Seventh, you knew well. It was Mai Valentine and eighth was another name you didn't know. Nicholas Senora held that spot. He was sitting next to Mikoto, and she wasn't looking to thrilled about it. Whoever he was, you didn't like the feeling he gave you. Then you noticed Kaiba keeping an extra close watch on him. Apparently he had already had a bad rep with him.

"Listen up you geeks, my tournament will have no complications you understand? I will not stand for anyone trying to make a mockery out of my company, you here me? Now, the duels in the semi finals will be randomly generated by computer."

"Excuse me Kaiba, where exactly are we having the finals?"

Kaiba smirked and then you heard a whirl of wind just outside the hotel doors. Mokuba and Aaron came running in.

"Hey everybody, follow us!"

Mikoto and Kaiba were the first to follow as if on cue. Then, everyone else followed.

"Welcome to Kaiba Craft 4."

"We're dueling on a jet Kaiba?"

"No Wheeler, this jet is taking us to the dueling site."

FF4 hours

Miya's POV

This was something you had almost forgotten about. The finals were going to be taking place somewhere outside of Domino, but you weren't told the exact location. That had been one detail Seto had kept from you.

Luckily, everyone had their own room on the jet so you didn't have to worry about keeping up the act 24/7.

"Attention finalists and guests, Please report to the common area immediately."

You grabbed your duel disk and deck. Walking past a mirror, you noticed the color was beginning to fade quickly from your hair, and you didn't have enough to fully dye it again for very long. You had maybe four days more at max.

Pulling your hair up, you made your way down to the common area. You ran into Chris in the hall.

"Miya, I know that's you. You did always make the best looking Mikoto."

"Whatever you do Chris, you cannot tell anyone."

"Kaiba doesn't even know?"

"Him especially."

Chris nodded, you knew if things went over well that he could be trusted with your secret. You stood opposite him in the common area. Seto, Mokuba and Aaron were standing at the front next to a large computer screen.

"Since all of you have arrived, we can begin." Roland said in louder than necessary volume. "Each duelist has been assigned a number, it will appear on your duel disks momentarily. Before each duel, the computer will randomly choose two numbers and those two duelists will duel. There will be no time between the duel and when opponents are chosen."

You felt better seeing as how that meant Chris and Joey couldn't prepare for when they were going to duel you. Yet, you had figured that most of the VIPs would be in the finals, so you were more than prepared for them. For Nick Senora, you were at the mercy of your cards.

"Now, we are going to select the first set of duelists. Then right after we land, they will duel in the Ocean Arena."

"We have themed arenas?"

Seto nodded. "Each arena is designed with special bonuses and weaknesses. You will need to focus on your duel while facing the unpredictability of your selected field. It will not only test your dueling skills, it will test your endurance and determination."

The computer began scrambling through the eight photos of the finals until it stopped on two.

"The first duelists are…Mikoto Rosa and Jason Cranelle."

You blushed slightly when the gang began cheering that you had gotten chosen for the first duel.

"Now Ms. Rosa, Mr. Cranelle. As soon as we land you will be escorted directly to the arena. Have you duel disks and decks ready."

You and Jason nodded, placing your decks in the duel disks.

Duel Arena

Miya's POV

The arena was quite remarkable. If you hadn't know any better, you would have swore you were about to duel in the middle of the actual ocean. It even smell of fish and salt.

"You ready to duel Mikoto!"

"You bet I am Jason. Hope you brought your best game!"

'Duel!"

J:4000 M:4000

"I'll start this duel. I summon my Baron of the Fiend Sword (1550/800), in attack mode!"

"Ha, you summon that weak thing?"

"Hmph, he's more powerful than you think. I end with two cards face down."

You weren't sure what Jason meant. His Baron was a weak monster, and there was no way he could boost it up enough to even consider calling it a strong monster. You shook your head and drew.

"I call my Wave Dragon to the field in attack mode! (1700/400)"

From the deeps of the roaring ocean at your feet, a deep blue, shimmery dragon bellowed out of the waves.

"Now my creature. Destroy his Baron! Tidal Wave Blast!"

Jason:3850

"I play a card face down and end."

"I play the magic card, Return from a Shallow Grave! This brings back my Baron with twice the his original attack strength. Baron, attack her dragon!"

You braced yourself for the attack since you were on a very small platform.

M:2600

It was his first attack and you had already lost a large portion of your life points. You needed to kick your game up a notch, there was no way you were getting knocked out the first round.

"I play the trap card, Eternal Spellbinding Circle. Unlike its lesser powerful relation, this card cannot be destroyed by the effects of a spell or trap card. The only way to destroy it, is to destroy your own monster."

This gave you just enough time to summon the creature you had just drawn from your deck.

"I summon my Herald of Green Light (300/500) in defense mode and end my turn."

Jason looked at your very tiny Herald and laughed.

"You freeze my monster, then summon something with a lousy 300 attack points? You're stalling your defeat. Can't you just admit you're going to loose."

"I will not give up. Make your move Jason."

Ryan's POV

Even though you were suppose to be Jason, you couldn't help but fall back into your old routine of dueling. You were back to using your fiend monsters, and hopefully no one would recognize your strategy. If that happened, you'd be ruined. As if Melissa wasn't ticked enough about Miya knowing you'd run off, this would ensure your murder.

"I will not give up. Make your move Jason."

You weren't sure who this girl was, but she seemed to have no idea how to duel. Although she had made it to the finals, she was dueling like some rookie. Either she had made it to finals by sheer luck, or…She had some killer strategy she was planning. But what could she possibly do with a herald. They were some of the weaker fairy type monsters.

"I summon a monster in defense mode and end my turn."

This duel was going to be interesting. The sky above the arena got dark and the waters began to get a bit rougher.

"Is that the best you can do? I summon my Herald of Orange Light to the field and play Copy cat. This card allows me to summon another monster to the field with the "Herald" in the name. Now I summon Herald of Creation(1800/600)!"

Miya's POV

You were one turn away from being able to end the duel. You just had to wait to your next turn to summon your creatures.

"I end my turn with a card face down."

You glanced over to look over at the spectators that were now gathering. When your attention turned back to Jason, you felt a surge of energy. A faint glow of gold was radiating from him, the same gold that came from your brothers.

Then you realized why the man seemed so familiar, and his dueling tactics. Even though they were different monsters, fiends and this start of strategy had always been Ryan's trademarks. If he did happen to be your brother, you weren't going to be thrown off of your game.

"I summon another monster in defense and place a card face down. And now we can start having fun. Next turn will be your last."

"Hmph, I wouldn't be so smug Jason. I play the Ritual Card, End of The World. With this card I can summon my choice of beast of the apocalypse. By sacrificing my three heralds, I can bring forth Demise, King of Armageddon(2400/2000)."

As Demise came from the depths of the sea, the sky grew even darker. You kept telling yourself that it was just holograms, but the winds and spray from the angry ocean was a bit too real to ignore.