I've been very sick as of late, but im doing better now! 2010 has not been very good to me, but that's ok, cuz I have a nice, long update for you! Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor a majority of the characters. They are friends of mine!

Isaac's rocket careened through the stars in space. The pressure sucked him deep into his

seat. He had a hard time keeping his eyes open as he sped past stars and asteroids.

"Man… this… feels… so… real…" He thought.

Though he knew they weren't real, he couldn't stop worrying about poor Jusell and Malaikura. What did those invaders do with them? As worried as he was about his new friends, he was even more curious about where his space pod was headed. Were those invaders able to follow him? For the most part, the speed of the pod sucked him further and further into his seat. As he tried to open his eyes a little wider, something came into view. It was a planet! It began to get bigger and bigger. A flashing red light on the small control panel of his pod indicated that he was entering the atmosphere.

The pod sped closer and closer towards the planet, turning into a blaze as it came closer and closer towards the planet, til finally, it entered the atmosphere and collided with the ground! The impact was so great, the door busted off it's hinges and Isaac flew 7 feet out of the pod from the impact. He laid unconscious for a good 10 minutes, finally awakening.

He sat up and rubbed his head, looking around. It was dark outside, and it was a large desert like area.

"Great… just perfect." Isaac said. "I have no idea where I am, and my friends are nowhere to be found! This game SUCKS!" He quickly turned around and ran toward his escape pod. "AW MAN!" He yelled. "It's busted! I'm stuck here!" He looked over his Duel Disk and his cards to make sure everything was ok. "Guess I gotta push on forward… you don't be a game by going backwards." And so, Isaac began to walk forward through the ocean of starry sand.

"When I see Mr. Sims, I am SO gonna kick his ass for this!"

Isaac walked farther and farther. He felt very thirsty. He kept dropping to one knee at many points. Finally, something came into view. A grin began to spread across Isaac's face.

"I'm getting somewhere!"

He ran to the image and gasped. It was a round escape pod that was similar to his! "This looks like my space ship! WAIT! Did I go backwards!?" Isaac looked the ship over, but the door was still attached, where as on his, the door busted off from impact.

"Someone else is here! Did Jusell or Malaikura escape?" Isaac said. Something appeared in the corner of his eye. He quickly turned around to see a figure lying face down in the sand. He gasped again, then ran over to the figure. He got close and turned whomever it was around. Joy began to spread throughout his body when he saw who it was! A friendly face! One of his friends! And not just any friend… it was Sakura!

Isaac lifted her up and began to pat her on the face. "Sakura! Saki! Wake up!! Please be ok! Wake up! Please!"

Sakura remained un responsive.

A sudden thought made Isaac hot and his heart beat fast. "I'll have to give her… mouth to mouth resuscitation!"

He laid Sakura down on her back, then opened her mouth. He began to sweat in the face and his heart began to beat faster. He moved closer, and closer, and just when he was about to press his mouth against hers, she began to cough! He jumped back as she began to breathe heavily.

"wa…ter… need… wa…ter…" she muttered. "…in… space…ship…"

"Water?" Isaac said. "You're thirsty! Of course!" He looked back at her escape pod, then ran over towards it. He looked inside, and saw a bottle of spring water in the seat. He grabbed it, then quickly ran back over to Sakura. He then unscrewed the cap and threw it behind him. Then he lifted Sakura up and began to slowly pour the water into her mouth. Sakura drank ever drop, then began to cough up a storm. Her pretty eyes opened, and she looked over at Isaac and smiled. Isaac smilled back at her.

"Sakura… you're ok! I'm so glad… I was worried about you! I… I missed you!"

Sakura suddenly slapped Isaac across the face!

"OUCH!!! WHAT THE CRAP!? WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! IS THAT WHAT I GET FOR SAVING YOUR LIFE?!"

"ISAAC YOU JERK!! YOU TRIED TO STEAL A KISS WHILE I WAS UNCONSIOUS!!"

"I DID NO SUCH THING!! I TRIED TO GIVE YOU MOUTH TO MOUTH!!"

"UH HUH! SURE! A LIKELY STORY!!" Sakura shouted. She walked a couple steps and looked around. "See I told you this was a bad idea! We're stuck inside this stupid game and have no idea where we are!"

"Well… everything seemed like such a good idea at the time… look, this isn't the time or place to play the blame game, Saki." Isaac said.

Sakura sighed. "You're right, Isaac. If we get out of this alive, I want to yell at you some more."

"…gee thanks." Isaac said, sulking.

"Anyways, I was on that planet, Kovomaka, at this Duel Academy! Then it was attacked by these weird pirate guys! And the guys I was with threw me into that weird spaceship and I blasted off into space… and that's all I remember." Sakura explained.

"Me too! Only I was in some underground cave." Isaac said. "I figure, the only way out of this crazy game is if we beat it."

"That thought crossed my mind too! And these untested games usually have glitches in them… according to Koichi anyway. So if we find a glitch or a wormhole or something, maybe we can get back to the real world!" Sakura said.

"But one thing is for sure…" Isaac added. "We cant leave this crazy game without Damian, Koichi, Michelle, or Rufus."

"Agreed!" Sakura said. "So, its settled! Lets beat this stupid game and get out of here!"

"Right! Let's do it to it!" Isaac said. And with that, a message appeared over Isaac's head, and a fanfare played out of nowhere.

Sakura has joined the party!

"… um… are we supposed to be allowed to see that?" Isaac said, looking upward.

"I REALLY don't know. I'm not really a gamer girl." Sakura said.

And with that, Isaac and Sakura began to walk forward. About almost an hour of walking, there was a wall of rocks and an opening.

"FINALLY!" Isaac said. "Thought we'd NEVER find a clue or… whatever…"

"Come on!" Sakura said as she ran into the opening in the rocks. Suddenly, a whirlpool appeared in the sand. Dungeon Worm, an large sand worm, popped out from the sand. It let out a roar and set its sights on Isaac and Sakura.

"!!!!" Sakura screamed.

"Holy crap!! It's Dungeon Worm!! And he looks so real! That's crazy-cool!" Isaac said.

"ISAAC!! THIS IS NO TIME TO BE OGGLING THE GIGANTIC PEOPLE EATING DISGUSTING WORM!!" Sakura shouted.

"Oh… right! Haha! Let's do this!" Isaac said as he activated his Duel Disk. "I summon… Celtic Guardian!!"

"And I summon… Dark Witch!!"

Celtic Guardian and Dark Witch appeared in front of Isaac and Sakura, both ready to fight. The Dungeon Worm roared, then spit an acid like fluid at the heroes.

"LOOK OUT!" Isaac shouted. The four dove in different directions.

Without wasting time, the worm locked its sights on to Sakura. It let out a shout, then dove at her.

Sakura gasped.

"Celtic Guardian!! Attack it with your steel sword!!" Isaac shouted.

Using his elf like speed, Celtic Guardian dashed in front of Sakura, just moments before it could strike her. It swung it's sword, catching the worm in the mouth. It lunged back and hollered.

Isaac threw his fist into the air. "Don't let up, man!! Slash it again!!"

Celtic Guardian ran at the worm's mid section, then delivered a powerful slash. A red field flashed around them, as a large 52 appeared over the Dungeon Worm.

Isaac grinned like a school boy. "Critical hit!! YEAH!!"

Celtic Guardian then dropped to one knee and began to pant. Isaac did the same. "Uh oh… I forgot we're linked… I think I over did it a bit."

The Dungeon Worm regained it's composure, then lunged at Celtic Guardian. It took half it it's body into it's mouth, then tried to eat the Celtic Guardian. Isaac could feel his energy draining.

"AAAAAHHHH!!!!" He moaned.

"Quick Dark Witch!!" Sakura shouted. "Use your Magical Beam! Full blast!!"

Dark Witch flew towards the slash in the Dungeon Worm and fired a magical beam, hitting the Dungeon Worm point blank. The impact caused the worm to spit out Celtic Guardian and shout again. The number 43 then appeared over the Dungeon Worm's head.

Sakura ran over to Isaac to help him up. "Hey, are you ok?" She asked.

