Okay, even though I've got another story going on right now, and I usually try not to do more than one at a time, this one's already mostly written out. I just need to expand on/clarify some of it. It's actually co-written with my sister and takes place a few years after graduation. Originally, I only wrote the parts about Judai and Jim because this was basically just a script. My sister handled everyone else. Now that I'm cleaning it up, though, I'm taking over everybody and adding in settings and stuff! The lines my sister wrote are still basically the same. Screen name for my sis: Shadgirl2, but she doesn't have a fanfic account. Some characters may be a little OOC, but it's nothing serious. At least, I don't think it is. Anyway, enjoy! We don't own Yugioh GX.

Judai walked down the street. Venice was a nice town, when it wasn't being blown up by dragons. He was actually looking forward to a little down time. He yawned, stretching his arms above his head.

It had been three years since graduation. Sho and his brother had gone and created their own "Pro League," which was officially recognized now; Manjoume was a Pro Duelist; Asuka was teaching at Duel Academy, having graduated from the American Duel College; and everyone else seemed to be doing well, too. Judai hadn't seen most of them since high school, but he kept in touch over the phone and through email. One thing he wasn't up to date on, though, as he was about to find out, was their love lives.

"ANIKI! BOY, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU, 'CAUSE ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE BACK HOME!"

Judai turned, wondering what the heck that was all about, and saw a gray-eyed, blue-haired duelist he knew all too well. Sho, however, was in a total panic as he ran over, his arms over his head.

Huh. I wonder what Sho's doing in Venice...

Sho stopped in front of Judai, waving his arms around frantically as he continued, "I mean, he—then she did—then there's him—oh, and her, too—"

Judai put his hands up, signaling Sho to slow down and start from the beginning. "Whoa, Sho! Calm down and tell me exactly what's going on." He wondered what could have Sho this freaked out.

This didn't calm Sho at all. "Well—well, my brother and Asuka were going to get married, but he wouldn't have any of it, then she also got mad when he left her for Asuka, then bro got mad at him and—"

This wasn't making any sense. All this babbling was just confusing Judai more than anything ever had. But one thing Sho had said had made sense...until the rest of it got thrown in there. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Asuka's getting married? To the Kaiser?"

Why did that bother him so much?

"No! To Manjoume!" Sho exclaimed, still freaking out. "But she was dating my brother, and they were getting married, but Manjoume showed up, and she left—then his girlfriend who no one knew about got mad, and then—and now my brother's mad and—"

Judai was getting seriously frustrated trying to sort through what Sho was saying. Asuka was marrying the Kaiser, but Manjoume showed up and crashed the wedding, so Asuka's not getting married... But she's marrying Manjoume! Arg! What's going on!?

He decided he might as well ask. "Sho, IS ASUKA GETTING MARRIED OR NOT!?"

"Yes, to Manjoume! They just walked out on my brother's wedding last week and have already decided to get married right away! But, last year, Asuka confessed to my brother! Now she says it wasn't true!? Manjoume must love her more!? What's the deal!?"

"...Wait, Asuka confessed to your brother?" Judai looked around. I wonder where the camera is. I've gotta be on one of those weird shows. It's either that, or I'm stuck in another dimension again. But there's gotta be a way back to my world somewhere around here. Since when does Asuka change her mind that fast? And since when does she love the Kaiser or Manjoume!?

Sho was either completely oblivious to Judai's thoughts or chose to ignore them. "Yup... She said she had always loved him... Then, after awhile, my brother fell in love, too. But then I made the mistake of telling Manjoume about their wedding plans, and he went nuts! He said he wasn't going to lose her that easily and ran off. Not long after that, he crashed the wedding! Asuka suddenly fell in love with him, saying he must really love her to go through all that trouble and they left to get married. At that moment, his girlfriend showed up and got mad at them both. Then her other friend got mad and the two started blaming you for Asuka's weird behavior. Ryo, Manjoume, Junko, and Momoe. THEY'RE AT WAR! I KNOW IT! I CAN SEE THEM WITH SWORDS DUELING EACH OTHER OVER THIS RIGHT NOW! WE NEED A HERO HERE!"

Sho was in hysterics, Judai could see. If he was going to calm him down—and finish sorting through that mess of a tale—he was going to have to confront Asuka, Manjoume, and Ryo. He'd find out where Momoe and Junko came into this, who was blaming him, and what he meant by "her other friend" later, but only after he confronted those three.

"Okay, okay, calm down! I'll see what I can do about it," he said, hoping that this would end the panicked ranting that seemed to have no end in sight.

Sho stopped mid-rant. "Okay..."

Sighing with relief, Judai said, "So, where exactly is this all going down at?"

