Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Spira's Tournement ❯ Rage of Betrayal Unleashed! ( Chapter 17 )

And here is the next chapter! I was ready to update last night, but something with wrong when I tried to sign in. But enough about that…

 

MagicmanSmokegirl - I didn't want things to be too obvious, but sometimes you just can't help it. Congrats for figuring it out, anyway!

 

Gallantmon of the Hazard - I know. It's just like the Martians from Mars Attacks. They say one thing but do the opposite. Also, I'm trying not to bash anyone in this fic since, I don't really like bashing in general with a small exception of those in real life who really deserve it. If it looks like I did, I apologize. Oh, on the idea for your story? Sure you can use it! It's not like I have it copyrighted! Like I said in previously, I do not like KxS pairings, but if ya do? Good for you, then. To each to their own.

 

FireGoddess101 - Good point! I now realized that, too!

 

Althea - Yep, it's amazing how someone can mind control a person.

 

xxxSethKisaraxxx - It's unfortunate that he's brainwashed once again. Maybe it's that he's just an easy target. *shrugs*As for the confrontation! It won't be pleasant.

 

Chapter 17: Rage of Betrayal Unleashed!

 

A grin formed on Aria's face as she saw all of her so-called “friends.” Yugi, Tea, Yuna, Rikku, Tidus, Brother, and Tristan! Oh how it was priceless to see the look on their faces when they not only saw Serenity on the verge of being murdered, but by the hand of her own brother, Joey! And she owed it all to the ring she gave him back in Luca! It was simply and easy as Mom's apple pie: Have your target place the ring on, then give the person a somewhat legit reason to get angry! Then with a press of a button, the ring activates and it connects with the target's Central Nervous System. The poor soul becomes so enraged he'd believe anything if it would result in a fight! Perfect for wiping our your enemies by barely lifting a finger!

 

Speaking of whom, Joey was more than ready to exact, as he was convinced to believe, revenge upon those who have betrayed him! From what Aria has brought to his attention, Serenity has not only betrayed him for Kaiba, but she was trying to get all of his so-called “friends” to join her and betray him! Maybe back in that Shadow Game Serenity really did wanted to kill him…

 

Tidus slowly drew out his sword as Yuna took out her pistols. Friend or not, mind-controlled or not, Joey was a threat and needed to be stopped, at all costs…

 

“Careful!” Yugi reminded. “It's not Joey's fault he's like this!”

 

“But he's still dangerous, let alone with that dragon beside him!” Tidus reminded.

 

“Please be careful…” Serenity begged. She just wanted things to be over. She didn't want anyone to be hurt. She didn't even want Aria, despite what she's done, to get hurt. She just wanted all the violence to stop.

 

“We have to defend ourselves!”

 

“See Joey? They're ready to kill you! Is that the way friends treat friends?” Aria asked.

 

“Don't you dare talk about friends, Aria!” Tea snapped at the blonde. “You're the last person that should ever talk about friends, seeing that you don't have any by the way you treat them!”

 

“What would you know about them, Tea? Weren't you the one that left your friends just because you didn't get the amount of attention you deserved Your Highness?” Aria taunted, then gave a satisfying smirk at Tea's silence. “Thought so! Next time you want to jump all over my case, keep your mouth shut!” She turned back to the pseudo-mind-controlled blonde. “See, do you want to be friends with a hypocrite who preaches about friendship, but then when not everything goes as picture-perfect as she makes her life out to be, she bails on you!”

 

“Snap out of it Joey!” Tea called out! “She's just playing with your mind! She's using you!”

 

Aria sighed as she shook her head, “Oh Tea…you still haven't got it yet! Thanks to me, Joey believes that you're the traitors, not me! You just gotta hand it to the technology these days…” She raises an eyebrow at Joey. “Speaking of Traitors, now it's time to make them play! Start with your so-called sister, the future Miss Kaiba!”

 

Yugi blinked, “Miss Kaiba?”

 

Rikku was in shock, “No…it can't be true! T-that's me…”

 

The name “Kaiba” was enough to ignite the flame of rage that was inside, as Joey didn't think twice about going to strike Serenity!

 

Serenity, still on the ground, moved backward as Joey maliciously moved forward, with the Black Dragon following. “Joey…please…you gotta remember!” She begged, but he was unfazed.

 

“…Red eyes…” He said, a bit of monotone mixed with rage.

 

“…Don't do this…!”

 

“DESTROY THE BACKSTABBIN' BITCH!” He screamed in a frenzied rage as Red Eyes obeyed his master's orders as he was about to fire another blast at the trapped girl.