"Yeah… just feelin a bit weak… but lets finish this thing off!" Isaac said.

"Celtic Guardian!" Isaac shouted. "Attack! One more time!"

"Dark Witch, you do the same!!" Sakura ordered.

Celtic Guardian quickly leaped from it's back to its feet (a'la Shawn Michaels) and dashed towards the Dungeon Worm. The worm spit another wad of liquid at it, but it used its speed to dodge each attack. Celtic Guardian jumped up and slashed the worm in the face. As it began it's descent, the elf slashed down, cutting the worm on it's way down.

Dark Witch powered up, then fired another magical beam at the slash where Celtic Guardian went down. The Dungeon Worm shattered as if it were destroyed in a game of Duel Monsters. Isaac and Sakura had won the battle.

"WE DID IT!!! WE WON!!!" Isaac shouted.

"WOO HOOO!!! YESS!!!" Sakura shouted.

A beeping sound emitted from their duel disks. The word "LEVEL UP" flashed on their duel disks.

"Looks like we're off to a good start, Saki!" Isaac said.

"Mm hm! I most definitely agree with you!" Sakura said.

They then called back their monsters, then put their cards back in their deck slots.

"Rest up Celtic Guardian. You did great! I'm very proud of you!" Isaac said.

"You deserve a nice rest too Dark Witch! Thank you so much!" Sakura said. She then looked at Isaac. "Yeah, that thing was gross looking!"

"I thought it was cool, looking at a real live Dungeon Worm!" Isaac said, smiling.

"You would." Sakura said. "Anyways, lets go. The way is clear!"

And with that, the two Duelists walked through the opening of the rock wall, then approached what looked like a gigantic castle. However, it looked very futuristic. Instead of being made by brick like most traditional castles, this one was made of steel. It sat on the edge of a cliff. The cliff overlooked the entire desert looking field.

"WHOA!" Isaac said. "What is this place? A factory or a castle?"

"Who knows… it could be anything, knowing those Starcrest nerds." Sakura said.

"Well, only one way to find out…" Isaac said as he started walking towards the castle.

"Are you nuts?!" Sakura said. "You're not actually planning on just waltzing in through the front door, are you!?"

Isaac stopped in his tracks. "…no…"

"DON'T YOU LIE TO ME, ISAAC MONCLAIRE!" Sakura said firmly. "I KNOW YOU HAVE THAT CRAZY LOOK ON YOUR FACE!!"

Isaac turned around with a kool-aid grin. "You know me too well, Saki!"

"I know I do!" Sakura said. "Ugh… my woman's intuition is telling me this is a bad idea… I guess I'll go too! Like you said, you don't beat a game by going backwards."

"That's the spirit!" Isaac said.

As Isaac and Sakura approached the castle, the doors opened as if they were expecting them to come. Sakura gulped, and the two of them walked inside. The doors suddenly closed behind them.

Meanwhile…

A large, secret room underneath the castle. A large robot, known as Robotic Knight sat watching a monitor. Robotic Knight was the lord of the Mechanical Castle, and overlooked everything that went on within it's steal doors. As usual, it was analyzing everything that was going on in the castle, until he saw one of the monitors. He saw Isaac and Sakura slowly entering his castle.

"… They're here. And so… the game begins."

The doors behind him opened, and another Duel Monster, Machiner's Soldier entered the room.

"Sorry to disturb you, Master," it said. "Two organic lifeforms have entered the castle."

"I am aware." Robotic Knight said. "I want them captured, by any means necessary."

"As you wish, sir." Machiner's Soldier said. It then turned and left the room.

"You're mine… Isaac! And you too, Sakura!" Robotic Knight said.

Back at the castle lobby…

Isaac and Sakura walked through the castle, looking around all the while. It was dim inside, with oil drums and conveyer belts all around. The inside of the castle looked more like a research facility.

"It's so dark in here, Isaac… I'm getting a little freaked out." Sakura said.

"It's probably abandoned in here, Sakura. Nothing to fear." Isaac said.

"Yeah right! There's probably something just waiting for it's chance to jump out at us!"

Suddenly, 2 Machiner's Soldiers and 2 Machiner's Snipers jumped out in front of them. The lights suddenly clicked on. Sakura screamed, then grabbed Isaac's arm. Isaac stood in front of his terrified companion.

"Intruders detected." One of the Machiner's Soldiers said. "Initiate annihilation protocols."

"Bring it on, you bucket of bolts!" Isaac shouted.

"Have you flipped your lid?! We're outnumbered!! Let's get out of here!!" Sakura said.

"Screw that! We can take these guys!" Isaac said, getting into a fighting position.

"WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT JUMPING INTO THINGS LIKE THIS?!" Sakura said.

"What?!" Isaac said, confused.

"This is just like in Duel Monsters!! You don't know what those things are capable of!! And if we lose… well… WHO KNOWS WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO US!?"

Isaac growled. "Ok, fine, lets bounce!"

Isaac and Sakura turned around and began to run, but to no avail. 4 Machiner's Defenders emerged in front of them, cutting off their retreat.

"Yeah, I'm gonna file this under the category of NOT GOOD!" Isaac said.

"Intruders detected." One of the Machiner's Defender said. "Run merciless crushing program 1.3."

"Sakura." Isaac said. "Had we have stood and fight like I was ready to do, we could have maybe stood a chance… you know, against 4 robots? Now we have EIGHT to deal with!"

"SHUT UP!" Sakura said. She activated her Duel Disk, then put one of her other cards on it. "Since Dark Witch needs to rest up, I'll summon Dancing Elf!"

Isaac then activated his duel disk. "I summon Louise, the Beaver Warrior!!"

Beaver Warrior and Dancing Elf took from in front of them. Isaac and Sakura stood back to back.

"You take four, I take four?" Isaac asked.

"Mm hm!" Sakura said.

The robots all charged them at the same time. "Whoa!" Isaac shouted. "Louise!! Use your spinning sword attack!!"

Beaver Warrior nodded, then began to spin around like the Tasmanian Devil, then spun directly at the two Machiner's soldiers and snipers. The four were easily destroyed.

"Dancing Elf!! Attack with your Light Arrows!" Sakura ordered.

Dancing Elf majestically jumped up into the air and fired beams of blue light at the Defenders. Since they had such high health points, it took a few shoots, but the Defenders were destroyed!

"Phew… that was too close… good thing those ones were peons, huh?" Sakura asked.

"Yeah… hopefully all the others in this place are as weak as those ones. Come on, lets go!" Isaac said.

"You want to keep going?! What if we get attacked by something stronger?!" Sakura asked.

"Then we'll fight together like we've been doing!" Isaac said as he started to walk forward. "Now come on. Don't be such a fraidy cat."

"I AM NOT A FRAIDY CAT, ISAAC!" Sakura shouted. She then started running to catch up to him. "WAIT UP!!"

Isaac and Sakura continued to walk through the castle, noticing that the deeper they walked, the more it began to look like a factory. They eventually came to a large door. They went inside, and their mouths dropped. It was a large launch station, with computers all around the room, as well as wires and all sorts of other high tech equipment. But the eyesore of this room was a large spaceship that sat perched in the middle of the room.

The two duelists wandered over to it, looking it over.

"Check this out!" Isaac said. "This has got to be the coolest ship I've ever seen!

"Yeah… it's amazing looking alright… are you thinking what I'm thinking, Isaac?"

"That you want to kick Daniel Sims in the groin for what he did to us?"

"Well yeah, but something else… if we burrow this space ship, we can get out of this miserable place and look the galaxy over for our friends! And when I say burrow, I MEAN HOT WIRE THIS BAD BOY AND STEAL IT!!" Sakura then cleared her throat. "…But I'm sure you gathered that part already."

Isaac grinned. "WOW, Sakura! I don't think I've ever heard you talk like that before! Now I'm REALLY falling for you!"

"SHUT UP ISAAC!" Sakura said. "This isn't the time or place for your silly jokes!"

"…I was being serious…" Isaac said sheepishly.

Suddenly, an army of Machiner's Soldiers flooded into the room! Within minutes, they had Isaac and Sakura surrounded around the space ship.

