Zaira's p.o.v.

A little later, Time skip.

"Zaira! Zaira wake up!" I could hear a voice say and groaned a little.

"Just 5 more minutes Yuma" I said and turned over on my other side.

"I am not Yuma! Now wake up Zaira!" the voice yelled.

I sneered but yawned a little. I opened my eyes and sat up in the bed. Then I notice Grace beside my bed.

"Finally" she said and tossed me a worn out backpack in my lap. "Come we have to hurry. We don't have so much time".

I looked confused at her, when she grabbed my hand and began walking out to the exit of this room.

"Hey. Hey! What is going on?" I said and sneered.

I took my hand back. Grace sighed and looked at me. She then tossed another thing at me. It was a map.

"We really don't have much time, Quattro and Trey could come back any minute, so listen up" She said and was staring at me "I have packed your things, deck, gazer, well everything you had when you arrived here in this bag...".

"Wait what?" I interrupted "Why? I am a little confused here". Grace sighed.

"Stop interrupting!" She said angry "Listen, after our talk I made you fall asleep and left the room. I snuck into Quinton's room while he was sleeping and stole his notes he has on the crests. I found a way to stop the crests for awhile. However you need to leave before that doesn't apply any longer". I looked surprised at her.

"Wait are you telling me to escape?" I asked her. Grace nodded. I continued "Why?".

"Our talk, well let's just say I have thought about it, and I have decided I am not okay with how things are right now" She said and sneered "I don't want to be responsible for you death, indirectly I don't want to help my father get revenge. The only thing I want is to have a happy loving family moments again. So I decided to confront my father as soon as I have made sure you get out of here". I looked stunned at her.

"Grace I don't know what to say" I said. She only sneered and grabbed my hand.

"You don't have to say a thing" She said and began running with me out in the hallways "I am not doing this for you. I am doing this for myself. I am trying to stop my family for doing something they regret for the rest of the lives. You are still the annoying girl I met at school, and I am not your friend in any ways. You are only my long last rival got that". I smiled a little and nodded.

"Okay, you are mine too" I just replied "When all this craziness is over, then let's have a duel to see which of us is the best".

Grace stopped up for a minute. First she was confused, but then she actually smiled a little.

"You got it thief girl. You got no chance against my Mask deck" She said and began running "But let's hurry, I overheard father saying he was close at finding a way to gain your powers".

I nodded and we began running faster. Grace was quick turning around the corners in the house, while I was wondering where the hell we were, but soon after we were standing in a entrance hall. Grace quickly opened the door.

"Now hurry. go!" She said and pushed me through the door. I looked puzzled at her.

"I thought you were coming with me?" I asked "Are you gonna stay here?".

"Yeah, they are my family. I will give my life for them. Knowing that is properly how father would see this" She said and grinned over her dry joke "But I will still take the risk, hoping that my brothers and father loves me that much, they forgive me".

I looked stunned at her. There were not many people who would take that risk.

"If you say so" I said "But one day I will reply you Grace, no I mean Ana Arclight. I hate owing people". Grace sighed a little and nodded.

"Then just do me this favor. Don't tell the world about us. Father want's everything to be a secret and well I respect that wish" She said. I sighed and nodded.

"I won't tell a soul about you all then" I promised. Grace sighed relieved.

"Good. Now go. Stay away from Quinton in 24 hours and you are crest free" She said "That's what the note says. His crest is the one who started the fusion after all. The map will show you to your friends".

I nodded and walked out of the door and saw the door shut behind me. As it did, so disappeared the house. I bit my lip and hoped Grace would be okay. Even if she didn't see me as her friend, I saw her as mine. I took out the map and began running away following the marks she had left on it.

Yuma's p.o.v.

Yuma looked surprised when Shark arrived. He was fierce as ever! He was staring down Quattro and his brother. Yuma was not sure what to do.

"This is payback day Quattro" Shark said in a cold angry tone.

"Hello Shark" replied Quattro and smirked "How are things? Still upset about our duel at the nationals, when you got kicked out". Yuma hear Shark sneer.

"That never would have happened if you didn't set me up" Shark replied angry.

