"The Return of an Old Friend"
Summary: Yami awakes one mourning to find to his horror that the reincarnation of his twin brother Yugi has disappeared. What happens when Yugi returns and his friends and brother don't recognize him? Wait something's wrong. Yugi has turned evil. Can the gang bring Yugi to his senses before it's too late?
Pairings: YugiXTéa, JoeyXMai, and TristinXSerenity.
((A/N: The Horus Shadow Puzzle was similar to Yami puzzle. There are little differences and big ones. For one now the Millennium Puzzle is empty except for the power it possess. The Horus Shadow Puzzle contains Atmera. It has 7 pointed charms hanging down from it similar to the Millennium Ring. The biggest difference is it's far more powerful then Yami's puzzle. 3 weeks before the story begins the Horus Shadow Puzzle was returned to Yugi after 5,000 years.))
(Translations)
Joey to Jono.
Jono to Joey.
/Yugi to Atmera the spirit of the Horus Shadow Puzzle and Yugi's darkside that Atmeri (Yami) sealed within the Horus Shadow Puzzle 5,000 years ago./
Atmera to Yugi.
::Yami to Yugi::
:Yugi to Yami:
Atmera to Yami.
&Yami to Atmera.&
#Ancient Egyptian#
Modern Arabic
Ancient Arabic.>
$Latin$
¤Japanese.¤
'Thoughts to selves'
"Speaking"
Mental actions
"Mindspeaking in English."
#Mindspeaking in ancient Egyptian.#
Now to the story.
Chapter 1
Yami was sitting in the kitchen at the table drinking coffee, thinking.
'I still can't believe I have a body of my own, even though I have for a month now. Not to mention the fact that Yugi and I suddenly remembered we're brothers. No, not just brothers but, twin brothers. Sometimes though my mind goes back to Battle City, that was two and a half years ago. Of course we won the tournament, saved the world from the return of the shadow games, and freed Joey, Mai and Bakura from the Shadow Realm. Now Yugi has all three Egyptian God Cards in his deck. He tried to give them to me. But, I insisted he keep them. Yugi and Téa became involved shortly after the tournament. Gramps accepted me the same day I got my own body and he invited me to life here at the Kame Game Shop with them. But, it took the gang a couple of days. Now I hang out with them whenever I can, of course Joey went on a trip two weeks ago. But, I hang out with the others all the time. I must say though that I'm glad Yugi and I were able to keep our mindlink. I didn't understand why at first. But, now it makes sense.' Yami thought.
Then suddenly the phone rang at the Motou house making Yami lose his train of thought.
::Yugi, the phones ringing. Are you still in the shower?::
:Yep:
::Do you want me to get it?::
:Please, I don't want it to wake grandpa up. This is one of the only days he can sleep in.:
::OK.::
Yami stood up and walked over and picked up the phone.
"Hello." Yami said.
"Hello, is this Yugi Motou?" The man on the other end asked.
"No, I'm his brother Yami Motou." He said.
"I have something important to discuss with your brother. Can you put him on?" The man asked.
"Who may I say is calling?" Yami asked.
"Just tell him it's about his puzzle game." The man said.
::Yugi, did you talk to someone about a puzzle game?::
:Yeah, why?:
::He's on the phone for you.::
:What? I just got out of the shower. So, I'll be down in a minute.:
::OK.::
"Mr. Motou, are you still there?" The man asked.
"Yes, I am. Yugi said he'll be right down." Yami said.
"I didn't hear him." The man said.
"I'd be surprised if you did. You see me and Yugi are twins so, we have a kind of mindlink that allows us to talk to each other telepathically." Yami said.
"I see." The man said.
Yugi ran into the kitchen and saw Yami who was talking to the man with his back turned to the stairs. So, Yugi walked over and tapped him on the shoulder. Yami turned around and looked down slightly at Yugi who was a little shorter them him by about 3 to 4 inches.
"Here he is." Yami said and handed the phone to Yugi.
"Hello, this is Yugi." He said.
Yami sat on the counter listening intently to Yugi's side of the conversation.
"Hello, this is Mr. Howard Connelly President of J.O.L. The number one puzzle gaming company in the world." He said.
