Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Children of Destiny ❯ Into Uncharted Territories ( Chapter 11 )

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Into Uncharted Territories

Sam: ^________^ Hullo!!!!

Seto: *looks at title* Into Uncharted Territories? What is this? Star Trek?

Sam: Well ok so it sounds a little corny but come on… in a way that's what this chapter is about anyway right?

Seto: -__________- And your gonna make a fool out of me in this chapter aren't you?

Sam: I don't have to… you do it perfectly well yourself. You're a natural!!! But I suppose I can guarantee that there will be a little bit of fluff concerning all the couples so far…

LS: FOR THE LAST TIME NO!!!!! SHE DOES NOT OWN YU-GI-OH!!!! She probably will once she takes over the world with her gigantic nuclear powered mallet and me as her sidekick with my gigantic nuclear powered frying pan and bread knives!!! POWER TO COOKING UTENSILS!!!!!!

Sam: ¬________¬ Um… LS?

LS: ^__________^ Yes?

Sam: Just lay off on the coffee ok? Disclaimer people aren't suppose to publicise egomaniac authoress's fantasies…

LS: Oh… ^_________^ Ok!!!! *starts drinking tonnes of viagra instead*

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*********DREAM SEQUENCE**************

He was running. Running down the twisting paths of strange place he had never seen before, or perhaps it was a place that he had forgotton, whatever it was he couldn't look back as footsteps galloped after him and a rumble of a writhing body sliding over the rocks hissing feorciously at his heels. He was bleeding badly and his vision blurred, a symptom of shock. Yet he kept running until finally the dark path started to clear revealing light that he was in deep forest, a sudden burst of golden light shone down at him in the clearing and he turned his back to it facing his pursuers. Many blood red eyes glared trapping him against the blinding sun behind him and he felt the intense fear of being dragged back to the torturous place he was running from. Among the blood red eyes followed huge green eyes staring lustfully at his near naked body where the blood had clotted staining the shredded extravagant rags. Breathing hard he inched towards the warmth of the sun begging to whatever god there was to save him from these demons. When he's foot slipped he felt himself plummet down, down where water met with him and he felt himself drowning whilst the furious roar from the large eyes above ordering it's red eyed minions to retrieve him. Swept away he heard them becoming more distant as the hard torrential current pounded at his already mutilated body when he felt the warmth of hands wrap firmly and gently around his waist pulling him up so his head was out of the water where he could breath the crystaline air. Above he caught a glimpse of a magnificent bird flying over him before he finally sunk into darkness into his saviour's arms.

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Seto woke from the streaming of light upon his face. He knew it was morning as he turned over in his warm bed. Slowly he opened his eyes listening to the peaceful bird song outside his window as he heaved himself out of his king sized bed. `That dream again' he thought though this time his dream showed him a lot more like how he had ended almost drowning to death in that water. He looked at the time whilst he rubbed his temple a little. 6.30am. Then his door creaked open. He looked round to see that his little brother was up and about, in fact he was already fully dressed and was impatiently waiting for Seto to get up too. Seto smiled at Mokuba as he leapt onto the bed into a tight hug. They pulled apart when Seto noticed a certain former egomaniac standing staring at the two of them.

"You gotta get ready Seto… it's Friday!!!" Mokuba chirped excitedly then dragging his brother out of bed. Pegasus looked mighty impressed at the young CEO who was wearing nothing but loose grey trousers as a bare athletic chest showed off his physique. (A/N: A half naked Seto Kaiba… *drools*) Seto glared at the one eyed hippy and Pegasus found it wise that he made himself scarce for the rest of the morning.

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Joey slowly woke up to the morning sun glanced at the clock. 7.00am. He stared at the ceiling for a bit andlooked down from the leather couch he was sleeping on where a soft blanket covered him. He sighed as he got out of bed and walked towards the bedroom where his little sister was sleeping. Serenity was already up and dressed.