"Hehe you got me there Shark" said Quattro and grinned evilly "By the way how are that precious sister of yours doing?".

Yuma looked surprised at Shark. He has a sister? Shark sneered angry and clenched his fists.

"Well all that happened to her was all your fault!" He yelled "I will never forgive you for hurting her. However you also made me lose sight of who I am as a person and as a duelist. I know I can't change what happened back then and maybe I also don't want that to change. If that didn't happen, if I hadn't been kicked out, I would never had meet Zaira!".

Yuma looked surprised at Shark. Was he actually saying he was happy to get kicked out from the nationals? Quattro grinned a little.

"Oh so you are actually saying you are grateful that I kicked you out of the nationals?" Quattro said "Because you meet some girl. You are pitiful Reginald".

"No I am not grateful you damn bastard!" Shark yelled back "I maybe would have, if it wasn't for the fact that you and your crew, has kidnapped my friend! Therefore I am only asking once, where is she?! Give her back NOW!". Quattro grinned evilly.

"Oh Reginald, getting worked up over a missing little puppet" Quattro said "I mean I really can't see why she is so special to you. She is just a girl, a lost puppet".

"No, you don't understand. She is not just a girl. She is my closest friend. We have a bond only you can dream off. When we were street rats, we helped each other. We had more dangerous events that I could count. However we sticked together and lived that hell of a life we had. I know she has my back and I have hers!" Shark yelled at him "She saved my life more than once, but when she needed my help I couldn't because someone had made it impossible to move! Someone kidnapped her in front of me and that is not... wait did you just call her puppet?!". Quattro grinned.

"Hmm yeah I think I did" He said and grinned evilly "But well that's what she is. My little newest puppet. Do you think I will give her up just because you ask?".

"Brother I don't think that was the smartest move" said Trey slowly. Quattro just snort. Yuma sneered angry as well. However Shark was even more angrier.

"Okay that does it Quattro! We are gonna duel now! I will get my revenge and when I am finished with you, you would wish you had given Zaira up when I gave you the chance!" Shark yelled. Quattro smirked.

"Sure, just make sure you don't get a peek of my deck" He replied.

However to everyone's surprise, Trey suddenly fired a red beam at Shark and it attached to his wrist. Yuma had seen it once before. It was a duel anchor. Quattro sneered angry.

"Trey this is between me and Shark" He said and sneered. Trey only smiled at him.

"I am sorry" Trey said and smiled "But Shark doesn't have any numbers brother, so there isn't any need for you to duel against him now is there. Vetrix always says all missions come first". Quattro sneered angry and looked at Shark.

"Hmm we will have to continue our duel another day Shark" He said and began walking away. Yuma was really confused. What was going on here?

"Wait! You can't leave!" yelled Shark angry "I challenged you Quattro". Quattro only smirked and was holding up a complete heart piece.

"If you want me Shark you will have to make it to the finals" He told him and grinned "Good luck".

Then his yellow crest glowed on his hand and seconds later he disappeared. Yuma was surprised. Shark hadn't been kidding when he said they had special powers. Shark screamed up Quattro's name. The boy Trey looked at him.

"Ah calm down Shark, you are still gonna duel, you are just gonna duel against me instead" He said and smiled a little. Shark sneered angry.

"Yuma" said a voice suddenly and he saw Bronk and Tori who was lifting the unconscious Caswell up from the ground "We will take Caswell to the hospital". Yuma nodded. He also asked it he should come with them, but Tori shook her head.

"No. You stay and support Shark" she told him "He could need back up".

Yuma sighed and nodded. Astral was floating around, looking at Shark and Trey, who was about to duel. However Yuma noticed the frown on the astral beings face.

"Yuma, a puppet in your world, it is something you play with right" Astral asked worried "So does that mean Quattro is playing with Zaira?". Yuma bit his lip.

"Um yeah, but um it is more like Zai is an object he um can move around and she doesn't have anything to say about it" Yuma said slowly. "Um kind of controlling her thing".

Astral looked confused at Yuma for a moment and then over at Trey, then back to Yuma. He was still frowning a lot.

"So what your trying to say is that Quattro is using her for his own evil deeds?" Astral questioned. Yuma nodded slowly. Astral frowned again.

