AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey everyone! Karezuzusan here! Here is my newest story! I love the character Yami Bakura and I was really sad to see him defeated by Yugi in season 5. This is just my continuation of season 5 a little after Atem went back into the underworld with Yami Bakura wanting revenge on all the people who saw the final battle between Yugi and Atem. The first victim is unfortunately Ryou. Hope you enjoy it!

It's been three months since Yugi defeated Atem and Atem was able to pass on to the underworld. Even though it was a difficult transition, Yugi and his friends are starting to adjust back to life without Atem. Yugi still is taking the separation hard, but with his friends at his side, he knows that there is no obstacle that he can't overcome. Or so he thought...

It was a dark night. Ryou was home alone lying in his bed doing homework. He couldn't concentrate on homework though, he still thought of the final battle between Yugi and Atem and what he had been through in the last couple of months. If Yugi had not defeated his evil Yami, Ryou had no idea how much longer he could of lasted with the constant pain and abuse. He closed his notebook and looked toward the ceiling.

"Damn that guy, but at least it's all over now." Ryou whispered to himself.

He shut his eyes slowly, drifting off to sleep. He began dreaming about the final battle between Yugi and Atem. Yugi had just won and Atem was about to head off into the afterlife when someone walked out of the door to the underworld. He was very muscular, tan, and had a red robe on. Ryou's eyes widened. It was Thief King Bakura, his old Yami's past life. Thief King walked towards Atem and slashed him with a knife. Atem fell to the ground, screaming in pain as blood poured out of him. The others started to run toward the exit, but it shut just as they were about to go through it. Thief King laughed cynically and walked towards Ryou, who couldn't move.

"I've waited long enough to get my revenge. I won't be destroyed that easily." Thief King snarled at Ryou as he raised his knife above his head.

Ryou woke up screaming. He grasped his chest and took gasping breaths. He looked at the clock, it was 1 a.m.

"What the heck was that? It felt so real. Okay just calm down Ryou, it was just a nightmare. It was just a nightmare." Ryou said through his heaving breaths.

He laid back down again. His room was pitch black, which for some reason scared him. He sat back up and looked around the room. He didn't see anything but he knew there was a presence in the room, watching him.

"Whose there? Show yourself!" Ryou yelled to the empty room.

He suddenly heard clapping sounds. He put his back on the wall, terrified from the sudden sound. He heard footsteps walk towards him but stop just before he could see who it was.

"Did you miss me?" the voice asked.

Ryou's heart stopped. He knew that voice. He knew it all too good. He tried to move closer to the wall as Yami Bakura revealed himself in the moonlight, smiling.

"Well well well. There you are Ryou, as pathetic as ever. Its been awhile. How have you been?"

"What the hell are you doing here? Get out! Yugi defeated you didn't he?"

Bakura's smile faded, "Yes he did defeat me. And I was pulled out of the Millennium Ring because of it. It is no problem, the Millennium Items are probably at the center of the Earth by now."

"How did you get back here? How did you find me? What are you going to do to me?"

"Ryou you're shaking so much," Bakura said almost kindly as he pulled out a knife, "I used my last bit of power from the Millennium Ring to find you. Why would I come all this way to hurt you? You are my host after all."

"You mean were..."

"Ahhh yes. Were. Well let's change that why don't we."

Ryou slowly lifted himself from his bed and stood up to face his Yami, "What are you planning?"

"A Yami no Game." Bakura said through his teeth.

Ryou didn't say anything. But nervously nodded to show he would agree to the Yami no Game. This made Bakura smile again.

"Okay here are the rules. If you win, I will leave you alone forever, but if I win, I get your body."

"Why would I agree to terms like that! They are in your favor!" Ryou yelled at Bakura.

Bakura began to flip the knife around, "Are you scared Ryou? You should be confident in yourself for once."

Ryou gave Bakura a glare, "I'm not scared."

"Than prove it."

"Fine, I'll play." Ryou sighed.

"Excellent. Yami no Game start!"

Ryou's room disappeared to reveal a dark room with a game board in the middle. He walked slowly to the board that was set up for the role-playing game of Monster World, his favorite game. There were many little miniatures already set up on the game board ready for people to play the game. Ryou looked at the game board, confused.

