All's Fair in Love and War

by Tensa-Zangetsu102

Cousins, Yusuke and Kagome, have been brainwashed by a new evil bent on destroying the balance of Light and Darkness. Inuyasha and Keiko are the only ones that can save them, will they succeed or will they be engulfed by the darkness of their pasts?

71. Secret of the Ice Decks and Devastating

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Monster Rancher, and Inuyasha.

Chapter 71: Secret of the Ice Decks and Devastating Truth Unleashed

(At Genkai's temple; In the mid-morning, after Jaden heard that he and Keiko are twin brother and sister)

Near Genkai's temple, we find the Elemental Hero duelist, Jaden Yuki or Yukimura walking up the stairs, dressed in a white shirt, jeans, white sneakers, and a red coat, while carrying a backpack on his back, which lead to Genkai's temple. Right now, Jaden was almost exhausted and Jaden exclaims, in disbelief, "Oh man! This is nut! Just how many stairs are they here!?"

Once Jaden approached the top of the stairs, he crotched down to his knees and he says, "Man! This is crazy! If this Genkai lady is as old as Yusuke says, then I doubt that climbing these stairs could hurt the old woman's back."

A harsh elderly female voice calls out, "So, you must be Jaden, the new Spirit Detective after the dimwit."

Jaden looks at Genkai and Yukina, who were walking towards them and Jaden says, plainly, "I take it that you're Genkai, but…." Jaden points at Yukina and asks, "But, who are you?"

Yukina bows her head, in a Japanese way, and she replies, with a smile, "My name is Yukina, it's nice to meet you, Jaden."

Genkai says, in her usual manner, "Koenma told me about how Yusuke and his cousin, Kagome, were brainwashed by this Sartorius character. Personally, I didn't think that Yusuke had a brain for Sartorius to gain control of in the first place, but I guess that miracles do happen. However, if we're going to have any hopes of getting Yusuke and the other 'Chosen Duelists' in Sartorius's control and stopping Sartorius then, we must start right away. I hope that you're ready, Jaden!"

Jaden says, in a serious tone, "Of course! The 'Chosen Duelists' that Sartorius has are my friends and I need to save them!"

(Back in the Sarayashiki District; Later that day)

Within Sarayashiki Junior High, we find Mr. Takenaka, sitting in his desk with a solemn look on his face. Ever since, he handed Yusuke Urameshi the Ice Dragon deck, he felt worse and concerned for one of his 'former' students. Sure Yusuke hasn't one of the best or disciplined students, but he wanted to find a way to get the Ice Dragon deck from Yusuke or the power of the Ice Dragon deck will consume Yusuke, turning him to a cold hearted individual. What's worse was he heard that Mr. Seaditchi, Kagome's former principle, gave Kagome the Ice Spellcaster deck not to long ago. Just then, there was a knock comes from the lounge door and Mr. Takenaka looks to see his secretary come in.

Mr. Takenaka asks, curiously, "Yes?"

The secretary replies, a bit nervously, "Excuse me, sir, former students of yours and their friends are here to see you. They say that it is important." Soon after, the faces of Keiko Yukimura, Syrus Truesdale, who was off the crutches with his right leg in bandages, Ryoko Lyon, Mia, Zane Truesdale, Hikari Urameshi, and Kira Urameshi walk into the room.

Mr. Takenaka asks, a bit surprised, "Ms. Yukimura, what brings on and your friends here?"

Keiko replies, seriously, "Actually, we came here to see you and talk to you about something. At the night of the reunion of last year's ninth graders, you had a distraught facial expression on your face, when you were talking with Yusuke and Kagome."

Zane says, plainly, "We wanted to know what could Yusuke and Kagome had said to you that'll have you upset."

Mr. Takenaka sighs and he replies, "Do you remember that duel that involved Yusuke Urameshi and Mr. Iwamoto?"

Syrus replies, seriously, "That's right! We remembered it!"

Mia says, "Urameshi winning in one-turn with a duelist like Mr. Iwamoto, without cheating was pretty amazing!"

Mr. Takenaka says, seriously, "That duel was part of a deal that I was forced to make with Yusuke and Kagome Higurashi."

Hikari asks, curiously, "What was it?"

Mr. Takenaka replies, "You see, kids, I never told you this, but I had a deck hidden in this room, a Forbidden deck, with dangerous powers that'll consume a duelist whole." The group gasps in shock and Kira asks, "What kind of deck it is?"

Mr. Takenaka replies, "The deck is called the Ice Dragon deck and it's one of the most dangerous decks in the world. Its powers are said to be powered up by a force that's as old as time itself."

Mia asks, "Do you know the power of this force?"

Mr. Takenaka replies, plainly, "I don't know much about it and but I was told that it was the force that gives the power of the Ice Decks, Dragon and Spellcaster."

Ryoko asks, curiously, "So there's another one of those Ice Decks?"

Mr. Takenaka nods his head and he says, "That's right, Ms. Lyon. That deck was in the possession of Mr. Seaditchi, principle of Mangoska Junior High, Kagome Higurashi's old school. However, there was a duel between him and Ms. Higurashi and he lost, in the same 'One-Turn-Kill' that Urameshi used on Mr. Iwamoto, and now the Ice Spellcaster deck is now in the possession of Kagome now."

Keiko says, shocked, "So, Kagome has that deck now!"

Mr. Takenaka nods his head, solemnly, and he says, seriously, "What both Urameshi and Higurashi don't understand that the powers of those Ice Decks are very dangerous and will consume them whole. There was a story behind that deck, did anyone of you remember the Duel Monsters Tournament event in Paris, France, which was called 'Black Wednesday'?"

Zane says, in a serious tone, "Now that you mention it, Mr. Takenaka, I've heard about it! It was at least thirteen-years-ago, in the final round of the tournament, there was one duelist that was going to lose and he seemed to be obsessed with winning at all cost. However, this flash of sickly white light, blinded everyone, which started a huge fire that destroyed the building that the tournament held place. The final duelists somehow got severely injured in the fire and none of the people, knew what started it."