"Yuma you have to go over there and beat Trey in a duel" He then said "I will not tolerate my best friend to be used like that". Yuma sweatdropped a little.

"Um yeah, but maybe we should let Shark take care of this" Yuma replied "He is gonna duel him now". Astral floated down to Yuma's side again.

"Well I hope he wins" Astral said. Yuma nodded and the duel began.

Shark's p.o.v.

Shark was staring down Trey with a angry look. This annoying pink haired boy had interrupted his fight again Quattro, made him escape and attached a duel anchor to him, so they couldn't separate. Not before they had dueled. Shark sneered, but then he remembered, that Trey also knew about Zaira. If he beat him, he could properly get the information he needed. However he still wanted to beat Quattro! He even wanted it before he arrived here, but Quattro just did it 10 times worse, when he called Zaira his puppet. You just wait Quattro, when I am finished with you, you will be as immobilized as that puppet deck of yours. He sneered again and looked at Trey.

"Guess I have to deal with your brother after I beat you" He said and tossed his duel disk "It is crush time". The duel began.

Trey: 4000Lp.

Shark: 4000Lp.

Trey started of by playing the field spell "Sunken kingdom". Now every water attribute monsters on the field gained 300 att points.

"Wah!" yelled Yuma in the background "They should have warned us about being under water. Quick give me a oxygen tank".

Shark sweatdropped. He wondered why he actually was friends with him. Yuma apparently figured out this field was virtual. Then Trey summoned "Chronomaly mayan machine" to the field, sets a card and end his turn. Shark snort. It was nothing he couldn't take down. He drew and summoned "Hammer shark" and because of the field spell, it got 300 points stronger. However Trey tells him that monster's who is lv 4 or below, can't attack Chronomaly monsters. Shark just snort and played the spell "Falling current" and decrease his monsters lv to 3, and since he used a spell card, he could summon "Big jaws" from his hand to the field because of it's own eff. He overlaid the two monsters to XYZ summon "Black ray lancer" and made it attack Trey's monster. Shark destroyed it and dealt him damage, but Trey had a trap ready. It was called "Stonehenge Methods". Since his Chronomaly monster got destroyed, he could summon another rock chronomaly monster who was in lv 4, from his deck. He summoned "C. colossal head" in def mode. Shark sets a card and ends his turn. Trey smiled. He drew and summoned "C. golden jet" to the field. Then he played the spell card "Oricalcum chain".

"This chain gives me a extra link when I need it" Trey told him "When I XYZ summon a monster, I can overlay with one fewer monster". Shark looked at him.

"Oh really?" He questioned and snort. Trey smiled at him.

"Yeah really but this spell can't be quite risky. If my chain is destroyed, you gain control of the XYZ monster I summon with it. However like that is ever gonna happen, so don't even bother trying" Trey said and activated the card.

He could now overlay his two monster and his extra link from the chain to build the overlay network and summon "Number 32 Shark drake". It gained 300 more att because of the field. Trey attacked Shark and destroyed lancer dealing him 1000 points of damage. However Trey was not finished yet. He activated his monster's eff. Because if had destroyed a monster in battle, by using a Ou, Trey could summon back that monster who was just destroyed. However it was now 1000 att weaker. Secondly Shark drake could attack it all over again.

"Shark drake is the most relentless attacker you ever seen, it is going to destroy you monster all over again" Trey told him and smirked "Now go deep seed destruction".

Shark drake attacked Sharks' monster all over again and that made him blast down to the floor, leaving him with only 1000 life points.

"Shark are you gonna be okay" He could hear Yuma scream in the background.

"I am gonna be just fine" Shark said angry and got up "One or two attacks are not enough to beat me". Trey grinned a little.

"He well just to make sure I will give you a break and end my turn" Trey told him and placed a facedown card "But if you don't find a way to stop Shark drake, this duel is over".

Shark sneered. Like he didn't know that. However he also knew there were only one way for him to win this duel.I got to take his number.

"Your number is gonna be mine!" He yelled at Trey "And I will stop at nothing to get it".