"Wow." Yugi said.
"Well I received your package the other day. I'm calling to tell you I'm interested in producing this game of yours." Howard said.
"Really? This is great!" Yugi said with excitement.
Yami smiled at this.
"I'm an old man, Yugi." Howard said.
"Mr. Connelly?" Yugi asked in confusion.
"I have no children Yugi and I need an heir to leave my company to." Howard said.
"What are you saying, sir?" Yugi asked.
"I want you to be my heir, Yugi." Howard said.
"Me?" Yugi asked in disbelieve.
"Unfortunately, that would mean you have to move to London." Howard said.
"OK, on one condition." Yugi said.
"What is it?" Howard asked.
::What's going on, Yugi?::
:Nothing, Yami.:
"I insist upon have a certain person with me." Yugi said.
"Who may I ask?" Howard asked.
"My girlfriend, Téa." Yugi said.
::With you where?::
:Drop it Yami. Or do I have to bring out Atemi?:
::No, please don't. He insist on calling me Atemu, I never like that name and he knows it.::
Yugi let out a chuckle.
Yami blushed slightly.
"Very well, I'll send you the tickets. They should arrive tomorrow." Howard said.
"Thank you, Mr. Connelly." Yugi said.
"Call me Howard." Howard said.
"OK." Yugi said.
"Bye, Yugi." Howard said.
"Bye, Howard." Yugi said hanging up the phone and Howard hung up his.
Then Yugi quickly ran to the front room and commenced with opening up the shop. Not long after Yugi opened shop his grandpa walked in and started working the cash register. Yami watched for a minute before walking in and taking over the cash register.
"You should get something to eat Grandpa, I'll take over for now." Yami said.
::Wait...did I just call your grandfather grandpa?::
:Yep.:
::I've never called him that.::
:I noticed.:
Gramps nodded and walked in the kitchen.
A FEW MINUTES LATER
Yami was getting something from a shelf behind him and Yugi was getting something from the display case. The bell on the door rang.
"How can I help you?" Yami asked back still turned to the door.
"Hi Yug, Yami." Joey said.
Yami spun around happily. Yugi jumped up in excitement and hit his head hard on the display case.
"Owww." Yugi said coming out holding the back of his head.
Joey ran over to Yugi. Yami who was at the counter right next to him turned to face Yugi.
"Ya alright, Yug?" Joey asked.
::Are you OK, brother?::
:I'm fine.:
"Yeah, I'm fine." Yugi said.
"Dat's good." Joey said smiling at Yugi.
"When did you get back?" Yugi asked.
"Uh, last night. I woulda called. But, I got in pretty late." Joey said.
"We're just glad your back." Yugi and Yami said in unison.
"Grandpa, Joey's back!" They shouted in unison.
An anime sweatdrop appeared behind Joey head.
"If didn't I know any better, I'd think you two were twins." Joey said.
Yami looked at Yugi.
::Do you wanna tell him or should I?::
Yugi looked back at Yami
:You do it.:
::OK.::
"Joey, there's something you should know." Yami said looking back over at Joey.
"What?" Joey asked.
"Well, you remember that I'm a former Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Right?" Yami asked seeing Joey nod Yami continued.
"Well, about a week ago Yugi and I both remember that we were brothers back in Egypt." Yami said.
"Really?" Joey asked.
"Not just brothers, Joey." Yugi said.
"Yeah?" Joey asked.
"We were twin brothers." Yugi said.
"Yes, and we ruled Egypt side by side." Yami said.
TWO DAYS LATER
Yugi and Téa disappeared. Yami woke up stretched and got out of bed, then he noticed that on the desk next to the Millennium Puzzle was Obelisk the Tormentor and the Winged Dragon of Ra, which were usually in Yugi's deck.
'I've got a bad feeling about this.' Yami thought.
Then Yami ran into Yugi's room. Then when he entered he saw Yugi's things were gone. Yami's eyes widen.
"Grandpa!" Yami yelled running into Salmon's bedroom.