Mr. Takenaka says, in a serious tone, "That's right, Zane! It was the one of the Ice Decks, the Ice Dragon deck! It wasn't a coincidence, namely, every tournament that duelist with an Ice Deck has something bad happen to them and worse, that nearly killed many people."

Keiko exclaims, seriously, "If you knew about the power of the deck and when Yusuke asked for it, then why couldn't you say 'no' and leave it?"

Mr. Takenaka replies, "Because, Urameshi seemed so obsessed with that deck and won't give up until he gets the deck. He and Higurashi seemed so obsessed with it and I don't even know how they could have known about those cursed Ice Decks. The only ones that know of these decks are myself, Mr. Iwamoto, Mr. Seaditchi, and Chancellor Sheppard."

Zane, Hikari, Kira, Syrus, and Ryoko gasp in shock and Ryoko says, stunned, "Wait! Sheppard knew about those Ice Decks!"

Mr. Takenaka says, seriously and with a solemn tone in his voice, "That's right! I feel completely guilty for giving Yusuke Urameshi that cursed deck! I should have believed Sheppard when he told me about that boy and his cousin's 'One-Turn-Kill' trick to win duels at Duel Academy. I never intended to allow Urameshi that cursed deck and get himself hurt! If Yusuke and Kagome have those decks in their possession longer than half a year and if he or she holds any anger then the emotions will be frozen."

Keiko says, shocked, "Frozen emotions?"

Mr. Takenaka says, "That's right and I could tell that Urameshi and Higurashi had a huge amounts of anger as if something horrible happened to them that could hold so much anger."

Keiko held her head down, probably knowing why Yusuke held some much anger, and Hikari places a hand on her right shoulder.

Syrus asks, curiously, "Mr. Takenaka, isn't there a way to get those horrible decks from Yusuke's and Kagome's hands?"

Mr. Takenaka says, with a small smile, "Actually, Mr. Truesdale, there is a way to break through to Yusuke's emotions, while if he's under this force." Mr. Yakanaka gets out from one of the drawers in his desk, takes out a something, which appears to be a Duel Monsters' Card, namely a Quick-Play spell card picture of dark blue and bright blue fusion vortex with lightning and water coming from the center, and places it on the desk.

Mia asks, curiously, "That's this."

Mr. Takenaka says, in a serious tone, "This is a Quick-Play spell card called Super Fusion and it's the only card that can defeat the Ice Decks, if used carefully. You see, once a duelist with an Ice Deck loses a duel, then the deck's hold on the person is gone. Since I've got one, all of you need to choose, who duels either Urameshi or Higurashi and one of these people must have a strong bond with the souls that have the Ice decks in order for the card to work!"

Keiko takes the card from the desk and says, in a serious tone, "I'll do it!" Everyone of Keiko's friends gasps in shock and Mia says, stunned, "Keiko, have you gone insane!?"

Ryoko says, seriously, "Yeah, you could easily get hurt by doing this, if those Ice decks that Urameshi and Kagome had are as dangerous as Mr. Takenaka say!"

Keiko says, in a serious tone, "I don't care! If Yusuke could have any anger in his heart it could be from me and I believe it's partly my fault for Yusuke's so-called 'cold heart'!"

Hikari tells Keiko, "But it wasn't your fault!"

Keiko tells Hikari, in a serious and kind tone, "Kari, I know you're concerned for me, especially that asshole hurt me and even though for myself that I don't deserve your kindness after what I did to your brother, but still Yusuke has saved my life countless of times and I want to return the favor! I won't lose him to some dumb forbidden magic that's holding him!" Keiko takes the card and places it in her pocket, with the determination of bringing Yusuke back, but little does she know, there's something big going on.

(Genkai's temple; Sometime later)

Meanwhile at Genkai's temple, we find Jaden running along the forest, with his red jacket, while carrying a full bag of rocks on his back, like a backpack. Right now, Jaden was downright exhausted from running. Jaden thinks in his mind, weakly, "Man, I'm…so…tried!"

(In the early evening hours back in the Sarayashiki district)

Nearing the Yukimura diner, we find Keiko, Hikari, Mia, Ryoko, Zane, and Syrus walking into the diner where Keiko's parents were waiting for her.

Keiko asks, curiously, "Mom, Dad, what's up?"

Mrs. Yukimura gives Keiko a package and she replies, "This is yours! It came in the mail just today and it's from Industrial Illusions."

Keiko says, surprised, "Industrial Illusions!?"

Mia says, stunned, "That's Pegasus's company! I wonder what the creator of Duel Monsters gave you!"

Keiko shrugs and says, "Beats me!" Keiko opens the package, only to find to her surprise a Duel Academy duel disc and a video tape.

Syrus says, shocked, "It's the Academy duel disc!"

Ryoko asks, seriously, "Why would Pegasus want to give you this!?"

Keiko says, "I don't know, but there's one way to find out!" Keiko takes out a tape and she says, "It has to be from this tape, which will explain the details." Soon enough, Keiko and her friends entered her room, where Keiko placed the tape inside of a VCR and pressed play as the TV showed a picture of Maximillion Pegasus himself, sitting at his desk.

Pegasus says, from the television with a smile, "Oh hello, Keiko Yukimura! My name is Maximillion Pegasus, president of Industrial Illusions! The reason why I'm videotaping this message is that there are certain things that I must talk to you and as well of a few friends of yours, at Duelist Kingdom. The duel disc that I sent you is the tool that you'll need for the assignment that I'll gave you. The reason why I'm giving you this assignment is that no one but you can complete this task that I'm giving you. Now, you and no more than five of your friends must meet at the airport, where one of my associates will take you and your friends to Duelist Kingdom, where you'll be staying for the whole summer."

Keiko says, a bit surprised, "Pegasus is giving me an assignment!"

Syrus says, "I wonder what it could be that Pegasus wants you to do."

Pegasus says, from the television in a serious tone, "You must come to the airport by eleven thirty!" Soon after, the Pegasus's image is gone, leaving a snowy screen behind.

Kira tells Keiko, amazed, "Whoa! Doing an assignment for the creator of Duel Monsters! That's awesome!"