Sho turned and started off. "I live in New York. I had your cell phone tracked, which is how I found you, and I took my private jet to make sure I got here before you could leave. Come on!"

Judai ran off after Sho, wondering what exactly was going through everyone's heads. And, more importantly, why he was so focused on the Asuka-getting-married part of all this.

Back in New York, Johan was rehearsing for his part as Judai.

"Hey there, Asuka! Long time, no see! So, I hear you're getting married? That's great! I wish you two the best of luck!" He paused, thinking of whether that would work.

"No! That doesn't sound like him at all! Darn Fubuki. Asking me to do that. How should I know how Judai would say goodbye!?"

Meanwhile, in the locker room of a duel arena in New York, Manjoume wasn't in a good mood. "Kenzan! Front and center!"

Kenzan came over, wondering what Manjoume wanted this time. He had come here last week for Ryo and Asuka's wedding, but he had since been forced to do Manjoume's dirty work. "Yes, sir!?"

"I need your dino-like strength to crush the Kaiser!"

On the other end of the building, a similar conversation was taking place between Ryo and Ed Phoenix.

Ryo walked up to Ed and calmly said, "Hey, Ed, do me a favor. Beat Manjoume."

Both Manjoume and Ryo said, "He's in my way! I saw Asuka first!"

Kenzan and Ed were both wondering the same thing, although Kenzan was nervous. "Why me!?"

Ed was more relaxed when he asked, "Why me?"

Manjoume's answer for Kenzan was simple: "If I challenge him over something like that, it will destroy my image as a Pro. I want him so beat, he never comes between me and Asuka ever again!"

"Oh, boy..." Kenzan wondered how things had gotten this far.

Ryo's response to Ed was similar to Manjoume's to Kenzan: "I will never give Asuka up to someone like him. I love her, and I don't want to see her hurt again. So, if you fight Manjoume for me, she won't know how jealous I am. Besides, it's better you do this so my reputation stays clear."

Reluctantly, only because Ryo was a friend, Ed said, "...Okay..."

While all hell was breaking loose in New York, Judai and Sho were flying back. Sho was looking at some pictures he had with him. "Aniki, take a look," he said, handing one of the pictures to Judai.

Judai looked at the picture, his mind only half focused on what Sho was saying. "Aw, cute! But why are you showing me this?" It seemed kind of random, showing him pictures of tiger cubs, after all.

Sho answered, "They're Misawa's. He wanted us all to see his son and daughter, so he sent these pictures. Though where he got the camera and the Internet connection in Dark World, I'll never know."

Judai looked back at the picture and said, "Oh! Cute kids, but they don't look anything like him, do they?" He looked closer and amended, "Oh, wait! They have his eyes."

"Well, it's not all bad. They're part human." He showed Judai the other picture he had.

Judai took the picture and looked. There was, undoubtedly, nothing stranger than seeing a female tiger wearing a red, lacy dress with her brother wearing a green T-shirt and blue shorts. Except maybe seeing the aforementioned tigers building a castle out of blocks.

"...Okay, that's weird. Then again, I'm one to talk..." He thought about the fact that he had a duel spirit fused inside of him as he said this. Then he let out a laugh.

Sho shrugged. "Well, that's what happens when you marry a tiger, I guess. I'm glad he's happy with Tania, though."

"Yeah..." Suddenly, Judai found himself thinking of Asuka marrying Ryo, or Manjoume, or whoever it was she was marrying. Things got weird when Misawa entered his thoughts as Asuka's groom. Judai shook his head and muttered, "Oh, man. I need to stay out of the sun."

"Huh?" Sho said, turning to look at Judai. "Say something, Aniki?"

Judai shook his head. "No, no. It's nothing. So...how long have Asuka and the Kaiser been dating again?"

He figured now was a good time to try and get the story straight. After all, if Sho was showing him pictures of Misawa's kids, he had obviously calmed down at least a little.

Putting the pictures away, Sho said, "Well, last year, she came to our house. She seemed upset about something, so Ryo took her to lunch to talk. The next thing I knew, they were dating."

This story bothered Judai; he was slightly jealous, but he wasn't sure exactly why he felt that way. "Really?"

"Yeah," Sho said. "She's been acting kinda weird, though."

Looking out the window, Sho saw that the plane was coming in for a landing.

Judai looked at Sho. "Weird how?" he asked. He wanted to have this story straight by the time he confronted those three idiots, if possible.

Sho got up, saying, "We'll talk about it later. The war of the century is going on now! Remember!? Hurry up! Let's go!"

"Huh?" Judai looked out the window, seeing that the plane was on the ground and wasn't moving. "Oh! We're there."

He got up and went after Sho.

Meanwhile, things had escalated at the Duel Arena. Standing on the duel stage were Ed and Kenzan.