 

“THAT'S IT!” Tidus jumped in the way as he hit the dragon hard with Brotherhood as he then got into his battle stance. “If you're gonna kill your sister, than you'll have to get past me! Try again and I will kill you!” He didn't care any more! If he hadn't had done something! He would've killed his own sister!

 

“Tidus-”

 

“She can't defend herself, Yuna!” He explained to the former summoner. “I'm sorry, but if he's-” He was cut off with a blow to the face from Joey's Duel Disk-equipped arm!

 

“Fine… I'LL START BY KILLING YOU INSTEAD!” Joey screamed as Red Eyes turned his direction to the Blitzball Player, who now had a not-that-small cut on his forehead, as he evaded the Inferno Fire Blast!

 

Tristan managed to grab Serenity while the two blondes were occupied as he managed to carry her to the others, out of harms way. “You okay?”

 

She nodded, “I just want all of this to be over!”

 

“So seriously, what does Aria mean about you being `Miss Kaiba!'” Yugi asked.

 

“Is that the reason why you don't like me as a boyfriend?” Tristan asked. “Because you like Kaiba?” He cringed a bit. `I kind of sympathize what Joey's feeling after hearing that.'

 

“It's just a misunderstanding.” She insisted. “Aria made it out to be some big deal!”

 

“Well that `misunderstanding' is what Aria's using to enrage Joey, and the fact that she's making us out to be traitors isn't helping either!” Tea explained as she then gasped at the sight of Joey punching Tidus in the gut. Much to everyone's shock… “TIDUS!”

 

Tidus fell to the ground after the blow as Joey didn't care to look at his right arm. Blood stained his jacket as the source came from his deeply scraped palms, most likely from the jagged rocks and perhaps the sword. Apparently not only did the rage ring make its wearer angry, but it made the person stronger and unaware of how much pain was being inflicted upon himself.

 

Yuna ran up to her fallen love as she then kneeled beside him. “Are you okay?” She asked.

 

“That kid…packs a punch…” He winced. “I think I'm gonna throw up.”

 

Even Aria was impressed. But then again, her sisters did had it set on seven! “He'll be seeing his lunch again…” She mused.

 

“That's not funny!” Rikku shouted. “Whatever you have on Joey, turn it off now!”

 

Aria cupped her ear. “What was that? Did you say `turn it up?' As you wish…” She looked back. “Arana, Erika, turn it up to eight!”

 

Yuna narrowed her eyes, “So they're all here…”

 

Back in the Den, Erika managed to hear her sister's “request” as she turned to Arana. “You heard the lady! Increase the power!”

 

“No problem!” Arana turned the knob on the device as the marker no longer landed on seven, but eight! “Let's see how Joey-Boy handles this!”

 

The ring began to glow brighter as Joey collapsed to the ground, withering in pain as Aria just watched. Tea glared again!

 

“Some friend!” She snapped. “Joey's in pain and you're just watching!”

 

“Like you're helping him, you damn hypocrite!” Aria snapped back as she looked down at Joey. “Besides, he seems to be feeling better…well…for a guy who's just been betrayed!”

 

“Shut up!” Tea really wanted to jump over there and snap the multi-colored streaked bitch. But she knew with Joey's current state he'd jump to defend her! Thanks to that ring, Aria was the only one Joey trusted. At least there was one good thing in this situation: Kaiba wasn't around to make things worse! If Joey was this angry at Serenity betraying him, she didn't even want to imagine how he'd be when he saw Kaiba.

 

“What is going on here?”

 

“Oh no…” Tea sighed as she turned around and saw him. White sleeveless trench coat that defied the laws of gravity, the Kaibacorp logo on the belt buckle and the pin. Mokuba was beside him too so it really was him. Out of all of times to show up, this was definitely not a good one.

 

Aria just crossed her arms as she gave a satisfying smirk. `Now the real fun begins…'

 

“I heard screaming so I decided to check it out! Just for my amazement, Geek-a-polooza is still in process.” He said coldly.

 

Mokuba blinked as he noticed the now-frightening state of Joey. “What's wrong with Joey?”

 

“Aria…” Tristan narrowed his eyes as he held on to Serenity. “She's the one that screwed with his mind and made him believe that we're the enemy.”

 

“Have you tried getting through to him?”

 

“We tried, but Aria just made it seem like we're lying!”

 

“So what are you waiting for Joey? The one you hate the most is finally here!” Aria giggled like a schoolgirl. “So what're ya going to do?”