"OH NO!!" Sakura shouted.

"Not you guys again!! Cant you go bother somebody else?!" Isaac said.

"Intruders detected. Run anti-spyware utility." The robots all said in unison.

"Isaac, they're too many of them. Weak or not I don't think we can last!" Sakura said.

"Sakura this is a game, remember? We can take these rust buckets, no problem!" Isaac said.

The Machiner's Soldiers began to step aside as a larger version of them approached the two duelists.

"EEK!" Sakura shrieked.

"AAHH!" Isaac shouted. "Who are you?! Wuss Robot 2.0?"

"Isaac… do you REALLY think it's a good idea to antagonize that thing?!" Sakura said in an annoyed tone.

"You are trespassers. This is robot territory." The larger robot said. "non-machines will be dealt with… and annihilated."

"Oh yeah?! Take your best shot, you overgrown washing machine!" Isaac shouted.

Sakura put on a cutesy grin. "I'll be up front with you big, strong robots… I've got NOTHING to do with this lunatic. He takes full responsibility of…"

"ELECTRO-KNUCKLE CHARGING…" The larger Machiner's Soldier said. It pointed it's fist at Isaac and Sakura, flashing and charging all the while. "READY TO FIRE!! TARGET ACQUIRED AND LOCKED!! FIRING IN T-MINUS…"

"OH MY GOD!!!" Sakura shouted.

"RUN AWAY!!" Isaac shouted.

The Robot fired it's fist, somehow managing to hit both Isaac AND Sakura. They both screamed as electricity filled their bodies. They both hit the ground unconscious.

"Master Nesbitt will be most pleased." The robot said.

A few moments later…

The Machiner's Soldier (who acted as second in command) entered the private chambers Robotic Knight again.

"Ahem… master. The intruders were apprehended moments ago. They are being held in cell block C. Awaiting further commands."

"Excellent, excellent." Robotic Knight said. "I will go down and PERSONALLY check on our guests." He stood up, then left the room, with Machiner's Soldier following not far behind.

Cell Block C…

A group of Machiner's Defenders placed Isaac in what looked like a jail cell. They crossed a bridge over a large chasm that separated the cells from the rest of the castle. A Machiner's sniper pressed a button on a computer which withdrew the bridge. This was how they kept their prisoners from escaping. Keeping them trapped on a small cell block island that was surrounded by a pit of sharp spikes. The Machiners all left the room, and a rather large robot guard marched around the cells, keeping a close eye on the prisoners. This guard had a large, long head that was similar to the Aliens from the old Aliens movies. It wielded a large sword and shield.

Isaac began to emerge as he rubbed the back of his head. "Ugh… what happened… this has got to be the most I've ever been knocked unconscious!" he said. As soon as he regained his composure, he looked around and noticed where he was. "Stupid robots… looks like they didn't plan on me getting up!" he ran, but quickly stopped in his tracks. "WHOA!" He looked down into the pit of sharp spikes. "…ok… maybe they aren't so stupid after all…" he took a couple steps back and went into thought.

"I need to find a way out of here… and find out what they did to Sakura. Think, Isaac… you're a gamer… there has to be some kind of hint in this tiny little area…"

Isaac began to walk around, checking every nook and cranny in the small cell. Unfortunately for him, he found nothing. It was then that the sight of the large robot caught his eye. He looked the robot up and down, then got an idea.

"This is a long shot, but what other choice do I have? Hopefully that robot is stupider than it looks."

Isaac ran to the edge of the cell. "HEY! HEY YOU! MICROCHIPS FOR BRAINS!! OVER HERE, YOU MORON!!"

The Mecha Bot glared over at Isaac.

"YEAH I'M TALKING TO YOU?! WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE, ANYWAY? YOU LOOK LIKE R2-D2 ON CRACK!!"

The Mecha Bot began to shake with anger.

"OH WHAT, YOU DIDN'T LIKE THAT COMMENT, YOU WASHING MACHINE REJECT?! I BET YOUR BOYFRIEND IS C-3PO!!"

Electricity began to spark from the Mecha Bot.

"YEAH I SAID IT!! OH AND HEY! YOUR MAMA DRINKS GOVERNMENT MADE MOTOR OIL!!! AND YOUR SISTER WASHES MY CLOTHES!! OH AND LETS NOT FORGET, YOUR GRANNY WARMS UP MY DINNER EVERY NIGHT!!"

The Mecha Bot's eyes went from yellow to a blood red. It let out a large shriek and charged at Isaac. However, it fell directly into the pit, wedging it's head in between!

"HOODY HOO!!!" Isaac cheered as he jumped into the air with his fist up high. He walked on the Mecha Bot's head, using it as a bridge. He stopped in the middle and began to stomp down on it. "Thanks, rusty! That's EXACTLY what I was hoping you'd do!"

As soon as Isaac made it back to the main land, the first thing that caught his eye was the computer. He ran over and pushed a big red button. A bridge went down on the cell next to the one where Isaac was kept… the one Sakura was kept in.

Sakura sat on the ground with her head in between her legs. The sound of the bridge coming down made here look up in shock. "OMIGOSH!! WHAT'S GOING ON?!" She quickly jumped up and activated her duel disk.

Isaac walked across the bridge. "Anybody call for a hero!?"

Sakura ran over and hugged him. "YES!! YES I DID!! Thank you SO much! Did you beat that huge robot thing that was walking around?"

Isaac grinned and closed his eyes into a tight arch, anime style. "Weeeeellll, if you want to call name-calling an attack, then I wiped the floor with that thing!"

"Hahaha! What ever you say! Come on! Lets get out of here before those Machiners come back!" Sakura said.

"Right on!" Isaac said.

Isaac and Sakura ran over the bridge and towards the door. Suddenly, a loud screech sounded behind them, followed by the sound of a small explosion. The Mecha Bot suddenly landed right in front of them! Sakura screamed.

"UH… hi…" Isaac said. "Look, about those things I said to you, I was just funning around with…"

"ISAAC LOOK OUT!!" Sakura shouted as she shoved Isaac. The Mecha Bot swung his sword, narrowly missing both Duelists. Isaac and Sakura activated their duel disks.

"You're on, Celtic Guardian!"

"Help us out, Dark Witch!"

Celtic Guardian and Dark Witch appeared in front of Isaac and Sakura.

"Celtic Guardian! Attack with your steel sword!" Isaac shouted, pointing at the Mecha Bot. Celtic Guardian used it's speed and swung his blade, however, the Mecha bot attacked to. The sound of colliding steel echoed throughout the prison. They began exchanging blows, neither one letting up.

"Dark Witch! Attack while it's attention is on Celtic Guardian!" Sakura said.

The Dark Witch took to the air and fired a magical beam down at the Mecha Bot. It connected, however, the Mecha Bot took no damage.

"What?! Your attack didn't even faze that thing!" Isaac said.

"Ugh! That's right, I forgot!"

"Forgot what, Saki?"

"I forgot that Machine type monsters have magic resilient armor! I'm afraid I cant help you, Isaac."

The Mecha Bot suddenly kicked Celtic Guardian in the stomach, then smashed it in the face with it's shield. Isaac held his stomach with his arm, then his face with his hand.

"Uh oh... Isaac!" Sakura said. She comforted Isaac, then looked at the Mecha Bot as it marched toward the downed Celtic Guardian.

"This isn't good!" she said. "…wait… what's that?"

There was a small door looking compartment on the back of the Mecha Bot.

Sakura grinned. "Hey Isaac… get yourself together! I got an idea! Have Celtic Guardian keep that thing busy for like a minute, ok?"

"Wh-what are you doing?" Isaac asked.

"Just trust me!"

"O-ok!" Isaac said. He got himself off the ground. "Celtic Guardian! Super Slash!"

Celtic Guardian quickly rolled out of the way as the Mecha Bot brought it's sword down. It jumped up and slashed at the Mecha Bot, however, the attack didn't faze it. Celtic Guardian continued to assault the Mecha Bot as it tried to pull it's sword out of the ground.

Sakura snuck behind the Mecha Bot, and leaped up to try to reach the tiny door on it's back. Dark Witch flew by and lifted her up. "Thank you." She said quietly. She opened the door, revealing a field of wires and chips.