Then he drew and summoned "Skull kraken" to the field and with it's eff, he could destroy a face up spell or trap card on the field. He destroyed Trey's chain, which allowed him to gain control over Shark drake. However it was not without side effects. A purple aura was beginning to emit around him and the number 32 was now visible on his right hand. Shark let out a scream. Ahr the number, I forgot. It is trying to take control of me. Inside his mind he could hear this voice now.

"Shark you will let me enter your mind and soul. With me as your ally you will no longer need the help from your so called friends".

In front of him now, at his inner eye, was Shark drake now standing, staring at him and wanted enter his soul and body. However Shark resisted.

"No! Never! you will never enter my soul" Shark said angry. However Shark Drake only laughed a little and it's eyes glowed.

"You can't reject me Shark" it said and pointed a claw at his chest "I am the only thing you have left after all".

Shark sneered and was about to say that it was not true, when pictures of Rio in the hospital and Zaira that got kidnapped entered his mind. It made Shark hesitate and that was enough time for Shark drake to place a seed of darkness on him. Shark felt weird. What is happening to me?

"Yes Shark let me in. I am the only thing you have left" It said.

"I am all alone. I have nothing left" Shark said slowly and closed his eyes.

"No. Shark don't give in!" yelled a voice suddenly "Are you really that weak Shark that you are losing to another Shark? You are not alone either. Me and Yuma are with you after all".

Shark blinked. He had heard that voice before. It was Zaira's! Could that really be true? Picture emerges in front of him.

Zaira that slammed him on the cheek and yelled "You are just a mean bully".

Yuma yelling at him and Zaira at the harbor "I thought we were friends" and them repeating "WE ARE NOT FRIENDS!".

Zaira at the duel with Scorch and chills "I am dueling. It is my turn to be your friend Shark". Then she had taken his deck and duel disk.

Shark looked angry at Shark drake and sneered coldly at it.

"I don't need you!" He yelled at it "I am in control and YOU will obey ME!". A lot of energy got created and Shark made it blast out Shark Drake from his mind.

Shark woke in some way gasping for air and found himself standing at the exact same spot, in front Trey in the duel they were about to have. However two things had changed. 1. Shark drake was under his control now and 2. Zaira was standing in front of him. Shark took a deep breath and blinked a couple of times. He was not sure he was dreaming or not. However after some time blinking and hitting himself, Shark found out this wasn't a dream. Zaira was really standing beside him.

"Zaira?" Shark said slowly "Is that really you? Wait what in the world are you doing here and what in the world are you wearing? You look like one of these rich girls wearing summer clothes together with a white fur coat. You look stupid".

"Oh that is what you get for saving a guy from a number" Zaira said and snort "A long speech on how you are dressed. Geez. If you really wanna know, Quattro picked this for me from Grace's closet and let me tell you he suck at fashion".

"Wait Quattro!" yelled Shark angry "I am gonna kill that guy". Zaira frowned.

"You know Quattro? Nah never mind. win that duel now okay. We have a lot to talk about after that okay". Shark looked at her and then nodded.

"Zaira my princess? What are you doing here?" asked Trey suddenly for the other end of the field. Shark frowned. Princess?! He could hear Zaira sigh.

"Hi Trey, and goodbye" She said and sat down "I am not returning. So say hi to Vetrix from me". Shark looked confused. Trey looked shocked.

"No. No. No. You can't have escaped can you?" He slowly said "Oh please don't tell me that is true. How can we be together if you left... ah! Vetrix will have my head for sure".

Shark could hear Zaira sigh deeply. She looked at him and Shark knew what she was asking from him, even without saying anything.

"Let's keep dueling!" He yelled at Trey "I still have to beat you. You kidnapped her after all".

Trey looked at Shark and bit his lip, but he nodded. Shark continued his move. He made Shark drake attack Trey, however Trey had the trap "Antikythira gear" ready. Since Shark had two or more monsters, Trey could take the monster who wasn't attacking and protect himself with it, however Shark was ready for him. He played the trap "Extreme pressure power", letting him destroy his kraken and draw a new card. Since Shark now only had one monster, Trey's trap got negated and Shark drake could still attack him. Shark reduced Trey's life points to 300 and blasted him to the ground. Then he placed two facedown and ended his turn.