 

Apparently, the Kaibas weren't the only ones who had joined them. As from the den, Erika and Arana appeared.

 

“We got tired of just waiting in the back!” Erika complained as her voice was filled with boredom.

 

“We wanted a ringside seat for this!” Arana rubbed her hands together in participation of the fight that was soon to be unleashed. “Y'know, I like Joey a lot better when he has that killer instinct, don'cha agree guys?”

 

Yugi glared. “So you all decided to come out!” As much as he felt like using Mind Crush to send all three of them to the Shadow Realm for what they've did to Joey, not to mention what they made him do so far, the lost souls in the Shadow Realm were being used for Sin's revival somehow! In truth, Mind Crushing Erika, Aria, and Arana or anyone else for that matter, would be doing Yami Marik, Yami Bakura, and Seymour a favor. Yugi already had an idea for the source of Joey's rage, and that ring was somehow the key. It appeared to become even brighter the angrier Joey became. And with Arana holding the device, which controlled the ring, they could make him even more and more angry until he just went berserk.

 

Joey finally noticed Kaiba's presence as his tensed up and gr. “…Kaiba…” With the eerie red glow in his eyes, he began to advance closer and closer to the one he despised… To the one that he loathed… To the one who he wanted to kill…

 

“Bor-ring!” Arana went to adjust the level again, which caught the eye of Aria.

 

“Arana, what are you doing?” She asked.

 

“Speeding things up a bit…” She simply said as the notch was now on “9.”

 

Joey stopped dead in his tracks as he dropped down in pain again. The ring began to flash even brighter.

 

“What's with Wheeler?” Kaiba said, not out of care but out of curiosity to what mess he's gotten into this time.

 

“They're making him angrier…again!” Rikku glared.

 

“I always knew he was the perfect lab rat…” Kaiba mused.

 

“Kaiba, that's not funny!” Tea glared. “With his state of mind, he's ready to kill anyone, especially you!”

 

Kaiba scoffed, “Kill me? Please, if I had a penny for every time-”

 

“We know the deal, Kaiba!” Tea was becoming sick of Kaiba's attitude so much she wanted to knock him down a peg or two herself. But that wouldn't be necessary as a certain enraged blonde was about to do it for her.

 

Mokuba gasped, “Seto look out!”

 

Kaiba managed to avoid a hard fist from Joey as he then knocked the blonde down. “Just when I thought he couldn't get any more pathetic…” Kaiba about to walk away but Joey quickly rose back up to his feet when he went after him again. He wanted to kill him so bad that he forgot about his Red Eyes, let alone decide to use it. He didn't want to just bark out orders, he wanted to physical kill him! Annoyed, Kaiba decided to throw a card at him to stop him in his tracks, but while the card did slice through his cheek, Joey could care less about the blood that came from the newly fresh cut. All he cared about was one thing = Kill!

 

“Joey stop!” Yugi called out, but he would have none of that as Kaiba went to punch him again. This time, Joey ducked and got behind him as then turned around. However, Kaiba, who had the brains advantage over pure rage, quickly turned around with a kick to the face. A kick, in which knocked off the bandage on Joey's forehead, and caused the since-closed cut to open once more.

 

“Hmm…maybe things will go better for poor Joey if we put it on maximum level!” Arana suggested, much to Aria's shock.

 

“Arana, are you nuts!? At that level it might kill him!” She protested.

 

“It just means that there'll be two guys who we don't have to worry about!” Erika reminded as she gave Arana the green like to increase the level up to maximum.

 

Joey was now in immense pain as Kaiba walked a way. “If you don't want anymore humiliation you'll stay down like the dumb dog that you are, Wheeler…” He sneered as Joey's fists clenched as he began to shake. Veins began to be shown from his hands as well as his neck as his face turned scarlet. He began to growl as his teeth clenched together.

 

“Uh oh…”

 

“They've done it now…” Yuna said as she went to heal Tidus of his wounds. One could wonder if she was referring to just the Triplets, or Kaiba as well…

 

Joey slowly rose to his feet as the blood which poured from his head read his eyes, which glowed as red as they've never glowed before. He now had that look of rage! He really now have that “killer instinct” Arana mentioned before. Tea was becoming scared as Serenity was already frightened at what he had become. He had already snapped before, but as now, with the help of Erika, Aria, and Arana, Seto Kaiba had finally done it…

 

Joey Wheeler had finally gone berserk!

 

“KAAAIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” He screamed in pure rage as Kaiba turned around, only to see the now-berserk blonde tackle him on the ground as he then proceed to choke him to death. Kaiba gagged, feeling his nails puncture into the skin as he saw the look Joey had on his face. It wasn't even human, he thought. And he wasn't doing this as an insult this time, he was dead serious.