"Sorry did I wake you up?" Joey smiled and shook his head. "I know you must be doing a lot to keep this apartment so I thought I'd let you sleep a little longer" she sniffed as tears threatened to fall. Joey thought back to the night before. Serenity and Tristan were returning from the museum to Joey and Tristan's apartment where he was watching tv.

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"Hi… big brother!!!" Serenity chirped plopping herself next to him. Tristan also Joey's roommate followed.

"How's the day with the Ishtars?" Joey decided to start off the conversation there.

"Great!!! They showed so many cool stuff in their museum and let me handle some of the old jewellery. Isis was so kind to me. Tristan's so funny, he showed me around and took me places" this made Joey narrowed his eyes dangerously, which made Tristan shift uncomfortably. "…and Malik's cool though I'm a bit scared of his um… Yami…" Joey gritted his teeth and looked ready to kill for, which Serenity noticed and steered the conversation away before her older brother decided to go on a killing spree. "Anyway… they said Yugi's invited them to go to China to stay at this house his inherited from his grandpa. Tristan's going. Are you going?"

Joey snapped out of his dangerous and suddenly looked guilty. He had completely forgotton about it. "… yeah…" he whispered. A huge grin spread upon his little sister's face.

"COOL!!! CAN I COME? YUGI SAID I COULD IF YOU'LL LET ME!!!!" she cried to the two of them. Tristan looked hopeful but Joey wasn't sure if his mother could trust him to look after Serenity in a foreign country. After all she did take Serenity away from him and the two siblings had never seen each other for 8 years. How was his mother expect to trust him?

"Dunno… we'd have to ask mom. I don't know if she trusts me to look after you in place like China though…" Joey answered doubtfully. Serenity's face fell.

"'I' trust you…" she whimpered. Joey smiled.

"I know little sis… but we'd have to call mom about this…" Serenity went straight to his phone and went to dial for their mother whilst Tristan and Joey stared at each other.

"I'm sure she will. She just doesn't trust dad and your not dad…" she said excitedly. There was a pause as Serenity paced around the room when obviously their mom had just picked. "Hi mom?!" she squealed and Joey could hear the muffled happiness on the other line. "Yeah I'm just fine… I've had such a cool time at the museum and… Joey? Yeah, he's broken up for the summer holidays just today. I mean it's great he's showed me some of the stuff he's done at school and got a B+ in most of his assignments and tests. Listen mom…?"

This was the clinch that Joey felt his stomach flutter with butterflies as he wasn't as confident as Serenity about their mother. He knew that Tristan was feeling the same way too. Joey's mom knew that he had been hanging around with the wrong people in the past and she knew she couldn't fully trust him. It was a wonder why she allowed Serenity to come and see him in the first place but apparently Serenity had told him that she was in work experience and hanging out with the Ishtars and their museum.

"All my friends here are saying their going off on holiday to China… and Joey's coming too… What? No I was wondering… I was wondering if I could go with him too…" Serenity said with a bright smile. There was a pause when he smile dropped. Joey closed his eyes and breathed a heavily. Tristan stared at the two siblings really unsure of what to do. "…why…?" Serenity whispered as Joey listened hard as his mother was talking to his sister. "but mom… I'll be ok. Joey will look af-" she was cut off by her mother. "he's not mom… h-he's a lot better and I've met his friends their all good peo- mom no… please…" Serenity was now in tears. Joey then felt he had to step in.

"Here, here Serenity? Let me talk to her" Serenity gave the phone trembling and sobbing horribly as he held her close whilst Tristan held her hand assuringly.

"Ssh… it's ok…" he whispered to his sister… "Yeah… mom?" he said down the phone. There was a slight pause as if Joey's mother was listening to the noise in the background.

"It's not fair!!!" Serenity wailed. "She's only hates you because you lived with dad!!! You're nothing like him!!!!"

"Uh… mom hang on…" he turned over from the phone to his sister holding her tightly rubbing her shoulders soothingly. "It's gonna be ok…"

"But…"

"It'll be ok…" Tristan assured finally calming down Joey's little sister. Joey went back on the phone…" Yeah… sorry… mom?"

"You really want to take her to China…?" he heard a hiss down the other line.