Zane asks, curiously, "So, have you found out, who you're taking to Duelist Kingdom?"

Keiko says, with a kind smile, "I sure have, Zane, I'm taking you guys!"

Ryoko asks, seriously, "You would take us…"

Hikari says, plainly, "After, how we treated you…when we didn't believe you, when that rat, Haga, told us that you were responsible for Syrus's beatings and you cheating on Yusuke, when he was in Demon World for three weeks."

Keiko says, with a smile and a serious tone, "Guys, it wasn't your faults! I was the one acting stupid for not believing you about Tyku and believing that the only reason why would Yusuke beat up him was to be a pig. Besides, there wouldn't be anyone than you guys! You're my friends and you guys are everything to me." Every one of Keiko's friends in the room smiled at the brunette's words.

Night fell, as Keiko changed into her pajamas as she was looking at the Dark Magician Girl (A: 2000/D: 1700) that Yusuke gave her, a year ago.

Flashback (A year ago at the Kaiba dome)

As the duel between Kaiba and Kagome was going to start, Yusuke calls Keiko over and she wondered what could her boyfriend wanted.

Yusuke says, handing Keiko an envelope, "Here"

Keiko opens it, her eyes widened as she sees six Blue-Eyes White Dragon monster cards and she says, shocks, "The Blue Eyes White Dragons?" Keiko gave her boyfriend a puzzling look and tells him, "But Yusuke, this doesn't make any sense, why would you give me this? This would give you and Kagome a huge advantage with Kaiba's other Blue-Eyes White Dragons."

Yusuke says, with his usual grin, "Yeah, it would, but Kaiba didn't want us to use these dragons in the duel, so we thought about giving it the one person we trust the most."

Keiko blushed and smiled, when at what Yusuke said, "Thanks Yusuke! Oh yeah!" Keiko placed her hand into her pocket and pulled out her deck. She then searched though her deck, pulls out a card, which was the Dark Magician Girl, which Yusuke gave or threw at her, and says, "Here….I think this belongs to you."

Yusuke looked at the card and says, "The Dark Magician Girl……" Yusuke shook his head and says, with a smile, "No that's yours, remember?"

Keiko's eyes widened and says, perplexed, "What? But Yusuke, this is……"

Yusuke says, smiling, "Yeah I know, but I want you to keep it."

Keiko asks Yusuke, "You do?"

Yusuke says, "Yeah, it's yours to keep."

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a smile, "You know, Yusuke, you really don't have to give this to me to prove that you love me more, I know that already. Plus, I run a fire attribute deck."

Yusuke threw a lopsided grin and says, "Yeah, but you gave me a spellcaster card, while back and I run a warrior deck and it helped me in duels. Plus, I know that you'll find some use for the Dark Magician Girl in your deck and when you draw it."

Keiko's face turned redder than before, while mentality cursed Yusuke for making her blush this much and says, with a smile, "Thanks Yusuke, I really mean it." She pecked Yusuke's cheek and she says, lovingly, with a smile, "I love you."

End Flashback

Keiko smiled at those memories, where Yusuke was so kind and she wondered what could have happened to the Yusuke she remembered. Sure he could be an idiot, pervert, rude, harsh, crude, and has a bad mouth, but he did have a strong will and heart. Keiko then realized something about Yusuke's 'change' in behavior, she realized that before Yusuke got the Ice Dragon deck, he was unusually cold personality, directed towards her, mainly, but when he got the Ice Dragon deck that's where he became very unusually cold.

Keiko thinks in her mind, seriously, "This no way about it! I'm saving Yusuke back from that power of that horrible Ice Dragon deck! Then, we'll work on saving Kagome, I just wish I'd find that jerk, 'Saiou', who's been feeding Yusuke's and Kagome's heads with lies, so I can give him a piece of my mind!" Keiko sighs and thinks, sadly, "But still, nothing will change between Yusuke and me! Even though, I was wrong about him and Catherine being together, he'll still hate me for what I've done to him."

Just then, a feminine voice calls out, kindly, in a similar feminine voice as Atem's female friend, Mana, back in ancient Egypt, "You shouldn't think that way, Keiko!"

Keiko looks to see to her surprise a Dark Magician Girl spirit sitting on her bed. Keiko yelps in shock and worry, as she jumped back. Keiko says, in a worried and shocked tone in her voice, "W…who the hell are you!?"

The Dark Magician Girl spirit gets off of Keiko's bed and replies, with a smile, "You don't need to be freighted by me! My name is Mana and I'm a Duel Spirit formed of the Dark Magician Girl!"

Keiko says, a bit surprised, "A duel spirit?"

Mana says, with a smile, "That's right! You see, you're one of the many people, who have a very special gift to see spirits of Duel Monsters and your brother, Yusuke, Kagome, and their friend, Chazz Princeton is the many of those people."

Keiko says, surprised, "No way! Yusuke, Kagome, Chazz, and Jaden can see Duel Spirits!"

Mana says, in a serious tone and with a smile, "That's right! Didn't you the Winged Kuriboh by Yusuke's side, a Kuriboh and an Unforgiven Maiden by Kagome's side, the Winged Kuriboh by Jaden's side, or those Ojamas by Chazz's shoulder?"

Keiko asks, curiously, "Then, what are you doing here?"

Mana replies, with a smile, "I'm your Duel Spirit, meaning your partner!"

Keiko says, stunned, "Partner!"

Mana tells Keiko, seriously, "The reason why I'm here is that, you don't do anything dumb, like give up on telling Yusuke how you feel about him."

Keiko says, in a droll tone, "If that's what you are good for, then how could you didn't warn me about Tyku."

Mana says, in a serious tone, "Well, I would have if you didn't ignore me when you were dating that boy. Plus, all the warnings were there."