"Out of my way, Ed!" Kenzan ordered. "I need to see the Kaiser!"

Ed retorted, "No way! I won't let that happen! Now, move it or else! Manjoume's mine!"

Sounding slightly nervous, but nevertheless firm, Kenzan said, "I can't let you do that!"

Sho and Judai ran into the arena. "Oh, no! Now Kenzan and Ed are mixed into this!"

Cupping his hands over his mouth, Judai called, "Oy! Kenzan! Ed! Where are the idiots-in-love!?"

He wasn't sure why he was referring to Ryo and Manjoume in such a way, but he felt mad at them, for some reason.

Completely oblivious to the fact that Judai was the one asking, Kenzan said, "Beats me! But I've got bigger fish to fry! If Ed won't stop protecting that lousy Kaiser, things may get messy." Was it Judai's imagination, or did Kenzan shudder a bit when he said that?

Ed, defensive, said, "Who are you calling lousy!? Your boss Manjoume is the lousy one! Stealing someone's bride!? What a crook!"

"Who's my boss!? You're gonna pay for that!"

As Kenzan and Ed continued to argue, Judai stood there with limited patience: He had his arms crossed and was tapping his foot.

"CUT IT OUT!" he finally yelled.

Ed and Kenzan stopped arguing, but they continued to growl at each other.

"You two stop fighting each other and tell me where your idiot bosses are!" Judai demanded. Remembering the involvement of two girls besides Asuka, he added, "And, preferably, the three witches from Macbeth!"

Sho looked at Judai, stunned. "...Aniki..." This was so unlike him. Maybe bringing him into this wasn't a good idea.

Kenzan and Ed didn't answer; they were still growling at each other.

A female voice echoed through the arena. "Alright, cut it out!" Everyone turned to see the blond girl from their school days who was the object of everyone's desire.

"Asuka!" Kenzan said.

"Hmph. He started it," Ed said.

Asuka crossed her arms over her chest. "So, who put you two up to this again!?" she demanded.

"Asuka!" Judai was glad to see someone who, hopefully, was still sane. Then again, given the sketchy and still unclear story he had heard, he wouldn't be surprised if she was crazy, too.

"Well!?" Asuka continued, ignoring Judai. "Because this is really pathetic!"

Suddenly, a two-tone brunette popped out from behind Asuka. He was wearing a Slifer Red jacket, black jeans, and a black shirt. Heck, the only reason Judai didn't feel completely like he was looking into a mirror was the emerald green eyes that told him who that really was.

"Is that who I think it is!?" the weirdo in the wig asked, looking at Judai. Sure enough, his voice was Johan's. "Hey!" he said, walking over to Judai and Sho. "Long time, no see! Am I glad to see you!"

Completely uncomfortable, Judai said, "Uh, yeah, but I think we saw each other in the mirror this morning." In an exasperated voice, he continued, "What are you doing, Johan? I know we have a lot in common, but this is ridiculous."

With Johan having further served to prove that things were totally screwed up, Judai thought, I wonder how I can get back to my dimension, where things make a little more sense.

Johan looked at himself, then back at Judai. "What's this? Ask Fubuki. He made me agree to it. Something about closure?"

"Who needs closure!?" Asuka said. "I've told him a thousand times, I'm fine! Sheesh! Now, will you two new Judais get lost!? That's the 12th time this month!"

One hundred percent baffled, and really wanting to go back to a world where things make sense, Judai said, "Uh, Asuka, I'm actually Judai... And I was wondering, can anyone tell me how to get back to my world? Because this one doesn't make any sense at all, and it's starting to freak me out." He eyed Johan as he said this.

Asuka looked at Judai, blinking a couple of times. "How? Your world!? Okay, only the real Judai could be that simple! It's been awhile," she finally said.

"How is that simple? We've been to other dimensions before. I'm half expecting the Dark Magician to show up and challenge me to a magic duel while Sho makes out with the Dark Magician Girl in the background. That's how weird you guys are acting!"

Sho looked at Judai. "See?" he asked.

Asuka raised an eyebrow. "Weird? What do you mean? I just said everything's fine. It's my brother and those two who are being stupid!" she said. Then, turning to Kenzan and Ed, she added, "Right, slave boys!?"

Kenzan flinched, saying, "But, he threatened me..."

Ed mumbled, "Who's a slave boy!? Not me! The Kaiser's my friend, is all!"

Asuka sighed, turning back to Judai. "I'm sorry you got dragged into this, but I'm fine, okay?" To emphasize her point, she smiled.