"Damn it" Trey complained "My princess made me lose focus for a moment. However that is about to change. I can't after all let myself lose, when she is watching me duel now can I?".

Shark lifted his eyebrows. Trey had turned weird in just a second. Shark figured it had something to do with Zaira here. He could hear her sigh.

"Um don't mind him Shark, he um kind of has a crush on me" She explained "He turns into that everytime he sees me. Some gentleman style".

Shark looked at her and nodded. He had some serious questions when this duel was finished. Trey began his move. He played the spell "Chronomaly technology" which allows his to banish a chronomaly monster from his grave. By doing so he is allowed to draw two cards and send one card to the grave. Then he special summoned "C. crystal bones" to the field. He can do so because Shark is the only one on the field who has any monsters, and since "C. crystal skull" is in the grave (the monster he just sended there), he can summon it to the field as well. He overlaid his two monsters and XYZ summoned "C. crystal chrononaut" to the field in att mode.

"By using a Ou it can't get destroyed in battle this turn and you would take the damage I would have taken" He told him. Shark looked in horror.

"Say what?" he questioned and Trey grinned.

"Yeah to put it simple. Your Shark drake has a lot more att points than my monster. A 1000 more to be specific, and these points will come right at you and when they does you lose this duel" Trey told him and grinned "Zaira would be so proud at me".

"Um Shark" said Zaira slowly, but Shark interrupted her.

"I got this" He said "It is time for a change of scenery".

Shark played his facedown spell "plate salvage". It negated Trey's field spell and in the hologram the kingdom raised up from the ocean. Shark drake lost 300 att and that reduced the damage he got. He was still in this with 300 life points. Trey sneered and ended his turn with a face down. Shark's turn. He draws and attacks with his monster, however Trey is ready for him. By banishing C. colossal head in his grave, he could switch his monster in def mode. Shark drake destroyed it, but Trey didn't take any damage. However Shark still had Shark drake's eff. He made it come back to the field with 1000 att lesser and could attack again. However apparently Trey was ready for him.

"I see I was right. I knew you would master that numbers special eff, so I had calculated for it. It is over Shark" Trey told him and activated a trap called "C. lay line power". It switched the two monster's att points with each other. Shark smirked.

"Oh yes it is" Shark replied "I knew you would pull a stunt like that, so I had the perfect counter card up in my sleeves to put a end to this duel".

Trey looked frightened. Shark snort. As he should be. He challenged the wrong Shark. Shark activated the trap "sea king's verdict". When a trap is activated doing battle, this trap cancels it out. Shark drake was now stronger and Shark made it attack. He won the duel some seconds later. Trey got blasted to the floor. Everything returned back to the way it was before the duel started.

"Nice win" said Zaira and was standing beside Shark now. She was smiling.

"Nah this was nothing" Shark said and actually smiled a little too. Zaira grinned and seconds later her and Shark did a high five.

"Not bad Shark" said Trey and got up on his feets "You got this win, but next time would be different. Here keep this heart piece... and since I apparently can't take Zaira with me, you can keep on to her too".

Shark catches the heart piece and had a stolen look over at Zaira, before he turned to Trey again. Trey smiled and showed him a complete heart piece. Apparently he was a finalist now.

"As you can see I am a finalist now, so hope we will face each other there" He said and smiled "Keep the number card if you want to... Oh and Zaira please take good care of yourself my princess. We will see each other soon".

Then he waved at her and a red light appeared on his hand. Seconds later he disappeared. Shark turned quickly towards Zaira. He could see Yuma also approached them.

"Okay Zaira. You got a lot of explaining to do. What happened?".

Zaira's p.o.v.