"Look I just thought it would be fun and we'd have some place for us to spend some time together… My friends are decent people and they wouldn't let anything happen to Serenity"

"When's this trip…"

"Tomorrow afternoon… but we were all asked just this evening otherwise I would have called in advance. Look if… if it makes it any better I'll cancel my trip and stay. So at least you know… you can come and get her anytime… you've got my address right?" Tristan stared at his friend whilst he held Serenity's hand reassuringly.

"Yeah I do… Look you don't have to cancel…" the voice had softened a little. "Since her work supervisor for work experience isn't going to be around… I should go and pick her up in the morning? That won't be a problem right with your arrangement?" his mother replied in great difficulty.

"No… If… you think it's best for Serenity then… fine…" Joey replied sadly. Serenity shook her head threatening to snatch the phone away and scream at her mother. Joey smiled wiping the tears from her eyes. There was little noise made a little snivel on the other end. "Mom… you ok?"

"Yeah… erm you've moved out haven't you?"

"Yeah I have… erm Tristan's my roommate. We both got a job to keep the apartment plus the money left over from the operation. I still got some saved up"

"Oh…" she replied before changing the subject again. "Tristan… is he that boy that visited Serenity every day to keep her company at the hospital?"

"Yeah that's him" he said winking at Tristan indicating that his mom was talking about him. "He's a good friend…"

"So… got a job for an apartment and you still managed to keep your studies in check… B+'s huh?"

"Not as many as Serenity said but yeah I get a few and no I haven't cheated…" Joey said chuckling to try and disguise his grief of having to say goodbye to his sister in the morning.

"How's your father?" she asked out of politeness.

"He's ok… cutting back a lot. I've made sure he goes to his meetings for the drinking… He's doing a lot better"

"That's good… Um… I'll be… picking up Serenity in the morning. Eight o'clock. Will that be alright?

"Sure…"

"Ok…Bye…"

"Bye…" Joey said hanging up. Serenity had sobbed long and hard that night as the two boys tried to comfort her.

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Joey and Tristan had got their things ready when the doorbell rang. Tristan got to open the door and in stepped a young woman with red hair like Serenity but she had pale blue eyes. She was smartly dressed looked around the apartment. She smiled. (A/N: I don't know what Joey's mom looks like so… if the details about her are wrong don't sue me)

"Hi Mrs Wheeler…" he said. Joey came in from the back.

"Hi mom…" Serenity didn't say a word.

"Hey…" Mrs Wheeler said she went to her daughter who refused to look at her. She sighed as she looked around the apartment.

"Um…" Joey began…"You had any breakfast? We've made some already…" Mrs Wheeler smiled.

"Thanks…" she said as she went into the kitchen. It was suprisingly neat and tidy considering of what Tristan and Joey's background was like and Mrs Wheeler could tell that it wasn't just because she was arriving. After breakfast Mrs Wheeler told Serenity to wait for her whilst she talked to the two boys. "This place looks wonderful… you two have kept it really well…" she complimented before looking at her son. She bit her lower lip before she went to inspect the apartment once more. Tristan turned to Joey.

"I'll go check on Serenity…" Joey nodded as he went followed his mom into his room and found her crying on the floor clutching on a family portrait that was by his bedside.

"Mom?" he knelt beside her. She turned to him tears streaming down her face.

"I'm sorry…" she whispered.

"Sorry? For what?"

"Everything… you've done so much for Serenity and I just…" she couldn't finish. She sobbed hard into her hands.

"Mom…" Joey started.

"She was right… it's only because of your father… I just… I just wasn't thinking… I hated myself for leaving you back there and I thought if… if I just learned to hate you it'd be easier for me…" she looked at him. "… I know it's wrong of me… I mean how can I hate my own son? What happened between me and your father had nothing to do with you or Serenity… I shouldn't-"

"Mom" Joey stopped her… "It's ok…" he said as Mrs Wheeler hugged him whilst crying hard. "You did what you thought was right… You didn't want dad to hurt her and you had to save up as much money for the operation. I'd cause more problems and I understand that" Mrs Wheeler smiled wiping away the tears.