"This is the Yami no Game. I know that this is your favorite game and this was the first time that I was defeated by Atem. You must conquer your past regrets from this game and you will win. Let's see how long you can last." Bakura snarled before disappearing.

"Past regrets? What is he talking about?" Ryou thought to himself.

He looked down at the game board and started to play with the miniatures. He hadn't played Monster World in a long time, and he was kind of excited to play again. He put down the figures sadly as he remembered one crucial part of the game, it was more than a one person game.

"I wish someone could play with me." Ryou said out loud

As he said this, two boys suddenly appeared and ran over to the game board.

"We'll play with you!" they said to Ryou happily.

Ryou smiled, "Okay!"

As the two boys grabbed miniatures to play with, they started to glow brightly. Ryou looked in horror as the boys dropped to ground with their eyes starring at him. He looked back at the miniatures they had touched and noticed that they were moving on their own.

"Where the heck are we?" they asked Ryou.

Ryou couldn't speak. It all came back to him now. He had always wanted people to play his favorite game with him, but anyone who played with him always went into a coma. More people popped up in the dark room, saying they would play with Ryou and not caring about the soulless bodies that laid beneath them.

"Stop!" Ryou yelled to them.

It was too late. They had already grabbed the miniatures and become part of the game, literally. The bodies of the soulless people began to surround the game board. They all stared at Ryou, seeming to ask him why he did this to them.

"I didn't do this to you! I didn't! It was my Yami!" He cried.

The bodies began to pile on top of each other, all of them staring at Ryou.

"Stop this! Stop this!" he yelled, grasping his head.

When he looked back up, he didn't even notice that four more people surrounded the game board. His eyes widened once he realized it was Yugi, Anzu, Jounouchi, and Honda.

"We will play with you Ryou!" Yugi said, smiling.

"No! Don't touch them! Don't!" Ryou pleaded.

It was too late. His four friends grabbed on to the miniatures and became one with the game just like everyone else had. Their bodies fell on top of the other soulless people.

"No," Ryou fell to his hands and knees, "Not my friends. No! No!"

"Ryou."

He lifted his head and looked around the dark empty room through his tears. He didn't see anyone.

"Ryou. Up here. Ryou."

Ryou stood back up and looked down at the board. All the miniatures were staring at him with wide eyes.

"Ryou come play with us!"

He began shaking. The miniatures put up their tiny arms and began to walk towards him.

"Ryou! Come play with us Ryou! You know you want to!"

"No. I don't want to play with you guys! Leave me alone!"

"You don't mean that Ryou. Come on, play with us!"

He turned away from the game board to see all the soulless bodies surrounding it. Tears streamed down his face as he tried to catch his breath, but just as he was beginning to relax, the soulless bodies rose to their feet and walk towards him.

"Why did you do this to us Ryou?"

"I told you. It wasn't me. It was my Yami!"

"You wanted us to play with you Ryou. Now look at us. We are in an eternal coma."

"I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"Why did you do this to us Ryou?"

The bodies began to walk closer and closer to him. He looked back down at the miniatures to see that they were all getting closer to him too.

"Play with us Ryou!"

"Why Ryou?"

"Play with us Ryou!"

"Why Ryou?"

He began to frantically look around to find a place to escape, but all he could see was a large black room. The bodies and miniatures began to grab on to him.

"Play!"

"Why?"

"Play!"

"Why?"

"Play!"

"Why?"

"Stop!" Ryou screamed into the empty room as the bodies and miniatures began to pile on top of him.

That was it. The game was over.

Bakura walked over to the game board to see Ryou playing by himself with the alive miniatures.

"Yay! Ryou is playing with us!" the miniatures cheered.

"Well Ryou, a deal is a deal. I get your body."

Ryou looked up at Bakura. His eyes were gray and lifeless. He turned back to play his favorite game, for all of eternity.

Bakura smiled as he entered back into the real world in Ryou's body. He looked at the clock, it was 3 a.m. Bakura laid down on the bed and began to laugh.

"Finally after three months I have a body again. And this time, no interference from my host. Watch out Yugi, I am coming for you." Bakura laughed as he slowly closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.