Keiko says, in a solemn tone, "Well, it's too late for that, since there's no way that Yusuke would ever forgive me for hurting him like that. Yusuke has always been there for me and how do I repay him, I hurt him by kissing that jerk, Reginald Haga, last year, thanks to Botan's 'bright' idea, to lure Yusuke, by using the old 'seducing' trick, which proved to blew up in my face, I believed Yusuke to be a pig for hurting that asshole, Tyku, just for him to get away from me! When Hikari told me about Yusuke kissing that Catherine girl, I felt so bad that I lost any hope of bringing Yusuke back to my arms! But when that asshole was my supposed 'boyfriend', he did make me feel better by saying that he doesn't blame me for the incident, but Reginald Haga, then it turned out to be all false. To make up for my mistake, I'm putting myself in harm's way to bring Yusuke back, if he's being influenced by this evil power of this Ice Dragon deck." Keiko slumps to her knees and cries uncontrollably.

Mana goes over to Keiko and she says, in a comforting tone, "Kei, it's not your fault! You had no way of knowing about Tyku's intentions!"

Keiko says, sadly, "I don't think that this could get any worse! I just want my friend and the boy that I love back and would do anything to get him back!" Keiko then continues to cry her eyes out, while Mana was rubbing her back.

(At the airport; the next morning)

In the next morning, we find Zane, Syrus, Hikari, Kira, Keiko, Ryoko, and Mia walking into the airport. Zane was wearing a white t-shirt, with jeans and a denim jacket, along with white sneakers. He was carrying a blue backpack on his back. Syrus was wearing a light blue shirt, with jeans and red sneakers. He was carrying a red backpack on his back and his right hand was carrying a small blue suitcase. Hikari was wearing a dark blue tanktop, with a black mini-skirt to the mid-thigh and a denim jacket, along with red sneakers. She was carrying a blue dufflebag on her left shoulder. Kira was wearing a black shirt, with jeans, black fighting gloves on her hands, and green sneakers. She was carrying a green knapsack on her right shoulder. Keiko was wearing a black shirt, with jeans and a denim jacket with a tail that's for her mid-thigh, along with black boots on her feet. She was carrying a yellow backpack, with two small suitcases carried by both hands. Ryoko wore a yellow decent shirt, with jeans, along with a denim jacket and red sneakers. She was carrying a green roll on luggage. Mia was wearing a plain blue shirt and denim skirt to the knee and jacket, with brown shoes. She was carrying a backpack on her back, with a suitcase in her right hand.

They spotted their friends, Jasmine, Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka waiting for them, by the gate. Jasmine was wearing a blue shirt, with a denim skirt to the knee and white sneakers. She was currently carrying a red backpack on her back, while carrying a small suitcase. Ayumi was wearing an orange shirt, with jeans and white sneakers. She was carrying a yellow backpack, similar to the one Kagome was using, when she was on her Feudal Era adventures with her 'former' friends, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo. Eri was wearing a green dress shirt, with a denim skirt to the knee and jacket, along with pink sandals on her feet, exposing red color toenails and her yellow headband on her head. She was carrying a pink backpack, along with a black small suitcase in her right hand. Yuka was wearing a pink sleeveless shirt, with shorts to her knees and she has pink high-heeled open toed shoes, exposing sparkling black and well-pedicure toenails. She was carrying a tan backpack, along with a red small suitcase.

Syrus asks, curiously, "Hey, what are you guys doing here?"

Ayumi replies, with a smile, "We're going to ask you that!"

Keiko says, plainly, "I was apparently chosen to do a special assignment for Maximillion Pegasus."

Kagome's 'former' friends gasp in shock and Jasmine yells out, shocked, "THE Maximillion Pegasus!"

Ryoko replies, seriously, "That's right! He didn't say what, but he told us to be here right now!"

Yuka says, "We were told the same thing!"

Keiko says, shocked, "You were!"

Ayumi says, seriously, "That's right! Did Pegasus give you an Academy styled duel disc?"

Keiko nods her head and says, seriously, "That's right!"

Just then, a male voice calls out, shocked, "What are you guys doing here?" Everyone turns to see Yugi Muto, who was wearing a dark blue sleeveless shirt and jeans, along with black boots and his signature choker and holding a green suitcase, his girlfriend, Tea Gardener, who was wearing a black shirt that stopped at her navel, with a red skirt to the knee, while carrying a bag on her shoulder and a suitcase on her right hand, Tristan Taylor, who was wearing a white shirt, with jeans and a light blue jacket and black sneakers, while carrying a yellow suitcase in his right hand, Joey Wheeler, who was wearing a dark blue shirt, with jeans and a white jacket, with his old sneakers that he wore in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Series, and his wife, Mai Valentine Wheeler, who was wearing a white tube top, with a purple mini-skirt and a purple vest, with purple boots and carrying a tan knapsack.

Jasmine gasps in shock and yells out, "No way! Yugi Muto!"

Hikari says, perplexed, "Yugi, what are you guys doing here?"

Jasmine looks at Hikari and she asks, "Hey Kari, you know Yugi Muto?"

Hikari nods her head and she replies, with a sly smile, "Of course, he's my cousin!" Before Jasmine could scream, Hikari slaps her hand to Jasmine's mouth to hold her mouth close.

Joey replies, "We got a message from Pegasus to be here!"

Zane says, in a serious tone, "That's the same thing that happened with Keiko."

Yugi and his friends and girlfriend looks at Keiko, who had a solemn and shameful expression on her face. Keiko says, sadly, "Hi guys!"

Mai asks, curiously, "Hey, kiddo, what's up?"

Tea looks at Keiko, seriously, and figures what happened and asks, "Keiko, did you…"

Keiko says, with her voice filled with sadness, "Yeah…! All of you were right about…you know…sorry about it."

Tea asks, with concern, "Are you okay?"

Keiko tries to put a small smile and replies, "Yeah, I'm fine!" Tea decides to drop the subject for another time.

Just then, a male voice calls out, "Yo!" The group turns to see our reincarnated Dog Demon of Egypt, Inuyasha, in his human form, wearing a white dress shirt and black pants, with black dress shoes, and Genki Akaya, wearing a gray shirt, with tan shorts and a denim jacket, along with blue sneakers and an orange and red cap, walking towards them. However, Inuyasha wasn't wearing his beads of subjugation, anymore, ever since he was reborn as Taigoku, the legendary Dog Demon, the beads to his surprise and his friends' broke off.

