Destined to be Yours

Chapter 79: Battle Royale

Akia was starting to panic more and more as time passed. She was going stir-crazy from not being able to go where her brother and her friends were. Technically, she could just get out of the blimp and head into the many corridors to try and reach them, but she knew that she'd probably end up so lost that they'd make it back before she ever ran into them. She kept her Millennium Scale in her hand, since, at this point, Marik was an actual menace to her. His dominant personality had been receding more and more, and Akia worried that he might be lost forever as time went by. This whole interruption with Noah had delayed the finals which were her chance to hopefully do something about Marik's situation.

"Where are they...?" Akia mumbled to herself.

Suddenly, the hangar started opening up, exposing the whole area to the outside. Akia looked around, feeling alarmed at what was happening. A scary thought crossed her mind: were they about to leave without waiting for everyone else?

Just as she was thinking that, she heard a bunch of footsteps hurrying  closer. Hope filled her heart as she saw Jounouchi being the first to come out with Shizuka in hand. Right after, Otogi, Honda and Anzu also appeared. "Everyone!" Akia exclaimed.

"Akia!" Jounouchi called out.

She worriedly darted her eyes around the area, wondering where her  brother was. When her friends got up in the blimp she went up to Jounouchi, "where's Yugi? And Kaiba? And Mokuba?"

"They're still in the virtual world, Yugi wanted to wait for them. Don't worry, I'm sure they're not far behind. Noah is going to help them escape," the blond young man reassured her.

Akia blinked a few times in disbelief. "Wait, Noah? How can you even trust him after all he's done?! He's the whole reason behind all of this! And now you're telling me that my brother's safety is in the hands of this crazy brat?"

Jounouchi held her by her shoulders and looked her in the eyes. "Akia, if you can't trust Noah, then trust me when I tell you that Yugi will come back safely."

The red-eyed girl grit her teeth in frustration. A mechanical voice sounded in the facility. "Warning, please evacuate the facility. Fifteen minutes until impact."

"Fifteen?!" Akia yelled out. She started to hyperventilate, feeling the panic overcome her.

"Akia, look at me! Breathe!" Jounouchi held her face in his hands, forcing her to focus on him. She started to slowly control her breathing, following the blonde young man's lead. Just then, the blimp started lifting off.

"What? Wait! Yugi and the Kaiba brothers are not here...!" Before Akia could finish her sentence, she saw the three aforementioned running to the blimp. A wave of relief washed over her.

Yugi was the first to board, greeted by a big hug from his sister. "Akia! You made it!"

Seto then threw Mokuba at Jounouchi who caught him and then the former jumped up to the ladder that was already off the ground.

With everyone safely inside the blimp, the door was closed and the airship took off. Akia and Yugi were hanging on to each other as the blimp went full speed out of there, causing major turbulence.

Finally, they escaped far away, with everything behind them being destroyed by the missiles. The airship was now headed back on course, to the island where the finals would take place, Alcatraz.

Jounouchi and Shizuka went to check up on Mai and Akia decided to go to Ishizu to tell her about her worries regarding Marik. She went back to her room and found her sitting, looking out the window. Ishizu looked to Akia when she came in.

"Akia-san. I'm glad you made it out safely," the Egyptian woman smiled.

Akia smiled back and went to sit next to Ishizu. "Ishizu-san... I... I'm really concerned about Marik."