"It seems too simple for it to be just that." Judai said. "Something else has to happen to get Yusei back, I just know it. Or at least, that's what my gut's telling me."

"Yusei said that We have to kill, or close to kill him. He didn't say how or when. He said if he did get stabbed or whatever, just let him die" Luna replied.

---

The woman waited outside the changing room until Aoi came out, grumbling about the 'nonsense' Saharia was saying until she nearly got caught with the scythe.
"Tell me where Melhana and Ashleigh is or prepare to die" she growled, "and don't bother doing anything. One wrong move and you will hit the three scythe blades."

"He didn't say that, Luna!" Crow said. He balled his hands into fists. "I just...I just wish there was a way where we could get him back without....." He let his voice trail off, but it was clear what he meant.

---

Aoi stopped as the three said blades were stuck in her face. "Who--or what--are you?" She countered.

"Your worse nightmare. Give me the two girls and you will go unharmed. If not, well, your fate is sealed" she said.

Aoi smirked. "Why would I do a thing like that?" She asked airily. She swept past the girl. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

The woman nudged Aoi with her scythe, leaving a nice clean cut on her back.
"You think I was joking right? Guess again" and an Oricancos seal appeared where Aoi stood. "Maybe this reminds you who I am" the woman sneared.

Aoi calmly looked back at the girl, then grinned. "Well well, looks like I've got myself a bit of a fight." She said. She gripped the hilt of her katana and drew it, the ring of steel ringing through the air. In a flash she had the tip of the blade at the woman's throat. "Dark Ashleigh, I presume?" The grin on her face got bigger, and a bit more insane. "It's been a while since someone's pushed me into beserker mode. Wanna try and see if you survive?"

"At least you remembered me. I must warn you though. I'm now immortal so you can't kill me" and with that Dark Ashleigh held her scythe at ready.

"All the more fun," Aoi said. "I've just got a question; will you survive if I decapitate you?"

"I will reform back. My master made me this way so it will be hard for you to get rid of me. And thank you for finding this HQ for us" the woman replied, showing a tracking device she planted on the back of Aoi's head.

Aoi laughed. "You think I didn't know that was there?!" She laughed. "It's been shorted out by now. If my little hotwiring didn't work, then the amount of power used to raise that shield did." She pointed to the device. "I'm sorry, that that little bitch is useless now. Any memory that was on it is gone, kaput."

The woman smirked.
"You found the decoy. There is another one on your head and you failed to get rid of it, and I'm the only one that deactivate it and hot-wiring it didn't work and plus it's waterproof. That's why I was able to follow you here and entered your dream with your precious Yusei. Sadly you won't see him ever again. And it's matter of time before another one of your friends is on our side" she said and then she laughed.

Aoi's face hardened. "Yusei won't die that easily. He's too strong of spirit for that." She said. "And if you're talking about turning Atem, then good luck. Trying to get him on your side is suicidal."

"I think that's enough. We don't need Melhana anymore. Good job of finding the underground HQ. Come back now. We got a turning ceremony to do. We got two to turn over" said a voice.
"You got of lightly today but next time, you won't be so lucky" and the woman disappeared in a puff of smoke. And just when the Real Ashleigh appeared.
"What happened to you Aoi? You got a clean cut on your back" she said.

---

Atem was chucked in front of the Leader, Just when Dark Ashleigh returned.
"You're just in time" The leader said.
"Whatever" she replied, standing next to Dark Yusei.
"What do you want?" Atem spat.
"You know" the leader replied while the guards dragged Kaiba into the room.
"You never get us on your side" Atem growled.

Yusei looked down on them coldly. "Really?" He asked. He pulled a card out of his deck case. "Even if we used this?" The card he showed Atem was none other than a modified Seal of Orechalcos--the Seal was violet instead of green. He noticed the change in Atem's expression. "So you remember it then. I wonder, what will happen if the power of the Seal is put directly into your body. But you see, this one is different."

Kaiba on the other hand, had been dragged in semiconcious. Hearing the voices of Atem and Yusei, he forced himself to wake up fully. His eyes widened in shock when he saw the modified Seal card. "What the--no. No. Fucking. Way. I've had enough of this magic shit."

Yusei turned to him. "Really? Then maybe we should start with you." He said.

