Hey everyone! I'm back with another chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: *Glares at everyone* Hell, why do I have to go through this every new chapter? I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, plain and simple.

Claimer: Okay, I own this plot, Mel, Mark, and Michael the Archangel owns Michael, duh. Oh, I also own Aura Beast.

Chapters Remaining After This One: 6

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Narrative POV

"Please calm down, Mrs. Trusedale," Chancellor Sheppard sighed into the phone. He paused as Mrs. Trusedale responded. Whatever she said caused him to sigh once again. He pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and index finger.

"Okay. Yes, Mrs. Trusedale. You shall be the very first parent informed when the children return." He waited as she spoke up. "Yes, I'm positive they are safe. I know they are with a very responsible adult. I'm sure they shall return very soon." … "Okay, thank you. Goodbye." Chancellor Sheppard quickly set his phone down on the receiver, restraining himself from slamming it down. Once the phone was hung up, it began to ring again. A vein pulsed in his forehead noticeably.

Without a moment's hesitation, he tore phone cord of the jack by grabbing the phone body and tugging forcefully. He then threw the phone across his office so it slammed into the wall and shattered. Broken phone pieces scattered across the far wall.

With a sigh, he leaned against the back of his chair, relaxing for the first time in days. His tired mind embraced the silence he now had. He turned his chair completely around so he faced the large window that made his entire back wall.

It felt good to destroy that blasted phone, even though he knew he'd regret it shortly. But he felt much better after being able to take out his growing frustration on something, even though he wanted to take it out on someone.

"Why did Dr. Crowler have to call everyone's parents?" Chancellor Sheppard muttered. It had only been a little over a week ago when many of the top students at Duel Academy, both in academics and dueling skill, had disappeared with Yugi Mutou. Among them was Melanie Little, a student who was very recently injured.

When they disappeared, Chancellor Sheppard had not worried, as the lot was with Yugi Mutou, so he knew they'd be safe. Dr. Crowler on the other hand was furious and took it upon himself to call every missing student's parents only three days after the disappearance.

Ever since then, Sheppard's phone had been ringing off the hook. Mainly it was Mrs. Trusedale calling. Despite the fact that he had a headache clawing at the base of his skull, Sheppard still pondered why he had yet to receive a phone call from the Andersen's or the Yuki's. It was a puzzling thing, as both their eldest sons were missing…

"Chancellor Sheppard!" Dr. Crowler shrieked as he entered his office, loudly slamming the door against the wall. Sheppard spun his chair around quickly. Dr. Crowler had already reached his desk and had his hands pressed against the top of the smooth surface. His face was frantic.

"What is it, Dr. Crowler?"

"Why have you not been answering your phone?" Sheppard sighed.

"I disconnected it so I may have a few brief moments of peace and quiet. Why?"

"Because all of the missing students have returned!"

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Jaden's POV

"Hey, Yugi?" I called as the group and I walked back toward the main Academy building. We had returned only a few moments ago from the Duel Monster Dimension. Yugi looked at me.

"What is it, Jaden?" he asked.

"Well, how long have we been gone exactly? Two days?" I asked. Yugi sweat-dropped.

"Ummmm, no, not exactly." Alexis looked at him.

"Then how long have we been gone?" she asked. Yugi scratched the back of his head, trying to think of a way to respond.

We have been gone a little over a week, Marron answered easily. Everyone froze and stared at Marron, flabbergasted.

"Are you serious!" Syrus shrieked. Marron sat down and scratched behind his ear, rolling his eyes.

Of course I am. Time in the Duel Monster Dimension passes much slower than here in your world.

"But it didn't feel like it did," Hassleberry noted.

"You wouldn't have noticed," Yugi said. Everyone looked at each other, slightly afraid.

"Um, and Chancellor Sheppard had no idea where we were, right?" Blair said.

"Yeah," Yugi answered.

"We are in so much trouble," Chazz said. Everyone around them nodded.

"Maybe not," Mel spoke up. Everyone looked at her. She had her right arm pulled across Jesse's shoulder and his arm was around her waist, helping her walk. Mel may have been saved my Dark Magician Girl, but now she was weaker than ever. Dark Magician Girl said that the cough would be the least of Mel's worries now.

"What do you mean?" Jesse asked. Mel looked at him.

"Well, Michael told me that Chancellor Sheppard agreed with Marron when he said that taking me off the island would kill, so he called Yugi. And Chancellor Sheppard isn't an idiot. When none of us were there the next day, I'm sure he knew Yugi took me somewhere to get better," she explained. Everyone looked at each other.

"That actually makes sense," Jim said.

"There they are Chancellor Sheppard!" Dr. Crowler's voice yelled. We all turned to see him, Bonaparte, and Sheppard walking quickly toward us.

