A typical Monday morning. Work was a bit slow so Yugi was sweeping the floor humming to himself. His Grandpa was upstairs getting some rest, so he told Yugi to watch the shop. Yugi continued to hum and sweep until he heard the DING DING meaning the stores door had been opened. He looked up to see a middle-aged man clutching what looked to be a safari cap to his chest. Yugi walked around to the counter and took his place by the cash register.
"May I help you?" Yugi asked. The man smiled and moved toward the counter.
"You must be Yugi Moto." The man smiled a bit wider closing his eyes and chuckling reaching his hand out to grip Yugi's. Yugi took his hand and put on his own smile.
"Do I know you?"
"Oh! How rude of me! I am Doctor Arc. I am looking for your grandfather. Is he around?"
"Just a minute." Yugi ran over to the door and shouted, "Grandpa!"
"Coming Yugi!" Yugi's grandpa walked down the stairs looking a bit tired, but he smiled when he saw he might have a customer. "May I help you?"
"Doctor Moto. My name is Doctor Arc, as a told your grandson. And I have an interesting proposition for you."
"And what would that be Doctor?"
"An interesting story to be sure. Recently, in five corners of the world, giant temples arose out of nowhere! One in the northeast, one in the northwest, one in the southeast, one in the southwest, and one in the north. Very odd to be sure."
"How where they found?"
"That's just it! They are enormous! My contributor's satellites picked them up almost immediately. They seemed to have just sprung up from the ocean and land! We were sure they did not exist before."
"Very interesting. And what does this have to do with me?"
"Well I just returned from the Southeast temple. In the center of this temple was a giant carving. It was covered with some sort of electricity so we could not even come close to touching it. But I knew I recognized the shape of the carving. It was my son's favorite cards; I've seen a few of the pieces myself. Anyway this was the shape I saw." Doctor Arc held up a Duel Monster Card.
"That's the Right leg of Exodia card!"
"Exactly Doctor Moto. I believe that each temple holds a piece. The five pieces of Exodia."
"Astounding!"
"Yes. And I want to ask you to come with us to the temples. Being an expert on archeology and Duel monsters this seemed to fit right in to your profile."
"Yes, yes it does. Of course I will go."
"Good. I have a private plane waiting. Shall we leave now Doctor Moto?"
"Now?"
"Yes I am sure your grandson will be fine and we will provide whatever you need. You will get paid, of course, for your services as well." Yugi's grandpa's eyes glowed. Yugi looked up, he had almost never seen him so excited.
"You can go grandpa, I will watch the shop." Doctor Arc smiled and bent down to ruffle Yugi's hair.
"There's a good lad. Are you ready Doctor Moto?"
"Where are we going? Which temple?"
"The Northeast one. Somewhere near Yumen in China."
"And I will be back?" Dr. Arc frowned at the question. It was obvious that he didn't keep track of time well.
"I can't imagine it taking longer than a month. Perhaps less."
"I see. And you're sure you will be OK Yugi?"
"Yes, Grandpa." Dr. Arc's eyes brightened.
"Then we're off! Come on Doctor Moto!" Doctor Arc wrapped his arm around Yugi's grandpa's shoulder like they were old friends and led him outside. Yugi's grandpa leaned his head back into the shop and shouted,
"Keep an eye on my shop Yugi! Be good!" Yugi smiled and went back to humming as he grabbed his broom and started sweeping again.
About an hour later, Yugi was watching TV, done sweeping the shop, and bored of its dullness. But again he was forced to abandon what he was doing when he heard the DING DING of the doors of the shop. He rushed out to the shop and looked up to see the customer and jumped back in shock.
"Ishizu?"
"Pharaoh, I again call for your help. The world is again in great danger!" Yugi's puzzle glowed and Yami came forth.
"What is it Ishizu?" Ishizu dipped into a bow at the sight of the true pharaoh and began to speak again this time looking at the floor.
"The temples of the ancient X have arisen again. I know you lost your memory pharaoh, so this name probably means nothing to you. But to the tomb keepers it means certain destruction. When a person claims mastery of Exodia, mastering its three arts, Exodia the Forbidden One, Exodia Necros, and Exodia Unleashed."
'Exodia Unleashed?' Yugi thought, but Yami brushed away his thoughts, either not caring for them, or eager to hear the rest of the story.
"And then?"
"Then the temples of X will rise form the 5 points of Earth. If the master can defeat the guardians at each temple, the powers will be activated and the Center temple will rise. Inside the temple awaits the King Guardian, and if the master can beat him, he will gain the limitless powers of Exodia." Yugi stood by Yami in his mind, but he was shocked at the words Ishizu had spoken.
'Those are the temples Grandpa went to visit!'
'I know Yugi. We will go there now.'
"Ishizu. We must stop this master of Exodia. With the limitless powers of Exodia, he could destroy the world."
"Yes my pharaoh. But perhaps it would be better if you recruited your friends. We cannot chase this man from temple to temple. We must send a team to each temple to stop him."
"A man stopped by today. He believes that the Northeast and Southeast temple is activated. Or at least a team will already be there."
"Good. That leaves three temples. I believe we can stop him there."
"We can try Ishizu."
Dark Yami smiled. He fooled Ishizu and Yugi easy enough. Masquerading as his Light half was hard enough, but at least his plan was going perfectly. The temples will all be activated. And his Masters of Exodia will play their part perfectly.
'They believe that they will gain the ultimate power? They will hand it over to me. And with the limitless powers of Exodia, I will be pharaoh for all of time!'
"Bwahaha!"