"Thank you…" she whispered. "Um… hang on… I need to talk to your little baby sister" Joey smiled as she wiped the remaining tears away and went to her daughter who had tears glistening down her face. "Look… honey you got everything?" Serenity nodded her head. Mrs Wheeler sniffed. "Hope you enjoy yourself in China…" Serenity looked up not believing what she heard. Mrs Wheeler beamed down at her and then at her son. "You two will take care of her won't you?"

"We will…" Joey and Tristan said together smiling broadly as Serenity suddenly squealed and hugged her mom happily.

"Ooh…" Mrs Wheeler breathed. "And you better call me every night so I know that your ok understand?"

"I will!!! Oh thank you mommy!!!" Serenity hugged her tight. After seeing Mrs Wheeler off. The three of them waved goodbye to meet up with their friends.

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Yami's eyes flew open as Tenshi had jumped onto his stomach again as his daily wake up call.

"Can't you wake up Yugi instead of me for once?" Yami asked as he went to cuddle the little kitten whilst his hikari was still fast asleep, his arms wrapped tightly around Yami.

"Mueh?" Tenshi answered as Yami stroked her under the chin. Tenshi had then rolled on her back pawing at his finger before flopping on once side and Yami smiled amusingly at the little feline whom then suddenly got up and pounced onto his belly button causing Yami to yelp. Yugi woke up with a start, his huge eyes half closed and dazed with sleep. Yami frowned disapprovingly at Tenshi that it was her fault for waking up her owner but Yugi hadn't noticed rubbing his eyes yawned once and cuddled back into Yami falling asleep again. Yami glanced at the clock. 8.00am. `I should wake him up… we're supposed to meet the others this afternoon and we haven't even finished packing yet' He rested for a bit, cradling the little angel in his arms and staring at the cute baby face whilst soft slumbering breaths tickled his chest.

"Aibou…" he said softly. There was a little whinge from the little one who shifted his face looking at Yami under half opened eyes. Yugi pouted cutely then buried his face into Yami's chest. Yami chuckled as he let the little one lay there for a moment longer but soon at half past eight he had to get Yugi up. "Come on now" Yami said sitting up whilst cradling the bundle. Yugi opened his eyes smiling cheekily at his Yami wrapping tighter around him. Yami sighed hopelessly before he had the idea to get Yugi off him. Yugi giggled a little at first before his legs flailed in the sheets a bit. Then he couldn't stop laughing as Yami had managed to pry him off tickling him into submission.

"OK!!!! OK!!!!" he yelled as Yami stopped leaving Yugi gasping. Yami looked smug as he got out of bed heading for the bathroom when suddenly a weight had leapt onto him.

"OOPFH!!!" In fact Yugi had pounced and jumped right onto his back making him fall flat on his face. Yugi giggled like a school girl before he got off Yami and ran to the bathroom. Yugi peeped round with a bright smile still giggling checking that Yami was ok before he slammed the door for his shower.

"I'm gonna make you pay for that…" Yami's muffled voice said his face on the carpet. Tenshi cocked her head at her owner who was still on the floor.

"Mueh…?"

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Ryou stretched a little as he lay there next to his Yami both wide awake and both their clothes, hair and bedsheets rather rumpled. Both were lying on their backs side by side staring at the ceiling.

"We should get up…" Ryou said monotonously to the ceiling. It was 8.30am.

"Yeah…" Bakura replied in the same tone. Then there was silence between the two.

"Let's get up now…" Ryou suddenly said.

"5 more minutes…" Then there was silence between them again with the exception of a summer breeze blowing through their open window. It was so quiet that you could just imagine one of those balls of hay in those old cowboy films rolling passed them. Suddenly, quick as a flash the duvet was thrown over the couple as they were making out again. Bakura had rolled on top of his aibou and pressed some butterfly kisses all over whilst his hands roamed and groped under Ryou's wrinkled pyjamas touching every inch of skin before he drew his young counterpart into a deep passionate kiss. The tongues battled lustfully as the two moaned from pleasure from each other whilst the tired old bed started to squeak again. Bakura had made his way to rubbing his hand upon Ryou's nub making Ryou whimper and wrap his arms around his dark half drawing him closer. But soon the passionate flair had to be ended and Ryou had to reluctantly break up the kiss and get out of the bed.