TWO WEEKS LATER
Yugi and Téa got married
TEN MONTHS LATER
They had a baby girl
SEVEN YEARS, TWO MONTHS AND TWO WEEKS LATER
Yugi went back to Domino on business. He decided that he needed to take a walk. He walked by KaibaCorb and stopped and stared at it a moment and walked in and up to the information desk.
"Can I help you?" The women asked.
"Is Seto Kaiba in right now?" Yugi asked in a much deeper voice then he use to have.
"Do you have an appointment?" The women asked.
"Just, tell him someone wants to talk to him who has information on Yugi Motou." Yugi said.
The women nodded and picked up the phone and the phone rang in Seto's office.
"Kaiba." Seto said.
"Mr. Kaiba, there's a man here with information on Yugi Motou." The women said.
"What? Sent him up, now." Seto said.
5 MINUTES LATER
A young man walked in. Seto looked at the man, he was wearing a cloak of some kind so Seto couldn't see his face. The only thing Seto could make out of the man's face was his amethyst eyes, which were deep, and cold. The young man seemed to be Seto's age, little did Seto know. But, the young man was Yugi. Yugi was also now the same height as Seto. Seto stood there with his arms crossed giving Yugi one of those famous death glares of his.
"Who are you and what do you know about Yugi!?!" Seto demanded.
"Have you ever heard of J.O.L?" Yugi asked.
"Of course I have." Seto said.
"I'm the President of J.O.L." Yugi said.
"Alright, CEO to CEO. What's your name?" Seto asked as he stopped glaring.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Yugi said.
"Try me." Seto said glaring at Yugi.
"Kaiba, it's me! It's Yugi Motou." He said.
A shocked look went acrossed Seto's face. There was a flash and the Horus Shadow Puzzle appeared ((The Horus Shadow Puzzle can appear and disappear like the Millennium Ring.)) around Yugi's neck. Then there was another flash and Atmera took over.
"But, then again cousin I would not expect you to believe me." Atmera said.
Seto shook off the shock.
"I killed you once before and I can do it again cousin." Atmera said.
"What did you just call me?" Seto asked.
"You heard me cousin. Cousin, I would duel you. But, I forgot my duel disk back in London. So, I will just put you through a penalty game." Atmera said.
/No, you can not./
Why not?
/He is our cousin./
He is also a murderer.
/What are you talking about?/
He killed Jono.
/Oh, yeah. I almost forgot about that./
It is understandable, it was 5,000 years ago and your memories of that time are still very fuzzy.
/Do not hurt Kaiba. Please for me./
All right, I will not.
"On second thought, I will just go to the Kame Game Shop. But, first I have to make sure that you do not tell my brother that I have returned." Atmera said.
"What are you gonna do?" Seto asked.
"Wipe your memory of the last twenty minutes." Atmera said.
Is that all right with you?
/Yeah./
There was a flash and Atmera disappeared at the same instant Seto's memories of the last twenty minutes were gone.
FIVE MINUTES LATER
Yugi took over again.
FIVE MINUTES LATER
Yugi walked into the Kame Game Shop and froze at who was behind the counter.
:Yami?:
Yugi was so shocked he didn't realize he had said it telepathically and Yami could hear him. Yami looked a little confused behind the counter and looked around for a minute.
::Yugi, is that you?::
Yugi froze for a second.
:Yeah, it's me.:
::Where are you?::
:It's not important.:
::Yes, it is. I've been worried sick.::
:I'm sorry, Yami.:
Frowning and looking down at the ground.
::It's all right, it's just so good to hear your voice again. Wait a second. Yugi, has your voice changed?::
:Yeah that's what happens to a guy when you haven't seen them in 8 years.:
Yami looked up and saw the hooded man standing there, the only thing visible under the man's cloak were the man's eyes.
'That almost looks like a Rare Hunter. No, his cloak is to bright a color for that.' Yami thought.
"How can I help you, sir?" Yami asked.
"I was hopping to find Salmon Motou. He does still life here doesn't he? He still owns this shop doesn't he?" Yugi asked.
'That voice almost sounds like Yugi. Nah it couldn't be.' Yami thought.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but my Grandpa died almost 8 years ago. About two months after my brother left." Yami said looking down sadly.
"I see." Yugi said.