I sighed deeply when was staring at me for answers. I couldn't really blame him. Astral and Yuma also joined him. Astral was floating around me and pointing at me to see if I was really. That was pretty annoyed. I told them almost everything. That I got kidnapped by Quinton and his siblings. That I meet this lunatic Vetrix and that he wanted my powers. That Cy and I fought him and won, which was the reason they kept me. That they controlled me with something called the crest. I noticed that Shark clenched his fists, when I said that. I told them small lies. That I escaped on my own through the window in the bathroom and that I didn't know who my captures were. I honestly didn't know where they were. The card Grace gave me disappeared as soon as I arrived here. However I told them Vetrix and his crew was number hunter, but didn't know why. There were many loose ends from Grace's story after all. In return I got their story. Apparently Shark and Quattro was rivals now, and Quattro was the one who kicked him out of the nationals. Apparently he tricked Shark and now he was on revenge. I was not happy about that, but I knew I couldn't change his mind. Shark had that look in his eyes again. It was the same one he had when he wanted to come with me, Chills and Scorch that night. When he had that I couldn't do a thing. I also found out they both were in the tournament, which made me a little envied. I had 2 heart pieces. Yuma 3 and Shark didn't want to show me his. Figures. When all the details had been exchanged, Shark jumped up on his motorcycle.

"Shark where are you going?" Yuma asked. Shark snort.

"Yuma keep your distance" He said angry "I still have a score to settle with Quattro, and Zaira?". I looked confused at him.

"Um yeah?" I asked puzzled. Shark smiled a little.

"Don't get kidnapped again okay. I worry to much, but I am happy you are back" He said and took his helmet on "Mr. stubborn see you in the finals".

Then he drove off. I looked puzzled for a moment. Since when did Shark worry about anything? However my thought got interrupted when Astral was staring at me really intense.

"I am worried about you as well. You look pale and thinner that normal and you have a bruise on your forehead" Astral said analytical "Have you been eating a healthy diet? And you really need to talk a bath, and next time don't get kidnapped or I will have Yuma to place the key around your neck, so I can follow you instead".

Yuma couldn't stop laughing. I was glaring at Astral.

"Yeah, Yeah Dad!" I said "We seriously need to talk about personally space Astral and you dare following me around all the time. I am home right now aren't I".

Astral sighed and nodded. Yuma was smiling like hell and took my hand.

"Well we properly need to get home anyway and tell everyone you are back Zai" said Yuma and stopped up when my stomach was rumbling. "And give you something to eat. How about Grandma's delicious stew for dinner?". I smiled a little.

"Everything eatable is good" I said and then suddenly hugged them both "I have missed you two so much. Please take me home like you always do, when you find me". Astral looked at me and nodded.

"You heard her Yuma, bring her home" Astral said in a ordering tone. Yuma grinned.

"I am so feeling the flow on that" He said and began running like hell with me right after him. Astral floating beside us all the way.

Quinton's p.o.v.

Quinton was sighing a lot. He just had woken up when he got a message from Vetrix about meeting him in his chamber. He felt a little stressed right now. However right now Trey was in there. Something about his mission. Quinton hoped it had been a success. He was like the others, a little scared about seeing Vetrix angry. He was of course Vetrix most trusted, and he sometimes knew him better than Quattro, Grace or Trey, but that didn't mean he could turn things into his favor. It was actually the opposive. He knew the rules. He knew what was allowed and what never could be accepted. He knew what he could persuade him with and what he couldn't. Sometimes he wished he was as clueless as Quattro sometimes. Then you could at least fight back. Thinking you could do a difference. In his case, he knew if the fight was pointless or not, even before it began and therefore never began fighting in the first place. He sighed a little again. The door to the room opened and Trey walked out. He sighed deeply. Quinton who had been leaning towards the wall looked puzzled at him. He couldn't figure out if that was a good sigh or not.

"Trey? Did something happen?" He asked and Trey froze a little. Then he smiled.

"Um no. My mission was a success. Shark got the number and even through he didn't get possessed, Vetrix is proud of me" Trey said and sighed again.

Quinton was confused. They why was he then sad? Trey smiled again.

"He want to talk to you now" He said "Um have you seen Quattro some place, Vetrix wants a meeting after his talk with you. I should get Quattro".

Quinton frowned. A meeting? A meeting he didn't knew about before handed? It was possible, but they were rare indeed. He looked at Trey.

"If I think correctly Quattro was making a mess in the kitchen" He said "You know in his quest for food. He really not good at that stuff".

Trey smiled a little and then sighed again. Quinton was sure something was bothering him.