"Gotta get up, gotta get up…" Ryou said his face in a flush. "You go into the shower first…best make it a cold one too" Bakura wrapped his arms around Ryou's waist.

"How `bout we go together?" Bakura whispered then uttered a purring growl, whilst aiming his kisses at Ryou's jugular.

"Mmmhmmm… much as I-" Ryou began being interrupted from Bakura's advances "want to… but if I do we're gonna take AIII-ges" Bakura smiled growling whilst Ryou pouted. "Oh no… that's gonna leave a mark…" Ryou complained as he broke out of Bakura's embrace. Bakura went on the advance again but now Ryou wasn't having any of it. "No, no… bad Yami… go have your shower…" Ryou said pushing Bakura further down the corridor and into the bathroom. "… go on… go… go… SHOO!!!" Ryou cried giving Bakura one last shove into the bathroom. He heard disappointed muttering and Ryou sighed a little before heading downstairs to make breakfast when he stopped. He groaned in embarassment at the lump in his trousers.

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The alarm clock trilled loudly as a sleeping Ishtar groped around for it, once finding where it was he picked up a hammer by the side of the bed and slammed it into pieces. The clock died. Soon about five minutes later as he shifted a little still in his sleep a clock on the wall screamed like a siren in World War II at him. He frowned and groped under the bed again, this time he held out a gun and shot the clock. That clock died too. Ishtar smiled maliciously in his sleep as he carried on sleeping cuddling his fairly worn out pillow. Just then Malik and Isis came into the room.

"See I told you" Malik scowled at his sister who looked stunned at the number of alarm clocks in the dust bin that had all been destroyed by Malik's Yami. "Alarm clocks do not `work' with him…" he went to his Yami grabbed the pillow from underneath Ishtar and ran off with it. Ishtar woke up immediately.

"HEY!!! GIVE BACK MY PILLOW!!!!" he screamed murderously after his hikari pushing past Isis who threw her arms in the air.

"I give up…" she said to nobody in the room before heading down the stairs after them.

"Hikari give that back to me!!!!" Ishtar rasped dangerously under his breath. Malik smirked.

"I'm just packing it away… I know you can't get to sleep at all without it…" Ishtar glared getting ready to pounce. Malik immediately noticed the signs. "I've got my Millennium Rod at the moment. You come anywhere near me and I'll shred it to pieces" Malik growled staring defiantly at his Yami. Yami paused for a second before he sat down on the table his arms crossed like a child who was deprived of his toy whilst Isis laid out their breakfast on the table. Malik packed Ishtar's mangy looking pillow into the bag zipped it up and locked it. Isis shook her head shamelessly as she began wrapping the Dragon Scepter and Yin's Sword. Malik stared at her incredulously.

"Your packing that as well?"

"Yeah I've got permission from the museum to take it with me and discover more about it's history over in China"

"Wow… and here I thought that my sister had been abducted by aliens and replaced with a fun loving impersonator" Malik remarked. Isis glared at her little brother but noticed the time on the clock.

"Oh we're gonna be late. Get the stuff in the car will you… Hurry up!!!" she badgered along as Malik jogged about with a grin on the face for having gotten away from a major scowling. His Yami sat looking bored. His hikari is so much fun to be around but his sister is so uptight about things and made him work at the museum whenever he even had a shred of spare time on his hands. Using the Millennium Rod on people, making them tap dance or do the macrena in their underpants was always a joy to watch. Occasionally if they really wanted a riot they would get them to slip into gladiator costumes and have them fight to the death like Roman times. Sometimes with mud for added bonus. A fist in his face as he absently stirred his scrambled eggs on his plate when a hand slapped it hard.

