First chapter since I'm bored. Yes, Adam is Atem's reincarnation or the modern version of himself and yes he is also Adam's Ka. I thought it would be cool for something like this to happen. Let's just get things straight: this is right after Atem enters the Underworld. So, this would be the same day he enters, and then the explosion happens. Review please!

Solomon was on the phone with his niece and nephew. Their son had disappeared and believed to have died since he was on the brick of death the last they saw him. The grandfather felt HORRIBLE. He heard them crying and weeping over their son's death and the fact the police could not find the body. There had been some sort of explosion and even rumors of a spirit appearing.

'Maybe coming here was a bad idea. I just can't find anywhere else to stay, seeing that my grandson had just sent the pharaoh to the Underworld,' Solomon thought. He and the rest of the gang came to a nearby city in Egypt, where Solomon's niece and nephew lived, to stay until they return to Japan. There was nowhere else to stay.

"I'm sorry about that," Solomon replied. More weeping was heard over the phone.

Joey, Triston, Tea, and Bakura heard what was said by the grandfather. They felt horrible that Solomon's second nephew just faced death. It seemed that two loved ones were taken from his life. Not that they knew this Adam Moto. They were waiting on the couch while showing pouting faces. They all thought Yugi was lucky to not be here at this current moment. That was his second cousin that he never even met.

"Don't worry, I'm sure they're doing whatever they can to retrieve the body. I do say that the accident you're saying sounds abnormal. I mean I know there are terrorist attacks, but non like this," Solomon said over the phone.

"Poor guy," Bakura muttered.

"At least Yugi decided to take a walk down the park nearby," Joey said. "The last thing he needs is bad news after saying goodbye to his closest friend."

"Yeah," Tea agreed. Still feeling depressed of Atem's goodbye. "I just wish I could see him just one last time."

The door, then opened and Yugi was seen with what looked to be Atem in a hospital gown. The gang's jaws dropped. Adam struggled and trying to walk over to a nearby chair.

"Easy there," Yugi told Adam before he slipped over to the chair faced down.

"Tea, I think your wish has been granted," Triston said in still-shock.

"Are you okay?" Yugi asked as Adam nodded while panting.

"Excuse me, could you hold on for a sec," Solomon said quickly before running over to Adam's side to help him on the chair. "Yugi, where did you find him?"

"At the park. It's my cousin Adam Moto. He said he ran from the hospital after experiencing a terrifying accident," Yugi explained. "How sick did you say he was?"

Solomon couldn't speak, so Adam answered Yugi's question.

"Very. In fact, this is the first time I've ever walked. I was so weak, I couldn't even sit up on my own bed without help," Adam claimed. "For some reason, I feel stronger than I ever had been before. The doctors have done wonders."

Adam smiled happily before noticing the stunning faces of the rest of the group, excluding Yugi's.

"Did Yugi say you were Adam?" Joey asked as Adam nodded. "But... you were on the brick of death. At least from what we've heard from Gramps. We thought you were DEAD."

"You hadn't woken up in almost a week," Tea added.

"What's today?" Adam asked Yugi.

"April 21st," Yugi answered.

"Impossible," Adam muttered before his hand clasped over his mouth as if he was about to vomit.

"Oh shoot!" Yugi shouted loudly before grabbing a bag he got from the airplane for Adam to vomit in.

A bunch of junk from Adam's stomach landed inside the bag before gagging and coughing. Yugi patted Adam's back while he was gouging whatever was in his stomach out, despite the fact he hadn't eaten for almost a week. It wasn't long before Adam gouged his last throw-up. Adam started panting in and out like he was out of breath.

"Calm down, now," Yugi cried as Adam looked up at his cousin. "You're alive right? That's a good thing. Actually, it's a miracle. Not to mention you can walk."

"I... I know, it's just so much to take in," Adam muttered. "I must call my parents and let them know I'm alright."

"Hey, weren't they on the phone with Gramps?" Triston recalled.