Keiko looks at Genki and she says, "Hey, I know you! I've seen you around the school!"

Genki says, with a smile, "That's right, Yukimura! I'm working for Mr. Pegasus, now."

Ryoko yells out, shocked, "You're kidding!"

Inuyasha asks, curiously, "Are any of you Yugi Muto or Keiko Yukimura?"

Yugi and Keiko steps up and Keiko replies, "That's us! Are you an associate of Maximillion Pegasus?"

Inuyasha replies, "Yeah! We should get going that…plane should be leaving very shortly."

Ayumi asks, looking at Inuyasha carefully, "Hey, don't I know you?"

Inuyasha twitches in shock and fear and he thinks in his mind, fearfully and seriously, "Damn it! I was hoping none of Kagome's friends from this time would recognize me in this form! Just need to play dumb for the moment! Maximillion told me that until he gives the word, I should keep my identity a secret." Inuyasha replies, while lying, "Nope! Never saw you in my life! Now can we please get going!?" Inuyasha and Genki walks off to one of the gates, as the group follows him.

Inuyasha loosened his tie and he thinks in his mind, "Damn it! Why do I have to put on this damn tie thing, every time I'm going on Maximillion's trips?"

Soon enough, the group entered a plane that had Pegasus's favorite cartoon character, Funny Bunny and went to their seats. Then the plane soon after went into the air and on his way to Duelist Kingdom.

A few hours later, the plane landed by the castle, where everyone got off, where Maximillion Pegasus comes out of his castle.

Pegasus says, with a smile, "Greetings, my friends and welcome to Duelist Kingdom!"

Ayumi says, awestruck, "This is so cool! Meeting Maximillion Pegasus, himself!"

Jasmine says, with an excited tone, "No joke, girlfriend! This is so awesome!"

Pegasus says, "Now, if you'll all follow me, I'll explain everything here." Pegasus walked forward as Inuyasha, Genki, and the others followed him into the castle.

Pegasus says, in a serious tone, "Now, the reason why ask everyone of you to come here was that the world and the whole universe is under a huge threat."

Keiko says, perplexed, "A threat? What kind of threat?"

Pegasus says, as the he and the others entered his computer lab, "A man that goes by the name of Sartorius is the one posses this threat. You see, Sartorius is a leader of a group called the Society of Light, a group of people believes that everything is predetermined from the day that you're born."

Hikari says, plainly, "That's crazy! Nothing is predetermined! Who would join that club!?"

Pegasus says, seriously, "I'll give you a hint, my dear, they're the four people that you know…"

Hikari says, confused, "Four people?"

Pegasus yells out, seriously, "Show them, the Chosen Ones that Sartorius has!"

Everyone, except Inuyasha and Pegasus, looks at the main computer as four pictures appeared on screen and they gasps in shock. The pictures show the images of Catherine Maxwell, Kagome Higurashi, Yusuke Urameshi, and Kelly Storm.

Syrus yells out, shocked, "No way!"

Zane says, stunned, "I don't believe it!"

Hikari says, shocked, "That can't be…"

Keiko says, in disbelief, "Ka…Kagome…Yu…Yusuke…!!"

Ryoko says, in a serious tone, "Not only them! Catherine and Kelly too!"

Tea asks, curiously, "I don't get it! Why would Yusuke and Kagome be in a club, where no one believes that you have control over your own life!?"

Mai says, in a serious tone, "That's true! I know for a fact that Yusuke would never join a club like that."

Pegasus replies, "Sartorius brainwashed them!" Everyone was in shock and Kira says, stunned, "Brainwashed!?"

Inuyasha says, in a serious tone, "That's right! Ever notice the coldness and emptiness of their glares or a cold glint in their eyes?"

Everyone thought about it, especially Keiko, and Keiko says, seriously, "That's right! I've noticed it! The cold look in their eyes! It was horrible!"

Pegasus says, seriously, "Now, let's have a look at Sartorius!" Soon after, Sartorius's image appears to Hikari's, Kira's, and Keiko's shock.

Hikari yells out, seriously, "Hey, I know him!"

Kira says, in a serious tone, "He's was the one, who visited our house, last year! He claimed that his name was…'Saiou'!"

Inuyasha states, in a serious tone, "That liar up there is Sartorius, the only reason why he changed his name to gain the trust of your cousin, brother, as well as your friends!"

Ayumi says, perplexed, "Liar? What do you mean by that?"

Inuyasha says, in a solemn tone, "I've lost someone very precious to me by that asshole!"

Pegasus nods his head as Inuyasha transforms his hair from black to silver, his eyes from violet to golden, with his dog ears appearing on top of his head to everyone's shock.

Joey yells out, shocked, "What kind of freak are you!?"

Pegasus replies, "He's a dog demon, a half one to be exact. He's from the Feudal Era and his name is Inuyasha."

Keiko, Jasmine, Hikari, Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka gasp in shock and Ryoko asks, curiously, "Someone you guys know?"

Hikari says, in an angered tone, "Damn straight! That's the asshole's name, who broke Kagome's heart!"

Inuyasha yells out, seriously, "No way! I'd never do that to Kagome!"

Hikari yells out, angrily, "Yeah! As if!"

Keiko gets in between Inuyasha and Hikari and she tells them, "Hold on! This 'Saiou' seems to be really this Sartorius and the one, who's been lying to Yusuke and Kagome all this time!"

Ayumi says, angrily, "So, he's the one, who's been lying to Kagome!"

Just then, a male voice calls out, "That's right!" Everyone turns to see Holly, Miroku, Sango, Koga, Ayame, Shippo, Koenma, Kuwabara, Kurama, Botan, and Hiei came into the room.

Keiko says, surprised, "Kuwabara, Kurama, Botan, Hiei! What are you guys doing here?"

Koenma replies, "They're a part of this case that involves the fate of the universe!"

Ayumi says, seriously, "You guys kept saying that, so what's the deal?" Soon after, everyone explained to Jasmine, Yugi, Tea, Tristan, Joey, Mai, Mia, Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka about Kagome, Kikyo, the Sacred Jewel, Kagome's adventures through time, and all other information that he needed to know, along with Yusuke's spirit detective days as well as well as his days in Demon World.