"Stop playing with your food and just eat it!!!" Isis scowled. Ishtar had the right mind to send off to the Shadow Realm but there was always a snag in this arrangement.

"I hate her…" he growled to his hikari.

"Well I'm afraid you're gonna have to live with it because she's my sister Yami…" Malik said. Ishtar frowned disapprovingly.

"You could disown her…" he replied hopefully.

"Tried that… dun't work…"

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Everyone had arrived at the mansion with time to spare as Seto sent for the luggage to be put away. The friends gathered around as they were offered tea and coffee and chatted about their journey ahead. Seto was in his study.

"Come on Seto!!!! It's time to go…" he heard his brother cry excitedly as he stared at a painting on the wall. An autumn sun setting upon the horizon of distant moutains, a river snaking it's way towards him and on the bank sat a maiden with golden hair dressed in a fine silk, her feet just touching the water's edge, a bed of leaves lay strewened beneath her, her face unseen for she had turned her head away and on her lap rested Seto's most favourite creature, the head of a Blue Eyes White Dragon, his sheening white body lying next to her in a serene calm, blue eyes watching the sunset. High above them written in a neat column on the right of bold black Chinese calligraphy and a red block of a stamped signature. He had always wondered who the painter was but found that artist wanted to remain annoymous. The only clue he had was of the red stamp signature… Seto really longed to decipher the meaning of the calligraphy next to it.

"Blue eyes deeper than the heaven's sky and the four oceans… A white body sleek as the finest silk yet harder than the metals of the Earth… the Ice Mask cruel and merciless as the harsh ice cutting through the mountains upon body… yet passion and gentleness of the lotus burns in an eternal flame upon spirit… a lonely spirit waiting for one who can see what can't be seen and melt the ice mask… to understand to love and be loved… for a lifetime… for eternity…" Seto turned to see Joey leaning against the door staring at the painting. (A/N: Anybody interested in the story about the painting read my other work Ice Mask)

"You know how to read that?" Seto asked casually indicating the calligraphy. Joey looked at the young CEO and a distant smirk perked upon his face as he suddenly became interested on the floor.

"Yeah… I had a kind of… obsession and took up a hobby for it…" he finally replied. Joey glanced over to the blue eyed billionnaire and Seto found a split second of the new strange knowing of Joey's new persona, it was certainly not his usually goofy sarcastic school boy attitude but… he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Joey never let him dwell on it for in that split second, he was off shoving and fighting with Tristan over the most comfortable space on the sofa.

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Yugi felt the sea breeze air blow upon his face as the boat set sail upon the wonderful cruise. Leave it to Seto to make the journey in style. It was a wonderful feeling as he watched the foaming water trail behind him whilst behind them Tristan was busy chasing Joey about stealing his comic book. Seto was in his cabin clicking away at his laptop.

"You're supposed to be on vacation Seto" Mokuba scowled as his older brother smiled sheepishly as he continued to work. Mokuba pouted a little but decided to leave his brother to tie some loose ends for the company and talked to Serenity.

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Gabriel stared upon the oily pool. A smile of fangs shone brightly as he waved his hands over the pool in that same instant the weather suddenly changed as black clouds suddenly appeared, the torrents of the calm sea began to get rougher and within minutes the boat found itself tossed and turned in a huge maelstrom, waves nearly 20 ft high towered above the boat as the crew began to take their trained procedures to guiding the boat to safety. Howling winds and flashes of lightening coupled with the deafening rumbles of thunder pounded upon the boat tossing and turning it. Yami had managed to struggle to his hikari who was gripping tightly to the rails.

"YUGI!!!!" he yelled above unbeknownst to the one causing this watching the two of them struggle to be together. Gabriel smirked staring at the young angel. He stroked the image of the Yugi's face and his hand clenched as if wanting to pluck Yugi from the image. At the same time a wave knocked upon the boat and Yugi felt himself falling plummeting to the waters. He managed to grip the rail as Yami pulled him back over and the two held on tight. Ryou and Bakura were also struggling as they held onto each other to a nailed secure part of the ship. The drawers bumping side to side and threatening to crush them to death.