"Ok Dark Witch! Jam your staff into those circuits!" Sakura said.

Dark Witch nodded, then set Sakura down. It then flew back up and reared back and thrusted her staff into the circuits of the Mecha Bot!

The Mecha Bot began to tweak out as it shook uncontrollably and electricity flowing everywhere it began to screech loudly, until it suddenly shut down.

"YES!! I AM SOOOO A GENIUS!!" Sakura cheered as she did a little jig.

Isaac ran over to her. "HAHA!!! NOBODY MESSES WITH SAKURA… OR ME!!"

"Got that right!" Sakura said.

Isaac suddenly looked up. "Huh?"

A mole looking creature stood in a window, watching the whole thing. As it noticed Isaac and Sakura looking at it, it turned and ran off.

"Hey what was that?" Sakura asked.

"I don't know but it seems to know a way out of here!" Isaac said.

"But wait, what about that rocket we saw earlier?"

"We'll come back when the heat dies down!"

"Good thinking! Let's go!"

Isaac called back Celtic Guardian, and Dark Witch lifted Isaac and Sakura then few clear through the window and out of the Castle.

"I am SO glad we're out of there!" Sakura said. "I mean, I know we have to go back to that creepy place, but still!"

"Well for now, lets find that creature." Isaac said.

A few moments after Isaac and Sakura's jail break. Robotic Knight and Machiner's Soldier entered the room. Robotic Knight walked towards the cells, then looked over at the downed Mecha Bot and the broken window.

"THEY ESCAPED?!"

"It would appear so, master…" Machiner's soldier said.

"Grrr… I want them found IMMEDIATELY!!!" Robotic Knight roared.

"Affirmative."

Machiner's Soldier turned and ran out the room.

"… Sims will throw a fit if he finds out I let those kids slip through my fingers!" Robotic Knight said.

Back outside…

Isaac and Sakura walked along a valley, looking around. Sakura let out a sigh. "I'm really worried about Koichi and Michelle and Damian and Rufus. I hope they're alright. Things just aren't going well for us."

Isaac stood in front of her and took her hands. "They will be. They're strong enough to take care of themselves. Right now, we have to stay focused and get through this. We'll wait til night fall, storm that castle and hot wire that space ship just like you said. Since we know what we're dealing with now, we'll just get in, get out."

Sakura smiled a little. "You always know what to say to make me feel better."

Isaac moved in slowly, attempting to kiss Sakura. Suddenly something caught her eye. "HEY!" she shouted as she moved past Isaac.

"OH YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!"

Sakura saw the mole looking creature from the castle. It ran and dove in a hole in the ground.

"Isaac, that's that thing! Should we go after it?" Sakura asked.

"Well I don't see any other choice at the moment. Come on." Isaac said.

The two Duelists walked over to the hole and jumped down. They landed inside a well lit cavern. It was a long hall that led to a large door. Isaac and Sakura looked at each other and nodded. They began to walk towards the door. The mole jumped out, shocking them.

"HOLD IT!" it said. "This is the kingdom of the Spiny Moles, and you are NOT welcome! So hop on back to where you came from!"

"No." Isaac said.

"No?! NO!? … ah, well at least I tried, right? Go on through." The spiny mole said as it stepped aside.

Isaac and Sakura looked at each other and smiled, then proceeded through the door. It was a whole community of Spiny Moles that swarmed the inside of the cavern! They lived everyday lives in a large city in a cave. Inner caves served as homes and shops. Others were digging, trading, roaming around, talking amongst one another. It didn't take long for Isaac and Sakura to feel out of place.

"… you don't think these things are gonna… you know, eat us… do you?" Sakura asked.

Something caught Isaac's attention out the corner of his eye. He looked over to see a couple moles sitting at a dining table. One took a large bite out of a medium sized rock. The other one gulped down a spoonful of worms.

Isaac shuddered. "I most certainly hope not!"

The two of them walked around the city. They noticed that some of the moles looked at them and began talking about them behind their backs.

"Are THEY the ones?"

"They have to be! They're HUMANS, aren't they?"

"I guess. They sure are weird looking enough to be humans."

"Isaac." Sakura said, in a suspicious tone. "They're… talking about us… and they're looking at us. I don't feel comfortable here."

Suddenly another mole appeared in front of them. "Hey." It said. "I heard a couple of Duelists escaped from that robot castle. Was it you two?"

"Yes it was. Why?" Isaac asked. "You aren't going to narc on us, are you?"

"Narc?" The mole asked. "I don't know what that means, but we know all about your jail break! EVERYBODY'S talking about it!"

"For reals?" Isaac said, surprised. "News sure does travel fast in this place."

"We don't really know what's going on." Sakura explained. "We're just trying to find our friends. Where are we?"

"Where are you?" The mole asked, tilting it's small head to the side. "You're on Erd! The earth planet! I'm sure you've heard of it! You know, home of the world famous Spiny Moles?"

Isaac and Sakura stood there, puzzled. It was then that it hit them.

"AH!" Isaac said. "Sakura! Remember that video we watched right before the game went haywire?"

"I sure do!" Sakura said. "Erd is one of those planets! So then that explains it!"

"Yeah, we have a legend," The mole said, interrupting the two duelists. "It says when we have eaten all the worms in the earth, heroes will descend from the heavens and deliver us to a worm filled paradise!" the mole then began to drool uncontrollably. "Ooooo… excuse me! It makes me drool just thinking about it!"

Isaac and Sakura both had disgusted looks on their faces.

"GROSS!" Sakura said. "Wait wait… are you saying WE are those legendary heroes??"

"Exactly! I mean, you are, aren't you?" the mole asked.

"Um… I'm not so sure about that." Sakura said.

"Well… maybe you should see our king. He's been waiting for you all to arrive for quite some time now! We all have actually. Come on!" the mole said.

"Yeah, sure." Isaac said.

And with that, the mole took Isaac and Sakura through the Spiny Mole village towards the back, where the largest inner cave of all dwelled. These were the chambers of the king of the Spiny Moles. He resided there with the Chancellor. As the mole explained, they had been waiting for legendary heroes to appear for some reason. But why? Isaac and Sakura would soon find out all about it.

As the trio entered the room, the mole told the king about the new visitors. He seemed to be on pins and needles upon hearing the news. The Chancellor appeared to be pretty giddy himself.

"What's got them so worked up?" Sakura asked.

"Seems you and I are regular celebrities!" Isaac said.

"Of course we are. Were like three feet taller than everyone here, and lets not forget, they're MOLES!"

The mole walked up to them. "Kay, the King will see you now!"

Isaac and Sakura approached the rather chunky king, who sat in his throne. He appeared to be fat, but as they grew closer, his girth was rather solid. He was pretty agile for a hefty mole. The Chancellor was an older gentleman who looks as wise as he is older. He looks as if he served a long line of kings.

"AH, my friends!" Then king boomed in a welcoming voice. "Welcome to Peatmoss! Capital of the Spiny Mole Empire!"

"Mole empire?" Sakura asked. "You mean there's more of you moles roaming around this planet?"

"Moles?! HOW DARE YOU?!" The Chancellor wailed. "We're SPINY moles! Can you not see?! And you are addressing his royal majesty, King Gorgonzola! The thirteenth king of the Spiny Mole dynasty!"

Sakura had a blank look on her face. "Joseph Sims has WAY too much time on his hands!!"

"What our Chancellor says is true." King Gorgonzola said. "I am King Gorgonzola De Formaggio, thirteenth king of this mighty mole monarchy! Judging by your appearance, you are not from this planet. And judging by the fact that you escaped from the robot's prison… Chancellor! Could these young Duelists be prophesied to appear at the time of the Great Perishing? Are these the ones sent to bring salvation to our world?!"

"Oh Indubitably! Your Majesty!" The Chancellor said, nodding. "No doubt they are the heroes of prophecy! The ones who will come to us in doomy times!"

"Doomy times?" Isaac said, confused.