"I hear you confessed your love to the Kaiser, had the wedding crashed by Manjoume, and then ran off with him. This does not sound 'fine' to me. Since when are you that wishy washy? And since when are you in love with Manjoume? Then again, I'm mostly here to stop Idiots 1 and 2 from killing each other, just as soon as I figure out who the idiots are."

Suddenly, one of the things Sho had said started to make sense: "Her other friend." Asuka's other friend. Manjoume had been dating one of Asuka's friends, either Junko or Momoe! "Oh, and did I mention the fact that Manjoume was dating your friend? And you took him from her? Because he loves you?"

"Who told you that!?" Asuka asked, looking shocked and confirming Judai's suspicions.

Manjoume's voice drifted through the air, answering her question. "Who cares!? So what!? This doesn't concern you, Judai!" He walked up behind Asuka, stopping right next to her. "Get lost!"

Judai was suddenly overcome with an urge for which he couldn't explain the origin: He wanted to strangle that black-haired man. However, he fought it back and, instead, said, "I would, but I kinda don't think that would work out well for anyone but the funeral homes." With what he had seen so far, he wouldn't be surprised if someone did die. Sho was right, this was insane!

"Hmph! Sho!" Manjoume turned to the blunette. "This isn't that bad, you idiot! Running off to find Judai. Dumb! And you!" he said, looking at Johan. "What do you think you're doing!? Isn't one idiot enough!? Do we really need two Judais!? Leave Asuka alone! All of you!"

"Manjoume-chan..." Asuka was looking at Manjoume and blushing.

Johan, red as a tomato and properly chastised, took off the wig. Judai, meanwhile, couldn't explain the sudden pain in his chest when Asuka addressed Manjoume like that. He clutched his chest.

"Oh, man, what is wrong with me today?" he muttered.

Manjoume wrapped an arm around Asuka's shoulders. "Come on, Asuka! We don't need to put up with these idiots! Let's get out of here."

"Okay, dear," Asuka said. As they turned to leave, she looked back at Judai. "You can come to the wedding, if you like."

With the invitation barely given, the couple left.

Kenzan came over to Judai, Sho, and Johan. "So," he said, "now what?"

Ed, still standing on the duel stage, said, "Manjoume's right. This is ridiculous. Later." He turned and left.

Sho looked at Judai. He hadn't moved or spoken since Asuka and Manjoume had left. "Aniki?"

Judai, still staring after Asuka and Manjoume, said, "Guys, what does it mean when your chest feels like it's gonna explode, and you have the sudden urge to kill someone you consider a friend, whose name now seems to be synonymous with 'idiot' and 'thief' and all sorts of other words that you don't really wanna say?"

Sighing, Sho said, "Just forget it. I'm sorry I caused all this trouble, but—"

Johan interrupted, "No, Sho, you didn't do anything. We both knew something was wrong with her, but we weren't sure what. That is, until now."

"Yeah," Sho said, nodding.

Judai looked at them. "Really? And what, pray tell, am I missing about what's wrong with my friend?" His tone indicated the anger and frustration hidden just beneath the surface as he struggled to control the unexplained emotions.

Before anyone could answer, Junko's voice came from behind. "Ah, perfect!"

As the group turned to face her, she and Momoe grabbed Johan and Judai.

"Hey!" Momoe snapped at Johan. "Put that thing on!" She pointed at the wig in his hand.

"Yeah! We need to vent to the idiot who caused all this again!" Junko said.

"Even better, since there's two this time! We both get one!" Momoe said. Judai got the impression that, whatever Johan was doing dressed as him, it was a very common occurrence these days.

Johan, nervous, said, "Whoa, whoa! Leave me out of this, girls! Why vent at me when you can both go after the real Judai!?"

Judai didn't blame Johan for practically selling him out. After all, these girls had never seemed so scary to him, and he had Yubel in his head!

"Uh, you're nuts, dude!" Judai said, adopting a completely fake accent that didn't even really exist. "I'm so not Judai! I don't even know who Judai is!"

Junko said, "The real one!? Where!?"

Momoe added, "Yeah! It's his fault I got dumped like yesterday's newspaper!" Well, at least Judai finally knew who Manjoume's ex-girlfriend was.

Suddenly desperate to save his life, Judai pointed off to the left and said, "He went thattaway!"

Junko ran off. Momoe looked at Judai suspiciously for a moment before following her friend.

Once the girls were safely out of sight, Judai turned to his friends and hissed, "What did I do!?"

Sho said, "I told you they were blaming you for this, didn't I?"

As Judai resisted the urge to tell him that he never really said anything very clearly about this situation, Johan placed a hand on Judai's shoulder, saying, "It's okay, pal. Let's talk."

The four of them headed off to discuss EXACTLY what was going on, rather than just the vaguest outline of it all.

That's it for now! Let me and Shadgirl2 know what you think! Review please!