Eri yells out, shocked, "No way! Yusuke, Hikari, and Kira are half demons like Inuyasha and Holly!"

Koenma replies, "That's right, well Kira is still human, with B-class strength! Now the universe is under a threat, Sartorius is the one, who's responsible for the whole thing that's been happening. Yusuke and Kagome were his own personal puppets, while playing a big role in their lives."

Yuka asks, "What do you mean?"

Hiei says, in a plain tone, "What we mean, onna, is that Sartorius has been feeding Yusuke and Kagome lies for a year! To insure that they only trust them, he had some help to fully brainwash them."

Keiko exclaims, seriously, "Brainwashed!? You're kidding! I know Yusuke! He wouldn't be so easily controlled and the same for Kagome!"

Koga says, in a serious tone, "Well, let's just say that asshole, Sartorius, had some help to sure that Kagome and her cousin are in his hands. By damaging their wills…from the heart."

Miroku states, in a serious tone, "First with Kagome, when Kagome wasn't around Kikyo, a dead priestess and Kagome's past life, came towards Inuyasha and froze him, then tried to impose herself onto him. Kagome saw this and believed that Inuyasha was betraying her and it seemed that both Kikyo and Sartorius were working with each other to bring Kagome to Sartorius. Then, Sartorius spotted Kagome and went through these duels, while feeding lies into Kagome's head, thinking that we, including Inuyasha, have been playing with her heart and emotions from the very beginning."

Yuka yells out, angrily, "That rotten snake! He's using our friend as his mindless tool!"

Eri says, in a serious tone, "You know! It's time to teach that Sartorius jerk a lesson on why it's not nice to mess with our friend's heads."

Kira says, angrily, "Get in line, Eri! Kagome's my cousin and that asshole is using her for his sick amazement!"

Hikari asks, curiously, "What about Yusuke? What about my brother?" Just then expressions of dread, except from Hiei, appear on the faces of Pegasus, Inuyasha, Holly, Miroku, Sango, Koga, Ayame, Shippo, Koenma, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Botan.

Kuwabara replies, nervously, "Well, you see…Kari…It is kind of complicated…"

Keiko tells Kuwabara, "Please, Kuwabara, how did Yusuke get into that asshole's control?"

Kurama tells Keiko, nervously, "It is a bit complicated."

Hiei tells Kurama, with a plain tone, "If you can't tell her, Kurama, then maybe I will because this is starting to bore me!"

Kurama tells Hiei, in a concerned tone, "Hiei, please…"

Keiko asks, curiously, "What? What can't you tell me?"

Pegasus, Inuyasha, Holly, Miroku, Sango, Koga, Ayame, Shippo, Koenma, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Botan try to quickly find a way to respond, but Hiei asks, in a plain tone, "You want to know, how…?" Hiei points at Keiko to the confusion of Keiko's closest friends and Hiei tells Keiko, "You're one of the reasons why Yusuke's under Sartorius's control, while unaware of it." Keiko's heart felt like it stopped beating for a few seconds, in response to this. Keiko yells out, shocked and horrified, "WHAT!!"

Kuwabara tells Hiei, in an annoyed tone, "That a good way to tell her, short-stuff."

Hiei tells Kuwabara, with his usual tone, "Look, fool. Like the rest of you said before, you had to tell her the truth sooner or later and you agreed for now. And now, it is time for her to face up to what happened than learning about it later on and having it devastate her totally." Hiei says, seriously, "You all know the names Reginald Haga, Rose Tenku, and Tyku Ryuuzaki, do you?" Everyone gasps in shock and Yuka says, with an angered snarl, "How could we forget about those three?"

Hiei says, in a serious tone, "Well, it seemed that all three of them were working with Sartorius for more than a year. They had a role to play in this that involved mainly Yusuke and Keiko. First, last year in the Japanese Fireworks Show, that boy, Reginald forced a kiss on Keiko, knowing that Yusuke would show up at the park and break up with her. Next, Yusuke dueled Sartorius, while feeding lies into Yusuke's head about Keiko and beating him. Then, Keiko met Tyku, who played as the 'boyfriend' for a year, where Keiko would be is of no use to him. And then, Yusuke coming back and finding out about the Ice Dragon deck, with the Ice Spellcaster deck that's with Kagome. Not to mention, what happened with Syrus getting beaten up by Tyku and Yusuke beating him up. When Keiko came into the scene, Tyku told her that Yusuke beating him up for being Keiko's new 'boyfriend'. However, when she came to the apartment, all she got was trouble, when Reginald came by showed us pictures about him and Keiko, dating while Yusuke was in Demon World. Finally, as for Rose Tenku's role, she was the one, who is Tyku's real girlfriend and has been for who knows when, her role was that she was to report to the park for the Japanese Fireworks Show to give Keiko a heartbreak. With Keiko's role, was to believe that Tyku is the only one she trusts, even believing that Tyku is saying that he cared about her and to get her to think that Yusuke is treating her like a prize. The more time that Keiko spent with Tyku as her new 'boyfriend' the more effect that Sartorius's control would be on Yusuke's mind as Yusuke's will and heart was breaking down."

Keiko's body starts to quiver as she starts to take this information in, a few tears start to form in her eyes, and Keiko says, totally horrified, "No…No, this can't be…" Every memory of the related disaster that happened to her for a year, while thinking in her mind, horrified, "This whole entire…time! Every thing that's happened was…just to get Yusuke falling into some madman's hands." Keiko thinks in her mind, solemnly while tears come down her eyes, "It's all my fault! If I'd known that this was a sick game just get Yusuke into the hands of some crazy nutcase, then I'd…! What's the point! It's my fault! It's all my fault!" Keiko falls on her knees, while quivering and sobbing. Soon after, Hikari, Tea, and Joey knees over to Keiko, as Hikari places her arms around Keiko's shoulders and pulls her towards her to a hug.

All of our heroes and heroines look angrily at Hiei and Kuwabara yells out, pissed off, "Thanks a lot, short stuff!"