"Well that means we shall clean the kitchen later doesn't it" Trey said and grinned "I miss those days Quinton, where we had tea and some homemade sweets. You and Grace's sweets".

Then before Quinton could ask why, Trey rushed down the hallway. He looked after his little brother, before he opened the door to Vetrix chapter. He had his face in emotionless expression like always as he walked inside and walked over to the throne Vetrix normally was sitting at. To his surprised there were no cartoons or holographic screen to be seen.

"Vetrix sir I came as you requested" He said slowly and could hear his laughter.

"Yes I knew you were waiting outside the door" He said and grinned "How have your nap been?".

Quinton felt a little confused. Something was not right here. Vetrix never asked into personal things.

"It was fine sir" He said slowly "Did something happen when I was sleeping?".

"Yes as a matter of fact something happened" Vetrix said "Therefore I need a meeting with you all". Quinton frowned a little. What could have happened?

"Quinton. Can you activate your crest? And if you can, can you feel Zaira" Vetrix asked and there was a certain seriousness from him.

Quinton bit his lip and concentrated a little. A blue light emitted from his forehead. He slowly concentrated again to feel Zaira. He should be able to, because his crest was the original for the fused crest on her forehead, but minutes later and he still couldn't feel her. He let the crest disappear. Then he looked at Vetrix. He actually looked at him.

"I am sorry sir, I can't feel her at all" He said. He was very confused inside.

"Yes I figured you couldn't" Vetrix said and grinned again. "I underestimated her a big deal. She is a bright girl". Quinton looked at Vetrix. Who was? Zaira?

"Well no biggy for now" Vetrix began "We are gonna have a meeting in some seconds and then I will explain everything Quinton. I know you are curious why we are having a meeting you know nothing about". Quinton nodded.

"I am actually" He said "It is unusual you don't consult with me first".

Vetrix only grinned a little and didn't reply the question at all. However a little while after, a knock was heard and Quattro and Trey walked in.

"What is this stupid meeting?" yelled Quattro angry "I was about to make myself a banana split".

Quinton sighed inside. That meant hours of cleaning the kitchen.

"Silence Quattro!" said Vetrix and actually got up from the throne "I really don't have the time for your useless foolishness. I have something really important to talk about".

The three siblings looked at each other. Quinton noticed that Trey was looking down on the floor. Something seriously was wrong here.

"Grace come over here NOW!" Vetrix yelled and the brothers could hear footsteps.

What they saw now was not something Quinton never could predict. Their sister walked into the light and Quinton inside was about to get a heart attack. His sister was bound on hands and stomach. She looked tired, really tired and then their were sign of that she had cried on her face. Grace who decided to never cry again, was crying. Quinton's brother instinct was racing like hell on the inside, however he didn't move an inch. He was emotionless as ever. However Quattro was different.

"Grace... what happened?" He said and took a step towards her "Who did...?".

"I did" replied Vetrix and padded her head once "Your dear sister has betrayed us".

"What is that for some bullshit" yelled Quattro angry "Release her!".

Grace shivered a little, but she didn't say any sound. Quinton looked at her. This was not true.

"Oh you don't believe me Quattro" said Vetrix coldly "Well Grace tell them what you have done, and loud enough so they can hear you". Grace sighed deeply.

"I am sorry Chris, Thomas and Michael" She said "Father is not lying. I betrayed you! I freed Zaira from her prison today, when Chris was sleeping. I snuck in and stole his notes on the crests and freed her from it. Then I let her free from the mansion. But I only did it because I felt it was the right thing to do. I think we are about to do a big mistake here. We are about to kill a innocent girl here. We would have been guilty for the rest of life. Yes I betrayed you, but I stayed. I am ready to take my punishment. Please forgive me". Vetrix suddenly grinned.

"Forgive you!" Vetrix said and grinned evilly "You broke a really important code my dear, and you will get punished after it". Grace looked up at their father.

"Um sir what is that for a punishment?" She asked "I will do anything".

Vetrix grinned. Quinton was in big torment inside. He knew it and it was not something he liked at all. He would prevent it by any means. The two brothers looked at him too.

"Dead Grace, Dead" Vetrix said "I got betrayed once already and I am not pleased at all getting betrayed once again, and then by my own daughter, in my own house".