"Moment of truth," I whispered. Alexis squeezed my hand. I returned pressure to her fingers. The trio reached us. Bonaparte and Crowler braced their hands on their knees as they tried to catch their breath. Chancellor Sheppard merely looked at Yugi.

"Mr. Mutou, next time you feel the need to take a vast majority of some of my brightest students, please give me the pleasure of letting me know," he said. Yugi smiled very repentant at him.

"I apologize, Chancellor Sheppard, but there wasn't any time to lose," he said.

"Poppycock!" Crowler gasped, standing up straight. We all looked at him confused. "There was plenty of time to inform us of your plans, Mr. Mutou!"

"Dr. Crowler, please, I can handle this," Chancellor Sheppard sighed. Crowler continued on, ignoring Sheppard.

"And not only did you take some of our best students, you also took a very seriously injured one!"

"Geez, Crowler, it's not like Sensei was taking me away to be butchered and sold by the pound. He took me to someone to help me get better," Mel said, rolling her eyes. The trio turned to stare at Mel in shock.

"Miss. Little! You are okay!" Crowler gasped. Mel nodded.

"Of course! That was kinda the point when Yugi took us away," she said. Crowler opened his mouth to say something when confusion suddenly took hold on his features. He raised his bony hand and pointed a finger past Mel to someone standing behind her.

"And who are you? You don't look familiar," he said.

"Me?" a girl asked. She took a step around Mel, revealing herself. She our age and was dressed in an Obelisk girl's uniform. Her flowing blonde hair cascaded lightly down to the middle of her back. She had bright green eyes that sparkled with pure innocence.

"Yes, you," Crowler answered. The girl smiled and pointed at herself.

"Why, I'm Da-," the girl began but was quickly cut off.

"NA! Dana! That's her name!" Mel said, throwing an arm around Dana's shoulders. Said girl looked at Mel in confusion.

"Okay, then who is he?" Crowler countered, pointing to the boy who took a step toward Dana. He had piercing blue eyes and long brown hair. He wore the classic boy's Obelisk uniform, an exact replica to the own Zane always wore.

"My name is Kai-," he tried to say but was swiftly cut off by Mel.

"Kai! Just Kai!" she said. Both Dana and Kai looked at her in confusion. Crowler looked between the three of them, confusion bright in his eyes.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Dana, Kai," Chancellor Sheppard said. Both of them nodded at him, Dana smiling. "Now if you'll all excuse me, I must call everyone's parents and inform them that you have returned safely." We all gapped at him.

"You called our parents!" Chazz yelled. Sheppard sighed.

"No, I didn't." He then turned to send a glare in Dr. Crowler's direction. We all turned to stare, and glare, at him. He held his hands up.

"Hey! As a teacher, I felt the parents needed to know when their children have gone missing," he defended himself.

"They didn't need to know anything, Crowler," he barked. Crowler flinched away.

"Well, what's done is done. I shall go inform your parents," Sheppard said, smoothing the situation over. We nodded. He nodded toward Yugi and then turned and headed back to his office. Crowler and Bonaparte looked at each other, then at us. Without a moment to waste, they both took off running after Sheppard. When they were out of view, Dana looked at Mel with her hands folded on her hips.

"And what was that all about, Mel?" she asked. Mel sighed and looked at her. Jesse took her arm and once again became her crutch.

"Dark Sage said to keep your true identities a secret. You'd be sent to the funny farm you said you were really Dark Magician Girl," she explained. Dana's lips formed a perfect 'O' of realization. Kai looked at Mel.

"Is that why you cut me off as well?" he asked. She nodded.

"Yes, because you'd be sent away faster if you called yourself Kaibaman in a school owned by Seto Kaiba."

"So…what do we do now?" Syrus asked. We all looked at each other then at Yugi. He chuckled.

"Let's go sit down and figure something out." We nodded and headed toward the Slifer Dorms. Or, more appropriately, Chazz's room.

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Narrative POV

Eerie yellow eyes followed the gang from the dark covering of the woods.

"There they are my brother. Shall we make a move?" a sinister voice asked. Blood red eyes appeared next to the yellow ones.

"No, as the Knights are with them. We will have to take possession of the precious ones before we can take down the Knights," a darker voice explained. A bone-chilling smile revealed itself in the darkness beneath the yellow eyes.

"Can I finish her?"

"No, I have special plans in store for not only her, but the other as well. We are, after all, growing tired of each other's company." A sinister chuckle bounced around the woods.

"I enjoy that idea, brother. When shall we make our move?"

"Shortly, dear brother, very, very shortly." Then, as quickly as they appeared, the eyes vanished. Then they were gone, the bush in which they were hiding shriveled and died. It turned into a brown mess of twisted branches and leaves. It was killed by the very darkness that it had just shielded.

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