The Chancellor cleared his old, raspy throat. "The story is very well known to our people. You see, when doom comes to our world, heroes from another planet will save us. You, my young friends, are from another planet. And now, I fear, is indeed the end we have feared for so long. Once we had many duelists living in this kingdom, but the robots have taken them all away, made prisoners of them. And our earthworm harvest has dwindled."

"Heroes?!" Sakura said with shock. "But we aren't even supposed to BE here! It's an accident that we're even here in the first place! We're trying to find our friends and get out of this crazy game!"

"SAKURA!" Isaac said.

The king and the chancellor both shot Sakura a confused look.

"OPPS! I MEAN our rockets crash landed here by accident and we're marooned here!" Sakura said, covering up her last comment.

"Such humility! It speaks well of great heroes that you do not even see your own greatness. You want to find your friends, and yet you have no ship… and so you want to help us, so that we might help you, yes?" The Chancellor said.

"What? Wait… no… that's not what I meant at all!" Sakura said.

"Don't be so pessimistic, space heroes!" The King said. "We are certain that you will find your way into space in due time. Yes, all in due time! Chancellor! Fetch us the books!"

"With all haste, your clawfulness!" The Chancellor said. With that, he dashed off towards the small library to the right of the throne. He returned seconds later holding two large hardbound books. One was all black with the symbol of darkness found on Duel Monsters cards, with the other one was all white with the symbol of light embedded on it. "Here… you… are…" he said as he huffed and puffed from the running he did.

"The prophecy is written in two books… the Book of Darkness and the Book of Light. Chancellor. Read to us the book of Darkness." The king explained.

The Chancellor set down the Book of Light down, then then caught his breath, then opened the Book of Darkness. "Ahem! 'In doomy times…'" the Chancellor suddenly looked up at Isaac, Sakura, and King Gorgonzola. "That's how the best books of prophecy always seem to begin don't you know? Allow me to read on!" He looked back down at the book. "'In doomy times, saviors will appear from a far off planet and end the reign of the ant queen with the power of Duel Monsters.'"

"The Ant Queen?" Isaac asked.

"Yes, the scourge of our people. The Ant Queen. She has harried over our kind for far too long, and must be stopped. This is the favor we must ask of you! Vanquish the ant queen! Will you accept our request, space heroes!?" the King pleaded.

Isaac gave a serious nod. "Yeah. We'll help you out."

"We will?!" Sakura said, shocked by his answer.

A huge grin wiped across King Gorgonzola's face. "Ah! You have our gratitude!"

"Excuse us." Sakura muttered as she pulled Isaac back a few steps. "Isaac. Did you not hear that whole bit about 'scourge of our people'? Are you sure about this?"

"Of course I am. Come on, you don't beat a video game by running around in circles or going backwards. If these moles know how we can find our friends, or get off this dusty rock for that matter, I say we do whatever it takes." Isaac explained to his friend.

"Yeah, you're right. I guess you are Mr. Video Game. Ok, lets do it before I start having second thoughts."

Isaac and Sakura walked back to the King and the Chancellor.

"The Book of Darkness also says," The Chancellor said. "The heroes will lead the spiny moles to a wormy paradise. But the heroes' journey will not end. They will continue on to greater deeds."

"Did you just say 'wormy paradise'?" Sakura asked. "I didn't think it was remotely possible to even combine those two words."

"The heroes will defeat a most villainous evil. The Spiny Moles will be at their side when that moment comes!" The king said proudly.

"But you WILL help us sooner or later, right? Fine. I guess we just have to take your word for it." Sakura said, with a sigh in her voice.

"Thank you, O shorter of the two heroes! Now tend to the ant queen… for it is your destiny!" The King said with glee.

"… I am NOT short!" Sakura said.

Isaac began to chuckle. Sakura quickly punched him in the arm.

"Rightly spoken, your majesty!" The chancellor said. "But they may need time to make whatever preparations they deem necessary!"

"Ah, yes! I knew there was a reason we kept you around, Chancellor! You are an ever gushing fountain of wisdom! The heroes shall prepare in our village, while we travel to the digging site and await their arrival on the outskirts of the village!" The king announced.

With that, the king and the Chancellor left the throne room. It didn't take long for a trio of Spiny Moles to come and take Isaac and Sakura to an inn to rest. The beds were cushy (seeing as how they were rectangular boxes fill with grass) but they were able to sleep. They went through the town after waking up, but unfortunately the Spiny Moles didn't have any Duel Monster cards, so the duo was unfortunately stuck with the default cards they started with.

"Looks like Sims really went out of his way to put us at a disadvantage." Isaac thought.

When he and Sakura were ready, the moles lead them to the digging grounds that went through a large tunnel from the east of Peatmoss. They rendezvous with the king and the chancellor, who told them to follow the dark caverns to the very end. This was the nesting ground of the Ant Queen and her clan. And soon, our heroes were off! They both carried torches to see through the caves.

"Man… I wonder what this thing looks like." Isaac said, trying to break the silence.

"Big. Ugly. Nasty. Typical monster." Sakura said back. "Lets get this over with so we can get out of this god forsaken place."

The two kept walking til they eventually came to a clearing. But it was very dark, and they couldn't see anything unless they walked deeper.

"I have a BAD feeling about this, Isaac." Sakura said.

Suddenly there was sounds of hissing. Numerous sounds. This didn't put Sakura's nerves at ease in the least.

"I've got an idea." Isaac said quietly. He was about to throw his torch into the center of the clearing, until he caught a glimpse of what looked like burned out torch on the wall. He walked over and lit it with his, and within moments, the dark cave had light! And it was then that Isaac and Sakura noticed that they were surrounded by giant ants!

Sakura's eyes grew three times their normal size. It didn't take long for here to let out an ear bleeding scream.

"GOOD GRIEF!!" Isaac shouted.

One of the ants dove at Sakura. Isaac ran in and swung his torch at it, burning it at turning it into a moving fireball. As it ran around the room, screaming, a chain reaction soon started. It collided with the others, soon catching them on fire too.

"GO CELTIC GUARDIAN!!" Isaac shouted as he slapped a card on his duel disk.

"GO DANCING ELF!!" Sakura shouted, doing the same thing.

The monsters appeared and began attacking the burning ants! Within moments, the ants were all turned to cinders and ashes.

The ground then began to shake. Isaac, Sakura, Celtic Guardian, and Dancing Elf looked around.

"Looks like that was just the calm before the storm…" Isaac said.

It was then that something far worse than the giant ants appeared, staring down the heroes. It was even bigger than the ants. It looked just liked them, only it wore a crown, and it's backside was like a giant slug.

"EW EW EW EW EW!!!!!" Sakura shouted.

"The ant queen, I assume?!" Isaac said.

The Ant Queen turned and it's slug like backside rose up. It's tail looked like a trunk of an elephant. It shot out four eggs. They quickly hatched into more giant ants.

"OH GEEZ!" Isaac said. "What in the blue hell are we dealing with here!?"

"Dancing Elf!" Sakura shouted. "ATTACK!"

Dancing Elf began to shoot light arrows at the ants, stunning them. It kept attacking until the ants were destroyed.

The ant queen followed up, firing out more eggs, and each of them hatching into more ants, who immediately attacked.

This time it was Celtic Guardian's turn. It ran in and hacked and slashed the ants as they got closer.

This process repeated, until Isaac began to observe the ant queen. "I have to attack the queen… otherwise this battle will be one long repetitive cycle… just gotta wait for it…"

Dancing Elf destroyed the last ant, and the Ant Queen reared back.

"NOW!! CELTIC GUARDIAN!! ATTACK… WHATEVEVER THAT THING IS… THAT SUCTION!" Isaac shouted.

Celtic Guardian charged in, jumped up, and sliced off the hose, dropping it to the ground with a loud thud.

The Ant Queen screamed, forcing Isaac and Sakura to cover their ears.

The queen got mad and fired acid, hitting Celtic Guardian. Isaac screamed, as it felt like someone had just poured lava on his arms. He quickly recalled Celtic Guardian.

"Ok… now I done just got pissed off!" He said. "Your going down you disgusting bug!! COME ON OUT BEAVER WARRIOR!!"

Beaver Warrior appeared and ready for action as it gripped it's small sword.

