"Let me introduce myself.

My name is Void. All the loneliness, the hate, the misery, the jealousy, the pain... I am forced to absorb it.

So what do you expect me to do, if not turn evil myself?

I sit in the gap between universes, and wait. I watch the goings-on, and sometimes I intervene with my own little games...

All for my amusement, you understand. I need something to take my mind off the pain.

Maybe I'll pay a visit to yours...

But for now, the universe of Yu-Gi-Oh! is dull and empty. Maybe I'll liven things up..."

(Void belongs to me! Don't you dare steal him!)

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Void Games.

"So where are we?"

Yugi looked around. His friends – Joey, Tristan, Tea, Ryou, Duke and for some reason Kaiba and Marik – stood behind him. What they stood on, though, was a mystery. The surroundings were just white. That was it. A white void devoid of anything.

"Wherever we are, it's just going to be a huge waste of time." Kaiba turned his back on the gang and looked around.

Joey and Tristan just stared. Tea stepped closer to the closest person, who happened to Ryou, who jumped.

Yugi looked around too, and met Marik's gaze. "He's gone…" His voice echoed in the void.

Marik nodded. "I know. My other half is missing too."

Ryou looked around, worried. "I know. I can't feel Bakura."

Kaiba humphed. "Don't bother with that crap. Just let me out of this place."

I can't do that.

The entire gang jumped, and looked wildly around. With the exception of Ryou, who paled. "It's… him…"

Very astute, Ryou Bakura.

Yugi looked at Ryou, who'd begun to shake. "Ryou? Who is it?"

I believe I can answer that myself.

A shape appeared in the white nothingness. A black man-shaped shadow, with black draconic wings.

Ryou squeaked and attempted to hide behind Tea.

"Oh, Ryou. Is there any need for that?"

Yugi stepped forward. "Who are you? What do you want with us?"

The black figure chuckled. "I want to destroy you. All of you." It held out its arms, and eight black shapes appeared behind him. "I'd like to introduce you all to some people who are… dying… to meet you."

The shapes formed into people. The far left was a perfect copy of Joey, with deep red eyes and the Eye symbol on his forehead. Next to him was a copy of Tristan, also with deep red eyes.

"Allow me to introduce Dark Tristan and Posessed Joey. Formed by the jealousy in the heart of Joey Wheeler, and the ache to be recognised in the heart of Tristan Taylor."

Joey and Tristan both stepped back, instinctively trying to get away from the doppelgangers that radiated evil.

The next two shapes formed into copies of Tea and Kaiba. Both had blood-red eyes and expressions of utmost loathing on their faces.

"Next up… Obsessive Kaiba and Dark Tea… Obsessive Kaiba formed by fragments of Kaiba's mind before the Pharaoh destroyed his hateful side, and Evil Tea formed by the Tea that is unhappy that she isn't noticed."

Tea 'eep'ed and hid behind Ryou, leaving him exposed. Kaiba just frowned. "Enough with the cheap tricks and take me back home."

"I can't do that, Kaiba. You see, I brought you here to show you all how powerful I am. And, I will destroy you all."

The next shape formed into a copy of Duke. It was fiddling with a d6, and its red eyes glowed with anticipation. Duke staggered back."That's… impossible…"

"In my universe, everything is possible." The black shadow chuckled insanely as the next shadow became…

"No…" whispered Marik.

"Yes."

The dark shadow formed itself into Marik – but this was different from Marik. His hair spiked up, revealing the Eye on his forehead. He wore a cloak, and the Millennium Rod glinted dangerously in his hand.

Marik shook his head. "This isn't happening…"

But it was the next shadow that gained the most points for a reaction. It formed itself into Bakura… Complete with a bloodstained knife and a sadistic smirk. Ryou paled even more and turned his back to run.

The black shadow disappeared, and reappeared in front of the white-haired teen. "Going somewhere?"

Ryou gasped and retreated. Joey ran in front of him, and held out his arms, protecting him. "Hey, leave him alone!"

"Yeah!" Tristan ran to stand next to Joey. "Who do you think you are, anyway?"

"I am Void. I am the ultimate evil. And you – " Void struck Joey, sending him flying across the white void, landing at the feet of his doppelganger – "Might want to reconsider messing with me. You have your own problems."

Joey looked into the eyes of his dark half and scrambled away.

Yugi knew what was going to happen next. He stumbled back as the final shadow formed into…

"No…"

The Pharaoh stood before him. But this was the old, evil Pharaoh… Before he knew who he was. His crimson eyes glinted sadistically as he smirked at the gathering.

Yugi smiled weakly. "Pharaoh…"

The Pharaoh just glared at Yugi. His hand stroked the Millennium Puzzle hanging around his neck.

"Now I know that he needs no introduction, so I feel we can really get started. Let's play a game."

Void grinned. He held out his arms, and the sixteen figures in front of him looked down as black holes materialised beneath them. They all fell , and the eight Hikaris attempted to grab onto each other.

"Let's play a Shadow game… of survival… Yami versus Hikari in a fight to the death…And this time the Dark will win and claim you all!"

The last thing they all heard was sadistic laughter that accompanied them into the darkness.

Now. I know you'll all be thinking... 'Yeah, another predictable fanfic with a plot that has, like, been totally done before...'

Just read on to the next chapter.

And, please review it so I know if I'm going wrong.