In a deeper part of the Domino Museum, there was a giant Stone Slab with the Name Pharaoh's face on it. When Yami Yugi presented the God Cards to the Stone Slab, he had been sucked into the World of Memories, and now it was up to his friends to find him.

The normal Yugi, Jounouchi, Anzu, Honda, and Ryou watched in awe as Bobasa reached into his jacket and pulled out the Millennium Key.

"The entrance to the World of Memory is in Yugi's soul," said Bobasa. "The Millennium Key grants the power to enter a person's soul. With its power, we can enter Yugi's soul! And, faith willing, we will find the true door in the labyrinth within! And beyond it, the World of the Pharaoh's Memories!"

"Go into Yugi's soul?! You can do that?!" Honda said, flabbergasted.

"Let's do it! Let's find that door!" Anzu shouted.

"Aww right!" said Jounouchi.

"But first, before we begin, I will choose who can enter Yugi's soul." Bobasa reached into his flesh and pulled out another Millennium Item. "The Millennium Scales! I will touch this scale to your heart! If your soul contains any evil or deception, the scale will tilt! That person cannot enter!"

"What, you don't trust us?" Jounouchi said, offended.

"Jounouchi's a pervert! Of course it's gonna tilt!" Honda said.

"It's not a matter of whether I trust you," said Bobasa. "Those with evil hearts may be trapped in his soul. It is for your own good that I do this now." One by one, he held the Scales up against the hearts of Yugi's friends. "Anzu is okay, Jounouchi is okay, Honda is okay…" However when he got to Ryou, the Scales began to tilt.

"Wha…? Why me?!" Ryou stammered.

"Oh no! Bakura!" Yugi and the others said with a mix of confusion and concern.

"Bakura, I'm sorry but you cannot enter," said Bobasa.

"But I want to find Yugi too!" Ryou protested, rubbing the back of his head.

"Bakura's our friend!" Jounouchi insisted.

But Bobasa was adamant. "No good! You must leave here immediately!" he said.

The Millennium Scale senses an evil shadow in this young man's soul, Bobasa thought to himself. Could it be that this is the young man who holds the Millennium Ring?

"Well, I guess that's it then. I'll go home," Ryou said, on the verge of tears. "But you guys have to find Yugi and bring him back! Bye guys, see you later."

Ryou turned around and started to run away, but then all of a sudden Yugi cried out, "Wait Bakura! Don't go!"

Ryou stopped but didn't turn around just yet.

"I don't think it's you who's making the Millennium Scales tilt," Yugi continued. "It must be…that thing you're wearing."

Ryou turned towards Yugi and nodded. Now was as good as anytime to tell everybody the truth. "I'm afraid I haven't been completely truthful towards you all," Ryou said as he unbuttoned his school uniform. Once it was completely unbuttoned, he revealed that he had been wearing the Millennium Ring all along.

Jounouchi, Anzu, and Honda let out a collective gasp.

"Why are you wearing that?!" Jounouchi shouted.

"Please don't be alarmed," Ryou said, trying to make his voice as soothing as possible. "Nobody made me wear it. I willingly put it on."

"What!?" Jounouchi, Honda, and Anzu all shouted together.

"Now, I know you're probably worried about the Spirit of the Ring taking control of me," Ryou said, "but there's nothing to be scared of! He's not the same person he was when you first met him. He's changed! I know he looks evil on the outside, but on the inside he's very friendly and nice!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Honda leaned towards Jounouchi and Anzu and whispered, "The good Bakura just called the evil Bakura 'friendly and 'nice.' What do you think this means?"

"Maybe he's playing a prank," Jounouchi whispered back.

"Or maybe…it's Stockholm syndrome," Anzu said.

"I'm not kidding!" Ryou insisted. "He helped retrieve the God Cards last night when they were stolen. Isn't that right, Yugi?" he said with a pleading look in Yugi's direction.

"It's true. I would've lost my cards if it weren't for him," Yugi said.

