Destined to be Yours

Chapter 54: The Search

"Jounouchi-kun!" Yugi called out once more.

When Akia heard the word duel, she quickly remembered that she still had Jounouchi's Red Eyes Black Dragon. She ran to Yugi and took the card out, handing it to him. "Yugi... If there's anything that could reach him, it would be this card. Please, use it in the duel and get Jounouchi back." Akia's hands were shaking, feeling very distraught at the thought of her brother and her close friend fighting each other in a death match.

Yugi looked down at the card and back up at his host's sister. "Akia... I promise I'll bring Jounouchi back. And with this card, I have higher chances of doing that. Thank you."

They then heard footsteps behind them. Looking back, they saw Anzu walking down the stairs of a ship.

"Anzu!" The Spirit of the Puzzle yelled out.

She had the same blank expression on her face. "Jounouchi has become my puppet. His emotions and memories are being controlled by my anger. Now then Yugi, Jounouchi is waiting for you."

When they arrived to the stage of the death duel, Akia gasped in horror. It was a square pier with an anchor in the middle, held up by two chains that were connected to a device counting down Life Points. There were also two chains that would be attached to the two duelists facing each other. Yugi fearlessly took his position as Anzu started explaining how it would all work. The one whose Life Points reach zero, would fall down into the water, dragged down by the anchor, and would drown to death. The one who won, would be able to get the key that is locked inside the box with the displayed Life Points which would unlock the cuff around their foot.

"This isn't right... Can't you stop this Kaiba?" As Akia was asking that, Anzu then went and sat down on a chair where she was strapped in by one of the Ghouls. A timer also started counting down at the base of the anchor.

"You can't escape this. Even if you do nothing, the explosive will go off in fourty minutes and it will drag you both into the sea. It's very simple. If you want to save Jounouchi, you just have to forfeit," Marik said through Anzu.

"Marik! I'll never forgive you for this!" Yugi shouted.

Mokuba also asked Seto if they could stop this duel.

"I can't accept this! I will not let Marik do what he wants in this Battle City!"
 Kaiba called out.

That seemed to be the cue for a crane, driven by one of Marik's Ghouls, to be positioned right behind Anzu. Looking above her head, they saw a huge shipping container hanging there.

"Anzu! What the hell are you trying to do?!" The Spirit of the Puzzle yelled out.

"Watch closely. There's a bomb set at the top of the container," the controlled Anzu explained.

"What?!" They all exclaimed in terror.

The Ghoul in the truck grinned. "Try anything and I will press this switch, dropping the container right on top of that girl," He chuckled.

"I can't believe he'd go this low..." Kaiba grit his teeth

"Kaiba-kun. I'd love if you could just behave yourself and watch as the greatest show in existence begins. I'd like for this girl to see this amazing show as well." Marik then relinquished control of Anzu. When she opened her eyes, they were no longer blank.

"Anzu!" Yugi called out to his friend.

When she got out of her daze, she noticed the scene in front and around her. She also noticed that she was restrained. "Hey! What's going on here?! Yugi! Jounouchi!"