Inside Yugi's Head
"Did you hear that?" Yugi asked.
"Yes." Atmera said sadly.
"Grandpa's gone." Yugi said as the tears started to fall.
"I never even got to say good-bye."
"It's alright, Yugi." Atmera said.
"Alright? Aside from Yami, Grandpa was the only family I had left and now he's..."
A voice on the outside interrupted their conversation.
Outside of Yugi's Mind
"I was at KaibaCorb, and I heard a man talkin' ta Kaiba 'bout Yug. We haveta find dat guy." Joey gasped out.
Yugi turned around to see an out of breath Joey standing there. Then Joey saw Yugi.
"Dis is da guy I saw talkin' ta Kaiba." Joey said.
"Hello, Joey." Yugi said.
Joey stepped back in surprise.
'Who is dis guy and how does he know my name?' Joey thought.
"Who I am is of no matter." Yugi said.
"And how do I know your name is simple Yugi Motou told me all about you." He lied.
'I wonder if dis guy can read minds or somethin'.' Joey thought.
"Yes, I can read minds." Yugi said.
::Yugi, do you know this guy?::
:You could say that.:
::Tell me.::
:I think it would be better if I showed you. But, now is not the time.:
::All right, just promise me you'll tell me when the time is right.::
:I promise.:
Joey grabbed the collar of Yugi's bright blue cloak. The hood of the cloak still covered Yugi's face.
"If you've done anythin' ta Yug, I'll put ya through a worlda pain." Joey said looking pissed.
"You'll have to wait to find out." Yugi said glaring at Joey with his deep, cold, glowing amethyst eyes.
Then there was a blinding flash Joey and Yami had to cover their eyes and Yugi disappeared. Then Yugi reappeared in his office in the new J.O.L building in Domino.
"Damn it, that was too close. If they had recognized, my plans would have been ruined." He said taking off his cloak and hanging it on his chair.
Then Yugi waved his hand and Marick appeared. Marick looked around a moment then his eyes came to rest on Yugi. Then Marick kneeled down.
"You wished to see me, my Pharaoh?" Marick asked with his head bowed.
"You remember the plan, right?" Yugi asked stepping towards Marick.
"Yes, sire." Marick said.
"Good, let's start it then." Yugi said.
"Yes, of course my Pharaoh." Marick said and with that he disappeared.
::Yugi, are you OK?::
:Yeah, I'm fine.:
::You sure?::
:Yes, I'm sure.:
At that moment Ishizu Isiztar appeared before Yami and Joey in the Kame Game Shop.
"My Pharaoh, you must be warned a new enemy has come to Domino." Ishizu said.
:Damn it, that bitch is going to ruin my plans.: ((Oh my god, Yugi cussing. Now that's not something you see every day.))
::What plans? What are you talking about?::
Yugi appeared unnoticed by Yami or Joey behind Ishizu with a Sennen Eye on his forehead. Yugi pointed a finger at Ishizu.
"Oblivion." Yugi whispered and disappeared.
Then seconds later Ishizu disappeared into the Shadow Realm.
:That bitch Ishizu shouldn't have interfered. She got what she deserved.:
::What do you mean?::
:I ordered her death.:
::What? You ordered it?::
:That's right, brother.:
"Oh for the love of Ra, no." Yami said.
"Hey, where'd Ishizu go?" Joey asked.
"She was sent to the Shadow Realm." Yami said.
"Who in da world coulda done dat?" Joey asked.
"I hoped you wouldn't ask that." Yami said getting a look of deep sadness on his face.
"What's wrong Yami?" Joey asked.
'I know he's gonna give me bad news.' Joey thought.
"Yugi, did it." Yami said with the same sad look.
"What? No, Yug would never do somethin' like dat." Joey said with a look of shock on his face shaking his head.
"Dat baster we saw earlier must be forcin' Yug."
"I wish that were the case Joey. But, Yugi told me through our mindlink that he ordered Ishizu's death." Yami said.
Joey and Yami leaned against the same wall in shock and slid to the floor. They both just sat there and stared at the floor in front of them. Just then the bell on the door rang and Yami and Joey looked up at the door and stared in shock when they saw....