Ryou beamed with delight. It was such a relief that Yugi had taken his side. "I'm very sorry for not telling you guys sooner."

"I think I know what's going on here," Jounouchi said with a stern glare.

"You do?" Ryou said hopefully.

"Yeah! The evil guy in the Ring is forcing you to say these things!" Jounouchi yelled out an accusation.

"That dirty little – " Honda growled.

"Leave Bakura alone! Get out of him!" Anzu shouted.

Ryou sighed in disappointment. He didn't think that convincing his friends would be this difficult. "No, you have it all wrong. I'm free to take it off whenever I like." To demonstrate, he took off the Ring and waved it in the air in front of him. "See? I'm wearing it because I want to."

There was another stunned silence, and then Honda leaned over and whispered, "I think Stockholm syndrome is more likely."

Anzu and Jounouchi nodded in agreement.

"Come on guys, you have to believe me! He's totally tame! Look!" Ryou took several steps closer to his friends with the Ring held out in front of him, and the three of them recoiled in fear.

"GAH! Stay away!" Jounouchi shrieked, taking several steps backwards.

"Yugi, can you tell us what's going on?" said Anzu, also backing up.

"Do something, Yugi! Take that thing away from him!" Honda shouted.

"Yugi, help me out here! Tell them that the Spirit of the Ring isn't a threat!" Ryou said at almost the same time as everybody else.

"ENOUGH! EVERYONE CALM DOWN!" Yugi shouted. Once he had everybody's full attention, he said, "We'll let the Scales decide."

"The Scales?" all of Yugi's friends repeated.

"The Millennium Scales detect both evil and deception," Yugi explained. "In other words, they function like a lie detector. If we use them on Bakura, we can see if he's telling the truth about the Spirit of the Ring turning good."

"Great idea Yugi!" said Honda and Jounouchi at the same time.

With Bobasa's permission, Yugi took the Scales and held them in front of Ryou. Unsurprisingly, the Scales did not tilt when Ryou wasn't wearing the Ring. "Are you absolutely certain that the Ring Spirit is no longer evil?" Yugi questioned.

"Definitely!" Ryou beamed. "He's one of the kindest people I've ever met!"

"What do you think of the Ring Spirit?" Yugi asked.

"He's my friend! And I love living with him!" Ryou said cheerfully.

The Millennium Scales did not tilt, which meant that Ryou was telling the truth.

"That's very difficult to believe," Jounouchi said, scratching his head.

"Wait don't put it on again!" Honda suddenly shouted.

Ryou put the Ring on and rebuttoned his school uniform. This time when he wore the Ring, it was on the outside of his clothes. "It's fine, there's nothing to worry about," Ryou said brightly.

"But how would you explain why the Scales tilted the first time?" Jounouchi questioned.

"I think I know." Ryou took the Millennium Scales out of his friend's hand and held it against Yugi's heart. To everyone's surprise, the scales tilted.

"Wha…?! How?!" Jounouchi, Honda, and Anzu cried out simultaneously.

"It's the Millennium Puzzle," Ryou explained. "All of the Millennium Items have a source of evil inside them. We all know that Yugi has a good heart, which means it must be the Puzzle that's causing the Scales to tilt."

"Therefore it wasn't you or the Ring Spirit causing the Scales to tilt, but the evil energy within Ring itself," Yugi clarified.

"Exactly!" Ryou beamed.

"Very well, Bakura, you have proved your point. I will allow you to go into Yugi's heart," Bobasa said as he grabbed the Millennium Scales and tucked it into his flesh. "Now, everyone join hands and form a circle. Clear your minds!"

Everybody stood in a circle and began to hold hands.

Other Me, I promise we'll find you no matter what! Yugi thought.

"Let it open! Let the way be made clear!" Bobasa said, brandishing the Millennium Key into the air. "Millennium Key! Lead us into the soul of the one chosen by the Millennium Puzzle!"

Yugi's Puzzle emitted a bright flash of white light, and everyone's minds were sucked inside.