"I equip Beaver Warrior with Legendary Sword!" Isaac said as he inserted a Spell Card into the Spell/Trap Zone.

The Ant Queen began to fire more acid at the small warrior. It nimbly jumped out of the way and began running towards the queen.

Dancing Elf suddenly jumped up and began to fire light arrows, catching the queen off guard by hitting her in the face. It screamed again, flailing its scepter every which way. It forgot all about the Beaver Warrior, who jumped up and began to hack and slash at the unsuspecting queen. It's energy began to drop dramatically, thanks to the Legendary Sword upgrade.

"Don't stop, Dancing Elf!!" Sakura shouted. She dropped to one knee. "KEEP THOSE ARROWS COMING!!"

Beaver Warrior landed on the ground. It looked back at Isaac with a fierce grin.

"This is it, Louise!" Isaac shouted. "Deliver the finishing blow!"

Dancing Elf began charging up an attack. Beaver Warrior jumped up with all its agility and reared its sword high over its head. Dancing Elf aimed its attack at Beaver Warrior's sword and fired. The sword began to glow a gorgeous emerald color. Beaver Warrior gripped its sword as tightly as it could, then slashed the queen with all it's might! The ant queen gave one last blood curdling scream as the magic from Dancing Elf flowed through its body. The queen began to slowly glow a bright white light, then exploded!

Isaac and Sakura shielded themselves as green globs flew every which way!

The heroes all stood tall! The ant queen was defeated.

"YES!!! HOODY HOOO!!!!" Isaac shouted as he jumped up and threw his fist into the air. He ran over and hugged Beaver Warrior. "That was awesome!" He said happily. "For a little guy, you sure do pack a punch!"

Beaver Warrior smile proudly, then disappeared. Since the battle was over, he was no longer needed. The same happened to Dancing Elf.

It was then that a warm feeling surged through Isaac and Sakura. Surprisingly, the goo from the ant queen didn't get them

"That… felt good." Sakura said.

Isaac looked at his duel disk. The words "LEVEL UP" flashed on it. "So that's what that was!" he said happily. It was then that one of the caps on both of their duel disks suddenly popped off. Isaac and Sakura now had another monster and spell/trap zone to work with.

"AWESOME!! NOT ONLY DID WE LEVEL UP BUT NOW WE CAN SUMMON TWO MONSTERS!!" Isaac cheered.

"Id be happy too if I didn't see a giant bug EXPLODE in front of my very eyes!" Sakura said.

"Come on! Let's go back and tell King Gorgonzola." Isaac said.

"Yes… lets get out of here before I start to gag!" Sakura said.

As they began to leave, Isaac noticed something on the ground. Sakura turned to see him walking a different direction. "Where are you going?" she asked.

"I think the ant queen dropped something when it died." Isaac said. The two walked over to what looked like a pair of gloves found at the bottom of the ocean. They were really disgusting looking, and they had sharp claws on the fingers.

"EWW!! WHAT… WHAT ARE THOSE?!" Sakura asked. "THEY LOOK SO NASTY!!"

"I don't know… it doesn't look like the queen's hands… thank Slifer…" Isaac said. "Maybe we should take it with us?"

"EW, are you serious?! You're crazy!!" She said.

"It may be nasty, Saki, but we might need… whatever this is…" He looked at her and grinned. "Come pick them up."

"DO YOU WANT ME TO SLAP THE TASTE OUT YOUR MOUTH?!?!" Sakura shouted.

"I was kidding!" Isaac laughed. He set his backpack down, grabbed a nearby stick, and began to scoop the gloves into his bag. Once that was done, he and Sakura made their way back to Peatmoss, and eventually arrived back at the throne room. A look of glee passed over King Gorgonzola and the Chancellor's faces as they entered the throne room. Isaac told them all about their epic battle, and that sealed the deal with the two of them.

"OH HO HO HOHO!!!" The King chuckled. "You have vanquished our most hated enemy, the Ant Queen! There is little left to do but to declare you the mighty hero, Isaac!"

"AND WHAT AM I?!" Sakura shouted. "He wasn't the only one risking his life out there, you know!!"

"OH HO HO HO HO!!" The king laughed again. "Worry not my young friend! For you two are a mighty hero! Sakura the Mighty!"

She smiled. "That's better!"

"Allow us to extend our most sincerest thanks!" The Chancellor said.

"Tell me…" The King said. "Did that foul queen have something on her… personage?"

Isaac and Sakura looked confused.

"Wait… that nasty looking glove?" Sakura asked.

Isaac took off his backpack and walked up to the throne and showed it to the King.

"Could it be?! Have you recovered the great digging tool of legend?! You have! These are the diggy claws! One knows the legends, of course, but one never truly believes that such a thing could exist… but here it is!" The King said in all happiness.

"WHAT are the Diggy Claws?" Sakura asked.

"Allow me to explain!" The Chancellor said. "Spiny moles are excellent diggers in soft soil, but even we have trouble when it comes to hard soil and rock. We've dug everywhere we could on this planet. We've dug up every last worm that could be found in the softer soil."

"The diggy claws are the answer! With these, burrowing through solid rock is a breeze! Indeed a joy! But they are only useful in the hands of a spiny mole! But… you did fight so very hard to retrieve the diggy claws. Go on… take them." The King said, with a bit of sadness in his voice.

Isaac and Sakura gave each other a grossed out look.

"No, we really couldn't." Isaac said.

"Yeah, you're the ones who are so crazy about worms… you can have them." Sakura added.

"HA-ZA! Did you hear that, Chancellor!! They refused our kingly reward! Do you think that, perhaps, they truly are…"

"There can be no doubt! They are indeed the heroes foretold in the Book of Light!" The Chancellor said. He ran over to the coffee table where the Books of Darkness and Light sat, and he picked up the book of light.

"Read, man! Read!" The King said.

"Ahem!" The Chancellor said, clearing his throat. "'After forming a bond of friendship with the spiny moles, the heroes selflessly refused the king's reward, caring not for their own happiness and thinking only of the well-being of the spiny moles. And then… the heroes'…aw wa wa wa wa wa…"

"Keep reading! I can feel time… nay, history itself on a cusp!" The King said.

The Chancellor continued. "'They will release the sleeping planets from their curse and will then depart for new horizons aboard a ship of light… all dreams of all men shall come true at that moment.' That's so moving! So poignant!"

"Heroes! You mentioned you were looking for your friends, did you not? Now, its our turn to help you as you have helped us! You are to journey to new horizons, or so the legend says. And so, we will do whatever it takes to send you to new worlds!" The King said.

"I understand a rocket lies dormant in the center of the robot castle, deep in the innards of this planet. The robot castle center around a tower of great power. When the tower lost its power, the spaceship became dormant and slept. The only thing that can wake it is the star buried in the Land Where The Stars Sleep. While I know few details of this legend, I am sure you will be able to unravel the mystery on your own." The Chancellor said.

The King stood from his throne. "Great hero Isaac! Great hero Sakura! Grant these regal claws the opportunity to help you. We shall dig you a hole to the Land Where The Stars Sleep ourselves! Would that we could do more to repay our people's debt to you? We shall begin at once! To the digging grounds!"

"Sure!" Isaac said. He opened his bag again and gave the king the diggy claws. Isaac and Sakura followed the King and the chancellor, to the digging grounds. This time it was to the west of Peatmoss. More than half the town came along as well. They wanted to help the Duelists who saved them from the ant queen!

They reached the end of the line. It was a sheet of solid rock, that even the most powerful drill couldn't penetrate on its own.

"By your leave, majesty! Not to question the power of your claws, but are you feeling well enough to do this? For you are not as fit as you were in the olden days." The Chancellor asked.

"Ah, my trusted advisor. You've nothing to fear! For we have the diggy claws now!" The king responded.

"Where you lead, we will follow, your majesty!" The chancellor said, ready to dig.

"We'll go too, your highness!" one of the other spiny moles said.

"By all means, my friends! Let's go together!" The king said. And with that, they all lined up behind the king. Equipped with the diggy claws, the king plowed through the solid rock wall like a hot knife through frozen butter.

"Far out!" Isaac said.