 

Not wanting either of them to get hurt, Yugi and the others quickly went to restrain him…

 

“Oh no you don't!” Erika took out what appeared to be pistols not unlike Yuna's and fired, keeping them at bay. She worked so hard making this good plan come together and she wasn't going to let them ruin it!

 

“That does it!” Yuna pointed her own pistols at Erika, as they now were a standoff.

 

“Joey, snap out of it-” Tristan tried to pull him off of Kaiba, but was met with a hard punch!

 

“YOU'RE ON HIS SIDE! YOU'RE ALL ON HIS SIDE!” He screamed as Yugi tried to subdue him, but Joey grabbed and tossed him into Tea, as he then shoved Brother into Tidus before turning his attention. “KAIBA HAS MESSED WITH ME FOR THE LAST TIME! AND I'M GONNA KILL HIM, AND EVERYONE THAT GETS IN MY WAY!” Joey screamed before turning his attention back to the CEO!

 

Seeing that he was distracted, Kaiba decided to punch him in the face! However, there was one thing he'd never expect him to do, as he then screamed in the pain his hand was now in…

 

Kaiba's knuckles were in Joey's mouth as he bit down even harder. Blood from his fingers were now on his teeth as Joey chuckled. How ironic after all the times Kaiba called Joey a dog, Joey attacks him like one! Tristan and Yugi got back up as they went to pull him off of the CEO! This time, they did manage to pry him off as they then hold his arms. Kaiba saw this as his chance for some more revenge as he went over and…well…lets just say that if Kaiba went any lower, hopefully Joey wore a cup.

 

“Some friends you have, Joe!” Erika called out. “Are you gonna let them make you look like a joke?”

 

“NOT ANYMORE!” Joey elbowed his two friends as he grabbed a small stone and went to attack Kaiba once again, but somebody got into the way…

 

Arana shook her head. “You're just helping us even more, you know that, right? You're just making him more pissed off!”

 

Serenity stood between Joey and Kaiba as her arms extended to the side. `Joey won't hurt me…' She thought. `He would never hurt me!'

 

If Joey had any hint of sanity left, this was proof as he stopped. “…move…” He said coldly. Apparently something inside of him was preventing him from physically attacking.

 

“No!” She glared. “I'm not moving…”

 

“Is this girl stupid?” Kaiba scoffed. “It must run in the family!”

 

“He's not attacking her…” Erika said, a bit concerned. “Arana, increase his rage!”

 

“I can't! It's already at maximum!”

 

“But isn't there a maximum plus or a maximum ultra or something?” Erika asked as nearby, Rikku was just waiting for her chance to strike and steal the device from her.

 

“Joey, just stop! This isn't like you at all! This is all just to turn us all against each other!” Serenity pleaded. A small tear formed in her eye as she place a hand on his shoulder, but Joey grabbed it as he went to squeezed it…hard…

 

“JOEY STOP!”

 

He was unmoved as his friends surrounded him. If there was no choice, they would have to do the unthinkable, as Tidus had his sword drawn and Yuna's pistols were pointed at Joey. “Serenity is your sister, Joey!” Tea explained.

 

“I DON'T HAVE A SISTA!” He screamed in pure rage and hurt. “I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY!”

 

“Damn it Joey, she is your sister!” Tristan tried to jog his memory! “Remember Battle City, Joey? When you were drowning? She saved your life! She wouldn't have risked her life if she didn't care!”

 

“Serenity is your sister! She loves you!” Yugi added.

 

“We're your true friends Joey! Remember the friendship circle I drew on our hands Joey?” Tea reminded.

 

“Come on Joey, don't let her trick you!” Tidus added.

 

“FRYD YNA OUI, SYT?! CRA'C OUIN CECDAN OUI HISPCGIMM! (WHAT ARE YOU, MAD?! SHE'S YOUR SISTER YOU NUMBSKULL!)” Brother shouted.

 

“Serenity didn't betray you! We would never betray you! Aria's the one who's betrayed you! Just like they all betrayed us! Remember?” Yuna tried to reason with the enraged blonde.

 

“Joey…I know if you're still in there behind all that rage! I just want you know that I care! We all do!” Serenity said as Joey's grip became tighter.

 

“You're lyin'… I KNOW THE TRUTH!” Joey screamed in rage!

 

“You think you know the truth, but the truth is that you're confused. And listening to Aria and her sisters is just making you even more confused!”