---

Aoi touched her shoulder and pulled her hand away, blood on her fingers. "You remember your dark half?" She asked.

"Bring both of them here now. It is time" the leader ordered.
I know I have the will-power to break the spell on me but Kaiba, I doubt it Atem thought as he and Kaiba was dragged even further.

---

"Yeah, but Aka, Yugi Max and myself destroyed her" Ashleigh replied, "Why?"

"Let me the fucking hell go!" Kaiba snapped. His aura shimmered briefly gold, then dissapeared as quickly as it appeared.

"Be quiet and it'll go smoothly. However, I can't guarentee that it'll be painless." Yusei said.

---

"She's been given a coropeal form. And it's an immmortal one no less." Aoi replied. "Who said that things couldn't get any worse? Because whoever did jinjxed it, and I'm gonna murder the idiot."

"Bring Seto Kaiba closer to me. You too Yusei" The leader demanded.

---

Ashleigh slumped down.
"I can't believe that she's back. What are we suppose to do?" she asked Aoi.

Yusei nodded and approached, dragging Kaiba along by the arm. "Welcome to your new life, Seto Kaiba." He sneered.

"You--" Kaiba snarled something that was clearly a derogitory remark, and multiple swearwords.

"I know it isn't my place to ask, but when he's turned, can you get rid of his bad mouth?" Yusei asked, ignoring the remark.

---

"The same thing we've always done," Aoi replied. "Fight our damnest to stop them, making things up along the way." She sheathed her sword as she spoke.

"No, it may become useful to us" the leader replied, "It's time for Mr. Kaiba to be turned."

---

"I presume that they're still after me?" Ashleigh asked, "And there is a puddle of blood on the floor."

"Right then," Yusei said, pushing Kaiba forward. "Looks like now you get to know true power."

---

"Probably from me," Aoi said. "I'll go get this patched up before we have a whole lake to mop up and me with blood loss."

In Sickbay, Aoi was lying down the bed while the nurse was bandaging her back. Ashleigh was leaning on the wall.
I wonder why they want my power for? she thought.

*******

Atem watched in horror as Kaiba was screaming his head off.
Is this how they gain Yusei? he thought.

Sh-shit. This-- Kaiba thought through the pain. He could feel some kind of...presence making its way into his body. No, get out. GET THE FUCK OUT!!!!!

At that moment, his aura flared, bright and gold. The smell of sandalwood permeated the air. Kaiba was repelling the power that was trying to enter him, but it didn't stop there.

He'd not only passed out when his aura activated, but he'd also lost complete control. His power was running wild and depleting his life force in the process.

---

After a few minutes, Aoi's wound was bandaged up and she was deemed healthy enough to leave. "Looks like it wasn't anything serious, despite all the blood that was gushing out." She said.

"That's good" Ashleigh said and sighed. "My aunty gave me a huge responsibility to live up to" she also said without thinking.

---

Atem quickly chanted a spell which saved Kaiba's life. Then with another spell, Kaiba was teleported to the sickbay, when teh fake Kaiba disappeared.
"Leave him out of it" Atem growled.

---

Just then, when the girls was about to leave, a shimary light appeared then Kaiba appeared, out cold and in need of medical attention.
"What the hell is going on?" Ashleigh asked, seeing her boss lying on the ground.

Aoi immedeatly knelt down and checked the older man's pulse. "It's erradic," she said. "And....he's ice cold." She pulled her hand away as if burned. "No way. It's like he's depleted his aura!"

One of the doctors and a nurse ran over. "Get a stretcher! And we need a mage, ASAP!" The doctor said. "He's had his aura depleted!"

---

Yusei strode over to Yusei and picked him up by the collar. "You're a real pain in the ass, you know that, right." He said quietly. "You're damned lucky you're useful to us, or I'd kill you right now.

---

On his way back to his room, Yugi's phone went off. Kaiba had been teleported to the sickbay by someone, and his aura....

"Damn!" Yugi grumbled, pocketing his phone and running off towards Sickbay. Kaiba had lost control of his aura, and while there was a spell supporting him, it wasn't going to last long. Melhana was busy training Jack and Mahado was still in the hospital, so that meant that Yugi had to do the energy transfer.