Hey everyone, glad you liked the last chapter! Here's a new one! Enjoy! Oh, and I have an important author note at the end of this chapter, so please read it!

Disclaimer: YuGiOh GX is NOT mine.

Claimer: This is MINE!

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Everyone froze, their muscles tensing as they all recognized who that voice belonged to. Jesse was the first to recover, turning to stare into the bi-colored eyes of the duel monster he had been hunting since the day Jaden was taken away.

"Yubel," Jesse hissed quietly. Said duel monster was flying just about twenty feet away from where everyone was sitting. Her arms were across her chest as she stared down at the people below her.

"Jesse, it's been a long time. The last time I saw you, you were plummeting to the ground after losing your grip on Jaden," Yubel taunted. Jesse snarled at her, flipping up into a crouched position. His hand clenched the hilt of his sword as continued to snarl at her.

"Where is Jaden, Yubel?" Jesse demanded. Yubel looked at him, placing her finger on her chin as she thought. As Yubel was thinking, everyone stood up slowly. The kids flanked Jesse the way they seemed to do naturally. The gang stood behind them without a fight. Yubel smiled at Jesse.

"I'm not going to tell you," Yubel answered. Jesse growled. Yubel just laughed. "If you can beat me, I'll personally take you to him," Yubel said, tracing her index finger across her heart in a cross shape. "I promise."

"Oh, really?" Jesse said sarcastically. Yubel smiled.

"Really," Yubel said. Jesse continued to look at her. Yubel, sensing that Jesse wasn't going to make the first move, made it instead. She flung her arms out, her nails extending into claws. Yubel then dive-bombed Jesse, ready to slash at him. Jesse was ready for her. He was about to unsheathe his sword and fend her off when someone interfered. Yubel was flying straight at Jesse and then suddenly, she was being flung backwards. Yubel regained herself just in time to see Akaria flying toward her. Yubel narrowly missed getting slashed with Akaria's sword.

"Akaria!" Jesse yelled, sounding annoyed. Akaria landed on her feet, her sword clenched in her hand. She was standing in front of Jesse.

"Listen, I'll handle Yubel. You go get your boyfriend so we can get the hell out of here," Akaria said, sinking into a crouch. Jesse glared at her, but released his sword hilt.

"Jaden isn't my boyfriend," Jesse said. Akaria shot him a look.

"Sure, whatever you say cap'n," Akaria said. Jesse shot her a warning glance before running toward the castle entrance. Hesitating only slightly, everyone ran after him.

"And where do you think you're all going?" Yubel demanded. She flew toward Jesse, getting ready to stop him. However, she apparently forgot all about Akaria. Akaria jumped toward her, slashing down. Yubel retreated a little too late. Akaria cut off the tips of her hair as well as grazing the tip of her nose. Yubel snarled viscously at her.

"You know you're only delaying the inevitable," Yubel said. Akaria rolled her eyes.

"I really hate that word; you bad guys just say it all the time. Right before you're foiled," Akaria said. Yubel snarled and the two girls lunged at each other.

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What was he supposed to do? Akaria had a valid point; about getting Jaden and getting the hell out of Dodge, not the boyfriend bit.

Though Jesse wished with his whole soul she was right.

"Are you sure it's okay to leave Akaria back there by herself with Yubel?" Syrus asked, looking back over his shoulder. Jesse nodded.

"Akaria can handle herself perfectly fine," Jesse assured them. Though he didn't let on that he was also a little worried about her. Akaria has seemed a bit…weaker lately. She also seemed to be growing weaker. And Jesse could swear that her bag she has on her is bigger than normal.

"Umm, Cap'n, do you even know where Jaden is?" Justin asked, slowing down from his run to a slow walk. Jesse followed Justin's lead until he stopped. Everyone else stopped and congregated around Jesse.

"No, I don't," Jesse whispered. Emma looked around.

"I don't feel safe," Emma whispered. Alexis nodded.

"Me either," Alexis whispered back. The gang looked around, their skin now covered in raised Goosebumps. Jesse, sensing their distress, closed his eyes.

L'aquila guarda, Jesse thought. Then, slowly, Jesse opened his eyes. Now they were stunning cobalt. Jesse looked down the hallway, his eyes seeming to see more than before. The kids watched him and once they realized what he did, they all relaxed. The gang had no idea what was going on but once the kids relaxed, they relaxed slightly.

"Do you see anything, Jesse?" Keith asked in a whisper. Jesse shook his head.

"Just a lot of turns, everything looks mostly the same," Jesse answered back. Justin leaned forward.

"Hear anything?" Justin asked. Keith shot him a warning look but Justin ignored it, his gaze on Jesse. Jesse swallowed and closed his eyes again.

Orecchi di carbonchio, Jesse thought. Jesse snapped his eyes open this time, and now they were a cobalt-ruby mix of color. Now Jesse's sense of hearing was much more powerful. Even the slightest creak of the floorboards over five hundred feet away were easy for Jesse to hear. This coupled with Jesse's powerful sense of site made him a force to be reckoned with.

"Jesse?" Jim called softly. Jesse held up his hand, the back of it facing Jim.

"Shush, I need to concentrate, Jim," Jesse whispered. Everyone silenced and suddenly, Jesse was hearing things he hadn't heard before then. The clanking of suits of armor came from down the hall. Jesse couldn't figure out how no one heard it before then. "There are some suited up monsters down the hall," Jesse whispered, walking toward the sound.