 

“No matter what you say, you won't be able to break his rage! All you're doing is delaying the inevitable!” Arana taunted as she held the device. “As long as we have this, you're wasting your time!”

 

“That's why I'll take this off your hands!” Rikku jumped as she snatched the device that controlled the ring from Arana's hands. “Now to turn it off!”

 

Erika was about to shoot with her pistols, but decided there was no need as she placed them away. “You can't, Stupid!” The Pink-braided blonde mocked. “Once it's activated, it can never be turned off!”

 

Aria blinked. “There wasn't an off switch?”

 

“Hey, it's not like we were going to stop and show them any mercy or anything.” Erika shrugged.

 

“No off switch? Then I guess it looks like I'll have to make my own!” Rikku shrugged as she proceeded to place it down on a rock then smash it under her boot. `Maybe now Joey'll be back to normal!'

 

Serenity felt her brother's grip loosen as Joey was now dazed and confused. The ring was no longer bright as his eyes were back to their normal brown color. “Joey, are you okay…?” She desperately asked, but all she got in response from him was falling backwards onto the ground! Apparently all the rage he released has worn him out.

 

“Hmph, serves him right!” Kaiba sneered as Serenity glared at him.

 

“You're not helping!” Tea glared as she then noticed a certain pair of triplets backing away.

 

“There's a time to plan…” Erika said.

 

“There's a time to fight…” Aria added.

 

“But most importantly…” Arana said before they all said at the same time.

 

“There's a time to run! Later losers!” The trio of sister proceeded to make a run for it back into the Den of woe!

 

“Oh no they don't!” Tea turned to Brother. “Brother, can I borrow your Duel Disk?”

 

“Umm…Sure!” Brother removed his deck from it before handing over his Duel Disk to her. “But why would you need it.”

 

“I have my deck with me, and I still have a few things I want to say to them.” Tea said before she placed her own deck into the slot as she then ran after her.

 

“Wait a second Teyi! You mean `we' right?” Rikku asked as she already had her duel disk. “You don't think I'm gonna let you go alone, right?”

 

Tea just smiled at Rikku. “Let's go get `em together! For all they've done to us!”

 

“I'll go with you!” Yugi offered, getting ready to activate his duel disk...

 

“Wait Yugi, I'll go!”

 

Yugi and the others turned around to see Yuna, who have just finished healing both Kaiba and Joey, who was still unconscious. Not to mention the small scrapes Serenity had gained from all of this. “Just make sure he gets some rest.” She said, pointing to Joey. “Physically he's okay, but mentally, I'm not too sure.”

 

“Yuna, are you sure you want to put yourself in that danger!” Tidus asked, concerned. “Knowing them, there's no telling what they're capable of.”

 

“Don't worry!” Yuna gave him a soft kiss, much to Brother's chagrin. “They'd probably want to duel us for our souls, and I've already been in a duel which the Eye of Horus was played!”

 

“Okay, but just be careful!” Tristan warned. “The last thing we need is for the three of you to lose your souls!”

 

“You don't think we can do it, Tristan?” Tea glared at him.

 

“NO, it's not that! It's just…”

 

“Hmph! We'll show them!” Tea turned to Yuna. “Yuna, you're ready?”

 

She nodded. “I'm ready.”

 

“How about you, Rikku?”

 

“You know it, Teyi!”

 

“Then it's time for some payback! Let's go girls!” Tea said as the three female duelists ran off in pursuit of the girls. Knowing very well what they would have to face once they were found…

 

 

Next chapter, it's the one I've been waiting to write! Yes, it's the notorious Triple Duel! It's gonna take some time, but when it's all said and done, you'll enjoy it!

 

Preview for Next Chapter:

 

“And that's another thing! Why are you so cruel? Especially to those who have trusted you! People who cared about you?”

 

“Like you're any better, Lady Yuna!” Erika added. “You're just a pompous, holier-than-thou snob who only cares about your reputation! Just like your father!”

 

Yuna was in brief shock with the mention of Lord Braska, her father. “What does my father have to do with this?”

 

“Everything! It's people like him that's reason why we hate everyone in Spira, and why we could care less if Sin did destroy the world!” Arana glared at the former Summoner, who gasped.

 

“How could you say something like that? Many people lost their lives! Homes and families were destroyed because of that monster!”

 

“Like I give a care about those losers!” Arana scoffed. “They never had to live through the life we did! They never knew how hard we had it growing up! As far as I'm concerned, Sin was just a simple wake-up call for everyone in Spira!

 

Chapter 18: Three-on-Three Duel!