Ayumi yells out, angrily, "Don't you have any consideration for her feelings, you jerk?!"

Eri calls out, angrily, "Way to go, asshole!"

Hiei replies, plainly and shrugging his shoulders, "Whatever, onna. I don't care what you, your friend, and the fool think about me, but the point is that she needed to hear the truth for herself and face up to what she did. The rest now is up to her."

Tristan yells out, stunned and annoyed, "I can't believe this guy. Even if he is a demon, he should have some feelings."

Genki says, annoyed, "No, he was born a fire demon, but he has ice in his veins."

Kuwabara says, with an annoyed tone, "No wonder that ice freak of the four Saint Beasts that we took had no effect him because he was already cold hearted."

Hiei replies, plainly, "Whatever. This human emotion is getting me bored. I'll be outside." Hiei leaves the room with everyone looking at him angrily.

Hikari says, with an annoyed snort, "Man! I keep wondering what Hiei problem is something!"

Kira tells Hikari, "You and me both sis!"

Ryoko yells out, in disbelief, "I can't believe that he just did that!"

Mia nods her head and says, with a serious and annoyed tone, "No kidding, Ryoko! What kind of person is he?!"

Kurama says, with a plain tone, "We can't blame Hiei too much. He hasn't had a life that would bring such emotion into consideration. Demon World isn't exactly a touchy and feeling place."

Jasmine says, seriously, "Well, I say that's still no excuse for what he just did."

Yuka nods her head and says, in a serious tone, "No joke! He could have at least spared some of her feelings!"

On the meanwhile, Keiko says, tears pouring from her eyes and in a weak tone, "How…How could I have let this happen…What…What have I done…?"

Tea takes Keiko's left hand into her two hands and she tells her, comfortingly, "Keiko, easy, it isn't your fault. You didn't know what you were doing. There was no way for you to know what was going on."

Keiko lifts herself from Hikari's arms and exclaims, horrified and solemn tone in her voice, "Explain?! Explain the horrible thing that I did?! What's there to explain?! I let myself get tricked by two assholes twice and hurt the person that I love by turning him into some jerk's mindless tools! There is nothing to explain! How can you look at me, Tea?! How can you even forgive me after how I've acted when I was dating that asshole, Tyku?!" Keiko then quickly bursts into tears, puts her hands over her eyes, and she brawls and cries out with sadness, guilt, and pain in her voice!

Our heroes and heroines get solemn expression on their faces and Shippo says, sadly, "That's so sad."

Tea wraps her arms around Keiko, pulls her closely, and whispers softly, "I forgive you, Keiko. I've always forgiven you."

Keiko says, solemnly, "I don't see how…? Yusuke is always saving me from danger as well as everyone else, without me doing anything to help him."

Tea says, softly, "That's not true! Remember, wasn't it you, who saved Yusuke's body from being burnt to a crisp when he was 'dead'."

Keiko replies, solemnly and drolly, "And if I'm not mistaken, it was Yusuke's ghost that had to save me from that fire when I became trapped in it. And I barely helped him at all while he risked his life for me, again and again, while all I did was lead him into the slaughterhouse. First example was when Hiei kidnapped me and forced Yusuke to fight him when he was barely starting as a detective. I could go on and on, but there is no point other than this! It'll always be like this! I'm always used as some kind of plan to lure Yusuke into something, like I'm always sending him to the slaughterhouse! I even promised Mr. Takenaka to return the Ice decks that Yusuke and Kagome have in their hands, but I don't see that happening now! I'm such a complete lame-o, when that creep, Reginald, kissed me, I should have thrown him off or resist it, which hurt Yusuke a lot, then, when I thought that Yusuke found out that he's found someone else, I lost all hope of bringing him back to my arms. Then, I've moved on to some guy that was using me, just to make me hurt Yusuke even more without me knowing it. I thought that he hated me for hurting him, but I don't see on how Yusuke would ever forgive me! Face it! Despite my academic record, I'm still just a stupid, weak and pathetic girl that hurts her friends as well as hurt the boy that she loves most in more ways than one! Including the fact that I brainwashed him to a madman that wants to brainwash the world and threatening all life in the universe!"

Meanwhile, Mai listens to this, gets an annoyed look on her face, she walks over to Keiko, picks her pick from Tea's arms and yells out, annoyed, "Would you listen to yourself, Keiko!? It sounds like you're giving up on getting Yusuke back from that bastard! You really love Yusuke with all your heart and soul, right!?"

Keiko replies, weakly, "Yeah…"

Mai yells out, strongly, "That's not the kind of tune I'm looking for!"

Keiko says, a bit strongly, "Yes! I do! Really love him! I really love Yusuke Urameshi!"

Mai says, in a serious tone, "That's better! If you really love him, then you would not sit there feeling sorry for yourself! If Yusuke was here and knowing him, he wouldn't blame you for him being brainwashed by that sick asshole! Plus, if you really love Yusuke, then you'd find someway to bring Yusuke back from that SOB! Besides, you could be the one that brings Yusuke back from Sartorius's control."

Koenma says, plainly, "That's right! A way to bring Yusuke back from Sartorius is to face him in a duel and if you win, then Yusuke would be brought back to his senses."

Keiko says, perplexed, "A duel?"

Ryoko says, with a smile, "That should be easy for you, Keiko!"

Mia says, with a smile of her own, "That's right! You're a great duelist and you'll be able to bring Urameshi back from that brainwashing asshole!"

Keiko says, with a nod and serious tone, "You're right, girls! That rotten asshole, Sartorius, is going to pay for using me to get Yusuke in his hands and I will get Yusuke back no matter what it takes! I don't care what it takes to stop him! If it will help me save Yusuke, protect my friends, and save the universe, as long as no other innocents pay the price, then fine, I'll pay it!"

Just then a dark female voice calls out, "Is that what you wish, Keiko Yukimura?" Keiko and her friends look to the source to see a 'dark mist' form in front of them and feminine figure is seen in the mist.

Inuyasha gets out his Tetsugaiga, while his friends, Koga, Ayame, as well as any of our heroes and heroines that has spiritual and demonic energy, gets in a defensive position.