"RYOU!!!!" Bakura yelled as one of the drawers went straight for his hikari squashing him against the wall. Malik held onto his sister who held onto the two artifacts in their cabin. Ishtar said he was going to try and help outside for he could always transport into the Millennium Rod at will if he was accidently knocked overboard. Mokuba and Serenity had been ushered inside for their safety. A sudden blow against blew the door open as the wind pounded against them.

"Seto!?!?" Mokuba yelled when another pound on the boat sent him flying outside. "AAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!" Seto heard the scream.

"MOKUBA!!!"

"BIG BROTHER!!!!!" Mokuba cried gripping onto the door which was beginning to be torn away. Joey made a grab for Mokuba and with his might held on when another bang upon the boat sent the both of them thrown back into the cabin room ending in Joey hitting hard against the wall knocking him unconscious. The gale forces was getting too much for the boat as it was being broken apart, a huge hole had been gouged by the clawing waves.

"THIS SHIPS GOING TO CAPSIZE!!!!" Seto yelled when a sudden gold ethereal light enclosed upon the boat, it immediately stabalised the ship to what it was before the storm. Yugi opened his three eyes staring confused of what had happened. A force was encasing their boat with a barrier against the elements and carrying the boat on in it's serene journey it had started it out. Gabriel stared confused as he willed the elements to attack the boat again, but again the light had repelled all attempts to sabatoge the journey. The force carried them on for the next few hours as the group had gathered together.

"Great job Yug!!!" Tristan cried delightfully. Yugi stared confused…

"But… I didn't do that… at least I don't think I did…"

"What do you mean?" Pegasus asked wringing his hair.

"I can tell if I've been using any powers, my head feels like it's burning but I only just opened my third eye… I didn't do it"

"Well we better check for injuries" Seto said as he checked on the crew. Everyone made out with a good few cracked ribs and other injuries but Joey was only one knocked unconscious. Serenity was really hysterical.

"JOEY!!! JOEY!!! BIG BROTHER!!!" she sobbed shaking him. Joey whined.

"Ah… oh… please…" he rasped to his sister. "D-d… don't shake me anymore…" he clutched his head as everything seemed to come back to focus again.

"We'll be docking soon… we'll check you into the hospital for a concussion but for now lie down Wheeler" Seto said.

"Gotcha…" Joey remarked as he rested his head on the pillow as Seto turned to go outside.

"Of course I doubt there would be any brain damage cos a dumb puppy like you don't have any brains…" Seto added. Joey raised an eyebrow.

"Wow… the insults are back… I admit… I was starting to miss them…" Joey retorted with a smirk.

After getting off, the group were horrified of their discovery, the boat's hull was totally ripped apart meaning that there was no way that it was sea worthy even in a pond let alone able to take them to the Hong Kong harbour.

"I know that sudden storm was from Gabriel… He certainly doesn't want me to come home…" Yugi mused.

"That magic dome around the boat must have carried us across" Malik commented. "I could sense the huge amount of power for it as if it was able to control the very air itself"

"Well whatever it was it saved our lives…" Seto turned his gaze upon Joey who was carted away to the hospital. It was obvious that their new destination was going to have a lot of new dangers but the question was… were they prepared to face them.

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Sam: Yes I know this was a crap cliffhanger but I'm tired… ok? Please review… I know if the journey to Hong Kong Harbour was a little rushed but I don't want to exceed to many pages like I have done in the last few chapters. Apparently people are complaining about it being too long… T__________T Then now there are going to be people complaining now that it's going to be too short. Anyway… THANK YOU to reviewers and especially to the Amethyst who handed so many gifts for me and the muses I love you especially… anyway… Pandapants182, you're review freaked me out for some reason. WHAT ARE YOU ON GIRL!?!?!?!?!? Cos I want some… Hehe… I loved it though… I love being freaked out by weird and hiliarious reviews… THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT PPLZ LOVE YOU BYE BYE!!!!