"Come on!" Sakura said.

They followed the moles through the tunnels they were digging. Ten minutes later, they reached an area which lead to the surface.

"These diggy claws are as fabulous as the legends say! We can claw through solid granite like it was nothing but so much as creamy cheese! There's nowhere we cant dig! Allow me to extend a most regal thank-you!" The King said, beaming with happiness.

"Wow, look at the twinkle in his eye." Sakura said smiling. "He must REALLY like digging!"

"Of course, Saki!" Isaac said. "They are mo… Spiny Moles, after all."

The tribe of moles gave Isaac and Sakura a dozen Duel Monsters cards.

"Hey! What's this?" Isaac asked, smiling.

"We found these while we were digging!" One of the moles said.

"And we thought you could use them, so we saved them for you!" another one said.

Sakura smiled. "Thank you so much!"

"Now not only can we summon two monsters, but now we've got more monsters to work with!" Isaac said.

Everyone was happy!

"Our most royal appreciations, heroes!" The king said. "Climb up here, and you should reach the Land Where The Stars Sleep. We did not fully believe the minister when he first told us of your coming. But when you brought us the diggy claws we had no choice but to believe. You will achieve something great. You may well save our worlds from dark times. To you, we may seem nothing more than just naïve underground diggers, but that does not matter. To us you are heroes. And we will tell our future generations of the heroes named Isaac and Sakura!"

Isaac and Sakura smiled.

"I'm… I'm so sad…" The Chancellor said.

"Do not cry Chancellor! Let us send them off with a hero's farewell! Ha-za!" The King said.

And with that, Isaac and Sakura said their goodbyes to their new friends, then headed out of the cave. As they walked, they could hear the cheers of the Spiny Moles:

"Heroes!! Have a good one!"

"Good luck on your journey!"

"Have a safe trip, Isaac!"

"And you too, Sakura!"

"You know," Isaac said. "I'm actually truly sad. I mean I know they're just video game sprites and all, but they seem so… so…"

"Real?" Sakura said.

"Yeah." Isaac said.

"I feel the same way. They helped us because we helped them. They aren't as bad as I thought. But now we have to remember what's on the line. We have to find our friends and beat this game." Sakura said.

"That's right! So lets get to the Land Where The Stars Sleep!" Isaac said.

Another cave lied at the end of the sandy wastelands of Erd. They entered the cave and as usual, it was dark.

"Man, I cant see a foot in front of my face!" Isaac said.

Sakura reached into her bag and pulled out a small flashlight. They walked through the cave til the end. It was darker than the ant queen's dwelling. Sakura held herself. "Oooo… it feels so… big… and cold."

"Hey, look at that… over there." Isaac said, pointing. Sakura pointed her flashlight at what Isaac was pointing at. It looked like a large tower with propellers sticking out.

"Is that a… windmill?" Sakura asked.

"Looks like it." Isaac said.

"Hey look at that!" Sakura said. It looked like a large machine in the distance. "I've got an idea. Come on out, Dark Witch!"

Sakura summoned her Dark Witch, which took to the air once it was summoned. "Dark Witch, you see that machine over there? Hit it with your magical beam, ok?"

Dark Witch nodded, then charged her attack.

"Hmmm…" Isaac thought.

Dark Witch fired it's attack, hitting the machine point blank. It sparked. It sparked three more times. Then its began to turn on. The large windmill slowly began to spin. A large roar echoed throughout the cave. The windmill spun faster and faster, til the cave began to illuminate! The innards of the cave looked like the Electrical Parade at Disneyland! Carnival like music even began to play!

"Right on, Sakura!!" Isaac said. "The stars are no longer sleeping!"

"SO PRETTY!!" Sakura said as she happily looked around the cave.

Now that the stars no longer slept, power returned to the Robot Castle. It began to get lively again.

About a 45 minutes later. Isaac and Sakura found themselves back at the Robot Castle.

"Well… here we are again…" Isaac said.

"Isaac I don't think this is a good idea. Remember what happened the last time we were here?! We got thrown in jail! Almost killed by a massive robot!" Sakura said.

"Yeah, but this time we know where we're going! This is the plan. We're going to storm the castle, head straight to that room where we saw that spaceship, and take off before they even know were there! And now that we can summon an extra monster, we have a better chance at survival!" Isaac explained.

"I really hope you're right, Isaac." Sakura said.

"Do you trust me?" Isaac asked.

"What?"

"Do you trust me?"

"… of course I do. I've always trusted you."

"Then let's do it to it!"

Isaac turned and kicked the door open. "CHAAAAAAARRRGGGGEEEE!!!!"

He and Sakura dashed through the now lively and loud castle. The Machiners noticed them coming and began attacking. They covered their heads as bullets flew past them. Machiner's Defenders guarded the doors. Machiners Soldiers began to approach in large groups.

"I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!" Sakura said.

"OK! NOW ITS TIME TO FIGHT OUR WAY THROUGH!" Isaac said.

"I SUMMON DANCING ELF AND DARK WITCH!!" Sakura shouted. Her two monsters appeared in front of her.

"I SUMMON CELTIC GUARDIAN AND KURIBOH!!" Isaac shouted.

"…Kuriboh?" Sakura asked.

The four monsters appeared in front of them.

"Next I'll play the spell card, Multiply!" Isaac shouted. An army of Kuriboh began appearing. "Kuriboh have a special ability! They explode on contact! So if I can get an explosion out of one… just think of what I can do with one hundred!! GO KURIBOH!! TACKLE EM!!"

The Kuriboh grew angree and koo-ed, then dashed at all the robots, exploding on contact! The explosions wasn't enough to destroy the Machiners, but it was enough to stun them long enough for Isaac, Sakura, and the other monsters to run through. More and more Kuriboh kept appearing after one exploded.

"Wow, Isaac! I'm impressed! You really HAVE been studying! I cant believe you remembered that!" Sakura said, smiling.

"Impressed enough to let me take you on a date?"

"Keep dreaming."

"…damn."

Isaac and Sakura bulldozed their way through the army of Machiner's Soldiers, Defenders, and Snipers thanks to Isaac's exploding Kuribohs. Celtic Guardian, Dancing Elf, and Dark Witch destroyed the remaining robots the Kuriboh army left behind.

"Come on, Saki! We're almost there!!" Isaac said.

As soon as they turned the corner, they stopped in their tracks! A large army of Machiner's soldiers blocked the next door. At the front line stood Robotic Knight.

"Oh no… you have got to be kidding me…" Isaac said.

Sakura gasped.

"Well it looks like the rats came back to play while thinking the cat was away." Robotic Knight said.

Another squad of Machiners appeared from the rear. Isaac and Sakura were trapped.

"Man… talk about being trapped between a rock and a hard place…" Sakura said, looking around. She soon grew teary eyed.

"I knew if I waited long enough, you would come back for that space ship." Robotic Knight said. "Once power returned to this place I knew then and there it was only a matter of time. Now I'll destroy you! And scatter your data bits all over cyber space!"

"Excuse me?!" Isaac said.

"You heard me! You can try to fight, but as you can see, we have you completely outnumbered! Why not just surrender, and I promise to make your deaths as painful… er, less, as possible?" Robotic Knight taunted.

"Isaac, what do we do? They have us completely surrounded! Not even your Kuriboh Army can blow their way throw this army of robots!" Sakura said, fear written all over her pretty face.

"I don't worry Saki… somehow I knew something like this was going to happen. Listen very carefully. I want you to to take Celtic Guardian and my Kuriboh army and head for that space ship. I'll have the Kuribohs blast you an opening, and you just go. Don't stop."

"Wait, what about you?!"

"I'm gonna slow that Robotic Knight down long enough for us to get out of here!"

"Have you flipped your lid, Isaac?! If your monsters go with me, how will you fight? No, I'll stay and fight with you!"

"I thought you said you trusted me."

"I do, but…"

"Then get to that space ship! Don't worry about me. I promise you, I'll join you as soon as I deal with Robo thug over there!"

Sakura nodded. "Ok… good luck! And don't you dare lose… or you'll have ME to deal with!" She quickly kissed him on the cheek, causing him to grin brightly.