"Then shouldn't we go the other way?" Syrus asked. Jesse shook his head.

"No, I want to know if they know where Jaden is," Jesse answered. Blair looked at him.

"And how to expect to get that information out of them?" Blair whispered. Jesse held up his hand again. Everyone stopped and immediately quieted down. Jesse pressed his back to the wall, the palms of his hands pressed against the wall. Being very careful, Jesse looked around the corner. Coming toward the group were two Gearfried the Iron Knights. They walked with a purpose and didn't seem to have any life coming from their eyes.

Being even more careful, Jesse untied his sword, sheath and all, from his waist. Gripping it tightly, Jesse waited for the Gearfrieds to get closer.

"Jesse?" Hassleberry whispered. Jesse placed his index finger to his lips, silencing him. Keith and Justin made the gang press themselves to the wall, trying to hide just in case whatever Jesse was waiting for didn't see them.

Now they were about to pass the corner the gang was in. They didn't notice the gang, or they didn't have time to react if they did. With fast reflexes, Jesse knocked both Gearfried's on the base of their skulls, rendering them unconscious. Letting out a breath, Jesse tied his sword back into place and bent down, checking the pulse of the monsters he just abused.

"What's do we do now?" Alexis asked, leaning down on her knees while pushing some hair behind her ear.

"Yeah, I doubt they could tell us much, sense they're unconscious," Chazz said. Jesse sighed and dropped the Gearfried's arm. He ran his fingers through his hair.

"I don't know. Jaden has to be somewhere," Jesse said with a sigh.

"The one you seek lies in the dungeon," a mysterious voice whispered. Everyone jerked to see a cloaked figure leaning on the wall. Jesse stood up quickly. Justin grabbed the hilt of his sword and began to pull it out. Jesse held up his hand to stop him.

"What are you talking about?" Jesse asked warily. The figure's head raised slightly but the group still couldn't see their face.

"You seek someone precious to you and they are in the dungeon," the figure said. Axel looked at the figure closely.

"Where is the dungeon?" Axel asked, sounding like he didn't believe the person at all. The figure kept their head facing the direction Jesse was standing. The figure lifted their arm and pointed to the door at the very end of the hall they were standing.

"That stairwell will lead you to the dungeon," the figure said. Everyone looked at each other, not liking the idea of trusting this mysterious figure. Jesse, however, felt that this figure could be trust. So, despite what Atem taught him to do, Jesse followed the figure's directions. Everyone ran after him, Keith, Emma, and Justin all demanding what Jesse thought he was doing. Without hesitating, Jesse pulled the door open, not know what he was really expecting.

Just as the figure said, what lied behind the door was a stairwell doing down. At the bottom there was another door. Jesse looked over his shoulder, about to ask the figure a question, when he realized that the figure was gone.

"Where did they go?" Jesse asked. Everyone looked around but no one could find the figure or a clue to where they went.

"Who cares? Let's get moving before those knights wake up," Justin said.

"HEY! WHO ARE YOU KIDS! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING!" someone screamed. Everyone turned to see a couple monsters with weapons drawn running toward them.

"Too late," Aster said. Jesse started to shove everyone through the door.

"Go, go, go!" Jesse yelled. Everyone quickly ran down the stairs, Jesse taking up the rear. Syrus was in front and when he reached the door, he couldn't get it opened.

"It won't open!" Syrus shrieked. Emma forced herself through the crowd of people. She shoved Syrus off to the side and pulled her sword out of its sheath. Then she shoved the tip of her sword between the door and it's frame right by its handle. With a quick jerk, the door unlocked and Emma yanked it open, nearly whacking Syrus. Without a word, everyone flooded through the door. Once Jesse was through, he, Keith, and Justin slammed the door close, throwing themselves against it. A moment later, the monsters they were running from started beating on the door.

"Damn, these suckers are tough," Keith said just as the three of them were able to slam the door closed again after the monsters nearly got it open. The gang was hanging back, staying out of the way.

"Jesse, how do we get out of here? What do we do?" Alexis asked. Jesse looked at her, his shoulder tightly pressed against the door. He blew his bangs out of his eyes. He looked at Keith.

"This is why I hate playing by ear," Jesse said. Keith just looked at him. Jim stood off to the side, watching this. Shirley was on the ground at his feet. Shirley sniffed the air slightly and turned to the cell behind her. She growled, a low sound. Jim looked down at her.

"What's the matter, girl?" Jim asked, knelling down next to her. Shirley continued to stare into the cell. Jim followed her gaze and when he landed on what Shirley was looking at, Jim gasped.

"Ahh, Jesse, there's something you need to see over here," Jim called, turning his head slightly. Jesse looked at Jim and then at Keith. Keith nodded and braced his feet on the ground more. Justin followed Keith's lead. Jesse made sure the two of them had a good grip on it and then took a step back. When Jesse was out of the way, Emma walked up and took his place. No one said a word.

Jesse walked over to where Jim was kneeling. Jim looked up at Jesse.

"What's up?" Jesse asked. Jim pointed into the cell. Jesse looked up and gasped at what he saw. Jesse fell down to his knees, grabbing the bars and holding on tightly. He gasped:

"Jaden?"

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Dun, dun, duuuun! Yay, they found Jaden, or did they?

You'll have to wait to find out!

Okay, the note. I haven't received many reviews for this story lately and if you read it and don't review, please do, because I'm not going to post another chapter until I receive more interest. I have two other stories with great interest I need to finish so please review! I don't want to stop posting, so please please please review!

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