Pegasus asks, in a demanding tone, "Who are you?! How did you get into my castle?!"

The feminine figure in the black mist replies, with a beautiful dark female voice, "I am a friend, Mr. Maximillion Pegasus. I am one who senses Keiko Yukimura's distress over what happened during your time with one of that freak, Sartorius's, henchmen."

Keiko yells out, angrily and with her right fist clenched of Sartorius's name, "What do you know about that asshole and one of his fucking goons!"

The feminine figure replies, with a dark serious tone, "Plenty. And I can sense great anger towards him and his henchmen!"

Keiko calls out, with great anger in voice, "How can't I?! First, he makes me abandon Yusuke and tricks us with one of his fucking henchmen forcing himself on me! And then he gets another one of his henchmen to use me to brainwash the boy that I love with his dirty tricks and mind-games making Yusuke one of his mindless tools!" Keiko fights the tears and she says, with a great anger, "Yusuke is still under the control of that son of a bitch! And that sick asshole used me to get him in that vile cult!"

The feminine figure tells Keiko, with a dark serious tone, "I know that you truly love Yusuke with all of your heart and soul and you wanted to bring him back from that freak!"

Keiko yells out, with a great angered and serious tone, "You have no idea! I want to take down Sartorius and his damn Society for what they did to me, my friends, and Yusuke! For tricking us, for turning me against my friends and Yusuke, and that…devil in human clothing using me to brainwash the boy that I love most by using his feeling for me against him! I haven't forgive him for what he did to Kagome, Inuyasha and their friends from the Feudal Era, as well as Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka, by getting them involved too! Every single time danger comes by, I keep seeing Yusuke in danger because he is fighting to save everyone including me for that danger! Now, Yusuke is in danger and that asshole used me to put him in danger and under his control! I'm sick of being used as bait to bring Yusuke into the slaughterhouse and I'm sick of putting Yusuke in danger by being some kind of weak animal! I want…no, I need to save him! I need Yusuke back! I want him back!"

The feminine figure tells Keiko, with a dark serious tone, "Then you must come with me to the Valley of the Ends, in Demon World."

Kurama gasps in shock and he says, stunned, "The Valley of the Ends! It's that a bit too extreme!"

Hikari asks, "Kurama, you know about this Valley of the Ends!?"

Kurama says, in a serious tone, "It's a place where demons go to reclaim their fighting spirits or gain incredible power."

The feminine figure says, with a dark serious tone, "That's right, Kurama, however this is Keiko's choice. If she should fail, then her soul will be trapped forever." Keiko and her friends, as well as Inuyasha and his friends gasp in shock and Ryoko yells out, shocked, "Trapped forever!"

Keiko asks, in a serious tone, "When do we leave?" Everyone looks at Keiko and Tea says, shocked, "Keiko, think this over!"

Keiko says, in a serious tone unlike her before, "Tea, I still blame myself for what happened with Yusuke and this could be the only way to bring him back! I'm not going to lose him to Sartorius and his mind control! I love him too much for to allow that to happen!"

Hikari steps forward and she says, seriously, "If Keiko is going into Demon World, then I want to be there for her protection!"

Kira says, seriously, "The same goes for me! I'm coming too!"

Miroku steps in and says, seriously, "I should come along for added protection." Miroku's friends, Holly, in her human form, Koga, and Ayame look at Miroku cautiously and Sango says, seriously, "I'm coming too and it's not only Keiko's protection from those demons."

Miroku let's out a nervous laugh, while Inuyasha steps up and says, seriously, "I'll come too!" Inuyasha thinks in his mind, seriously, "I owe that much to Kagome until I get her back from that asshole! I'll keep her friends safe until you are back on our side! I promise Kagome! I'll keep them safe for you!"

Ryoko asks the feminine figure, in a serious tone, "Why are you helping us?"

The feminine figure tells Ryoko, with a dark serious tone, "I am one that despises the evil light of Sartorius and knows what pain and horrors it can be bring as well as those that worship its evil might. And I wish to make sure that its existence is wiped to ensure peace of the universe and the balance of life maintain. For I am one who's mission is to rid this peaceful universe of Sartorius's hellish light. Now, I ask you: Will you do what it takes to get the one that you love back and stop that vile creature once and for all."

Keiko exclaims, with a serious tone, "I could damn well care less what happens to me! As long as I get Yusuke and Kagome back and protect all that we love as well as every innocent person from Sartorius! And I won't stop until that freak is gone for this universe for good so he won't hurt more people!"

The feminine figure replies, darkly, "You have decided!" Soon after, a dark portal appears behind the feminine figure and the feminine figure says, in a dark serious tone, "If you're going to Demon World, I'd suggest going to Raizen's old territory to get more information on the Valley of the Ends. Goodbye!" The feminine figure disappears from our heroes' and heroines' sights as the portal was still there.

Keiko says, seriously, "I'm going!" Keiko then steps forward and Tea calls out, seriously, "Keiko, wait! I'm coming with!"

Keiko looks at Tea and she tells her, "Tea, you don't have to come with me!"

Tea says, in a serious tone, "I wasn't there with you when that Tyku boy hurt you, so I should come with you to cheer on you! Yusuke's also my friend and want to help out anyway I can!"

Zane says, in a serious tone, "The same goes for me!"

Syrus steps forward and says, "You know, I might not go to a place where demons would eat someone like me, but I've been in many dangerous situations with the Shadow Game and Sacred Beast things and plus Keiko, Yusuke and Kagome, not to mention Catherine and Kelly are my friends and I have to be there for them."

Ryoko says, perplexed, "You going to a place where demons live!? I've got to see this!"

Yugi steps in and he says, seriously, "I'm coming! Yusuke and Kagome are my cousins and I want to help in bringing him back."

Inuyasha asks, in his usual tone, "Now, what are we watching for!?" Soon after, Genki, Keiko, Hikari, Kira, Zane, Syrus, Ryoko, Inuyasha, Holly, Miroku, Sango, Kurama, Yugi, and Tea ran towards the portal and on their way to Demon World.