"Well?" Robotic Knight asked. "Are you ready to DIE?"

"GO KURIBOH!!" Isaac shouted.

The Kuriboh army koo-ed, then blasted through the left side of the Machiners, where they were guarding the door. Dark Witch, Dancing Elf, and Celtic Guardian attacked their way through the stunned robots, clearing a path for Sakura! As soon as she ran through, she looked back at Isaac, wiping a tear from her eye. She looked back ahead and followed the monsters.

Isaac got into a fighting position. Robotic Knight laughed. "Aren't you noble! Allowing your little girlfriend a few extra minutes of life! All you're doing is prolonging your eventual demise!"

"Dream on! I'm gonna take you down, then I'm gonna catch up to her and get off this planet! The accommodations are terrible! I am definitely giving this place a bad online review!" Isaac said.

"Take me down?! BWA HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! And just how do you plan to do that? You sent your monsters with that girl!!"

"I don't need monsters to deal with the likes of you, you fake ass Voltron!" Isaac then grew angry. "I'm gonna fight you with MY BARE HANDS!"

Robotic Knight pointed it's gun arm at Isaac. "I'LL BE SURE TO CARVE THAT ON YOUR TOMBSTONE, YOU LITTLE FOOL!!" He fired a barrage of bullets at Isaac!

"GOTCHA!!" Isaac shouted. "GO MIRROR FORCE!!"

A mirror appeared in front of Isaac, ricocheting the attack right back at Robotic Knight!

"WHAT?!" it shouted. It then shielded itself from the bullets, which was twice the impact from Isaac's Mirror Force. It was enough to knock Robotic Knight off it's feet.

Isaac quickly took out Mirror Force out of the spell/trap zone and played another card. A large black dome like cage appeared around Robotic Knight. Once it got up, it looked around angered. It began firing more attacks, but it was absorbed by the steel fencing.

"Grrrr… WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS?!?!" Robotic Knight shouted.

"This," Isaac said grinning. "Is Nightmare Steelcage! In Duel Monsters it prevents the opponent from attacking for two turns, but in this world, I see it only lasts for two minutes. Like I said, plenty of time for me to catch up to Sakura!" he then turned and began to leave. "Take care, Rusty!"

"YOU ARROGANT LITTLE PUNK!! WHEN I GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED CAGE, THEYRE GOING TO NEED A CHISEL TO SCRAPE THE PIECES OF YOU OFF THESE WALLS!!" Robotic Knight shouted. He then pushed a button on its arm, and an alarm blared throughout the castle. Machiner's Soldiers began appearing by the dozen again, chasing Isaac. It didn't take long for them to catch up to him.

Isaac turned to see the oncoming threat. It made his blood run cold. He began to run faster throughout the castle. "Ok… maybe I should have kept Celtic Guardian with me!!" He said.

Back in the front, Sakura and the Duel Monsters were getting closer and closer to the spaceship.

"I wonder if Isaac is ok…" She said to herself.

"SAKURAAAAA!!!"

She turned around to see Isaac running at full speed at her. "HEEELLLLPPPPP!!!!"

"Uh oh! Hey! Celtic Guardian! I think you better help your master!" She said.

Celtic Guardian turned and dashed past Isaac and took out the Machiner's Soldiers one by one. It then turned back and ran with Isaac.

"Thanks Celtic Guardian! I owe you one!!" He said gratefully.

"Isaac! There it is!" Sakura said, pointing at the large door ahead of them.

"GREAT! LETS GO!!" Isaac said.

They busted through the door, and Isaac, Celtic Guardian, and Dancing Elf pushed it closed. Sakura grabbed a lead rod and stuck it into the handles, barring it closed.

"That wont hold them for long!" She said.

"Hopefully it'll be long enough for us to learn how to turn this thing on!" Isaac said. They all ran to the medium sized space ship and closed the doors. The monsters were all recalled, and Isaac ran to the control panel. He began to immediately start pushing buttons. "COME ON! COME ON! WHERES THE BLAST OFF BUTTON!?"

Sakura ran and locked the door to the rocket.

Suddenly, another robot appeared. This one was small and box like. It was a friendly robot. It seemed to be connected to the ship.

"HELLO. WELCOME ABOARD THE STARSHIP EXCALIBUR. I AM DEXTER, YOUR ONBOARD NAVIGATIONAL COMPUTER. WHAT IS YOUR COMMAND, MASTER?"

"Get us out of here! Pronto!" Isaac said.

BOOM!!

The doors blew open and Machiners began to flood the room! An angry Robotic Knight entered last, along with the Mechabot from earlier.

"ISAAC!! WE'RE OUT OF TIME!!" Sakura shouted. "THEY'RE HERE!!"

"UNDERSTOOD. WHAT IS YOUR DESTINATION?"

"I DON'T CARE!! JUST GET THIS THING INTO SPACE!! NOW!!" Isaac shouted.

"THAT DOES NOT COMPUTE. WHAT IS YOUR DESTINATION, MASTER?"

From outside, Sakura could hear the angry Robotic Knight. "DESTROY THE SHIP!!! BUT I WANT THOSE DUELISTS ALIVE!!"

Sakura screamed.

"I DON'T CARE!! THE FURTHEST PLANET FROM THIS ONE!! JUST GET US OUT OF HERE!!!!"

"COMMAND ISSUED. SETTING COORDINATES FOR CASSIA, THE WATER PLANET. BLASTING OFF IN T-MINUS 10… 9… 8… 7…"

"DEXTER!!!! BLAST OFF!!! NOOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!" Shouted a frustrated, antsy Isaac.

"BLASTING OFF. NO NEED TO YELL."

The throttle began to blaze. Fire poured from the exhausts. The impact blew Robotic Knight, the Mechabot, and all the Machiners back in all directions. The Spaceship shot off into the sky! Within seconds, it was out of sight! The Spiny Moles watched from their hole as the rocket disappeared into the sky.

"No… noo… NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Robotic Knight shouted. "DO NOT THINK YOU'VE SEEN THE LAST OF ME, ISAAC MONCLAIRE!!! YOU HEAR ME?! THIS GAME IS FAR FROM OVER!!!"

In the deep reaches of space, the Excalibur shot forward like a meteor! Erd began to get smaller and smaller into view until it was swallowed by the black and purple-ness of space. Isaac and Sakura held each other tightly. Both their eyes were closed tight. Sakura had her face buried in Isaac's chest. Isaac slowly opened his eyes. He looked out the window to see that they were cruising through space.

"We made it? WE MADE IT! Sakura! We made it! We survived!!" Isaac said happily.

Sakura looked up and out the window. A look of relief washed over her face. "Oh my god… thank the heavens… I thought we were doomed on so many levels… I don't EVER want to go back to that planet EVER AGAIN!"

"I second that notion." Isaac said. He walked over to Dexter.

"Thanks Dex! You really saved us back there. But hey… the next time I tell you to get us out of here… GET US OUT OF HERE?! Understand?"

"UNDERSTOOD, MASTER."

"Great… so now that that's settled, where exactly are we going?" Isaac asked.

"I have no idea… but wherever it is, it cant be any worse than what we just been through." Sakura said.

"I hope your right about that." Isaac said.

"Our current destination is to Cassia, the planet of water. Home to sandy beaches, beautiful weather, sunshine, and superb fishing spots. It has been giving five stars on the vacation meter." Dexter said.

"Sweet!" Isaac said. "Maybe our next quest will consist of a surfing contest or building a sand castle!"

"Isaac, be serious!" Sakura said. "We have to hope our friends are on this new planet!"

"I'm sure they will be." Isaac said. "As long as we stick together, we'll get through whatever comes our way! Just like we did on Erd!"

Sakura smiled. "Agreed!"

And with that, the Starship Excalibur blasted through space on a one way trip to Cassia, the water planet. With newfound strength and hope in their hearts, Isaac and Sakura were indeed ready for anything that came their way!

After narrowly escaping from Erd, the earth planet, Isaac and Sakura take off in their new spaceship towards the water planet, Cassia. Will they find their friends, or will there be more trouble over the horizon? Find out next chapter!!