Everyone went silence for some minutes, then Quattro and Trey began screaming, almost begging to spare Grace's life. Quinton smiled inside, but he was still emotionless on the outside. Quattro said he would be as obedient as Quinton, which the silver haired male knew he couldn't keep. Quattro was defiant by nature. Trey said they would work 2 times as much as they did now, but Vetrix didn't care about their bargains. Grace should die by the crest. Quinton looked at Grace, no Ana. She was not saying anything again. She actually looked determined.

"If father says I shall die" She said slowly "Then so be it. I don't regret it. I stayed because I loved you all and I am happy you all love me back. I know you do. Even you Quinton. I also love father and I forgive him". Quinton clenched his fists. He couldn't let this happen. She should at least live, even through.. Quinton sighed.

"Trey, Quattro keep quiet will you" He said and his brothers stopped instantly up "Vetrix is right. She broke the code and has to pay for it". Vetrix grinned evilly.

"I see one of you at least understand" He said. Quinton bit his lip a little.

"However Sir isn't it a waste of resources?" He then slowly asked Vetrix "I mean Grace is an awesome duelist. Her mask deck has never lost yet. Couldn't she be of use in the future". The others and Vetrix looked surprised at him.

"Explain Quinton" Vetrix then said "Where is she useful?". Quinton looked emotionless at their father now.

"Zaira" He said "You still want her powers sir, and I know for the fact Zaira hates owing people. Grace helped her, so Zaira would seek to pay her back".

"Oh haven't thought of that and you are right, she could be useful in that way. Her role to play, but you are forgetting a thing Quinton. She is unpredictable. She will betray us again and I can't stand that" Vetrix almost yelled. Quinton nodded.

"I know sir, but I was thinking of using Project MDP, it will surely get rid of that problem" Quinton replied and was holding his face in an emotionless expression.

Vetrix's face lit up in a wicked grin and suddenly looked at Grace. She was looking at her big, big brother with a confused look. The others were as confused as she was.

"Project MDP!" Vetrix said and laughed like hell "Oh I haven't taken that into account. I was pretty angry on Grace, I must have lost my cool for a moment. That is a splendid idea. Since I have figured out how to get Zaira's powers, I can see Grace being of further use to me in the future, however she still need a punishment. She will stay me for... until I say so! Her deck, disk and gazer will be taken away as well, and you three will take her job on as well. That was all for now". Quinton bit his lip.

"Sir may I have final talk with her before I leave?" He asked. Vetrix shrugged.

"Yes, you can take her deck then, but do it quick Quinton" He said "I have big plans with her now after all".

Quinton nodded and walked over to his sister. He noticed in the background Trey and Quattro leave. Then he began untie Grace.

"Big brother?" She said slowly and placed arms around him as soon as she was free "Thank you! I don't want to die". Quinton actually smiled a little and patted her hair.

"You don't need to thank me. I actually think you will hate me for this Ana" He said and sighed deeply "Now listen well Ana. Do as father says. Don't disobey whatever he says or does understand. Be brave". Grace looked up at him and nodded.

"I promise Chris. I don't regret anything. I will take the punishment head on" She replied. Quinton sighed deeply and smiled a little.

"I am sorry for this Ana, but your deck and stuff, father want me to take them." He said and was holding a hand towards her "And one more thing. Whatever happens, remember your true name. Ana Arclight. Please promise me".

Grace looked confused at him, but nodded. She placed her deck and stuff in his hand. Quinton smiled a sad smile and then left the room. As soon as he was standing outside the room, Quinton was leaning towards the wall and sighed deeply.

"I am so sorry Ana" He mumbled "This was the only thing I could come up with".

Then he slowly left down the hallways. In the background he could hear loud screams coming from their father's room.

A,N: well that was a damn annoying sad ending right. I am sorry about that. Just to reassure you all, there is no blood shown in project MDP, but it is still heck of scary. Secondly Grace is not shown in the fanfic for a while now, so good luck with guessing what happened to her. In the next chapter, Camron click is shown, and as a surprise Zaira is gonna duel him. A little surprise event is also added