"Yes, um er, right. It's your mother," Solomon said, breaking away from the shock. He gave the phone to Adam.

"Mom, I'm not dead and what the heck happened? I woke up and..." Adam asked before hearing a loud screaming and weeping. "Mom, calm down! I need to know what in the world happened in my room. I woke up and saw a hole the size of Cleveland in my room!" Adam demanded while listening to his mother's replay. He kept his expression before replying back. "I don't know. I'm just glad I'm alive and well, not to mention got to meet family. Are the doctors demanding me back?" The mother replied to her son in a more calm state-of-mind. "I thought so. Tell them I'm okay and will return ASAP." There was more from the mother before Adam replied, "I love you too."

Adam hung up the phone and let out a sigh. A smile appeared across his face and Yugi joined in with the rest of the gang on the couch.

"So, how's it feel to be alive, man," Joey asked with his smirk.

"Better than watching doctors and nurses having to talk like you're just a stuffed doll," Adam joked as the others chuckled. "But seriously, I've never felt better. I feel strong... really strong."

"Really? Mind if you test it out?" Triston challenged while rolling up his sleeve and showing his muscular arm.

"Maybe not that strong. I can barely walk," Adam said.

"Shouldn't you be at the hospital?" Solomon asked.

"The cabs are so busy in the mornings and besides, I've never talked to anybody but the nurses, doctors, my folks, and these annoying dogs. I'd like to have a conversation with people for once," Adam said. "Besides, I'm not getting any weaker and the hospital never closes."

"Common grandpa!" Yugi begged. "At least let the guy rest before moving back into the house of pain."

Solomon chuckled and replied, "fine, but if his folks call, it's all you, Yugi."

Yugi rolled his eyes and Adam showed a grin. Solomon could see that Adam was no doubt the modern version of the pharaoh. Though, there seemed to be more fear and doubt within the young man, he seemed to hold the same confidence, personality, and bondage with Yugi and his friends. It seemed fair to let the young man stay before returning to the hospital.

Solomon concluded that Adam's new-found strength came from Atem when he left to the Underworld. It was common that a spirit who does not rest brings harm to a person who still lives. It had not been long when Yugi sent Atem to the Underworld. Since Solomon had not seen Adam since a small infant, the grandpa did not foresee Adam being a reincarnation of the pharaoh. Who could? Perhaps if he had seen the boy when Yugi still held the puzzle, Solomon would've given his niece and nephew some new hope, not that they would believe in the supernatural.

The teens talked and talked for quite a long time. Adam never wanted to leave. It had been only an hour or so and he was already feeling closely connected to his new friends. It was as if he knew them for years. Yugi was especially close to him, Adam figured it was probably because that was his cousin, second cousin. The five friends already made a familiar connection with Adam. There was no doubt in their minds that this was the modern version of the spirit who once lived inside Yugi and his new strength came from Atem when he entered into the Underworld. Not that they worried about not letting Adam in on the supernatural.

Yugi looked at the clock and his focus change.

"We should probably send you back now, it's been over an hour and a half and I don't think your parents will be happy if..." Yugi suggested before Adam interrupted.

"Don't worry about my folks," Adam told Yugi. "But I will go back."

Adam picked himself up off the chair while his arms and legs were shaking. Yugi quickly jumped off the couch and grabbed a hold of Adam.

"Yugi, it's okay," Adam reassured. "I got this."

Adam wanted to walk on his own for once. He held on the edge of the chair and slowly let go with his legs trembling a little. He put his left foot forward, then the other, and then the other. Once the door was one step away, Adam tripped over onto the door knob and showed a smile of victory.

"Nice man," Joey applaud.

"You also will need more decent clothes," Yugi suggested, pointing to the hospital gown. Adam nodded, feeling excited to put on real clothes.

"You can wear Yugi's clothes. Since you two look like twins, you might as well fit the bill," Triston shrugged before Tea elbowed him. "Ow!"

"I don't care," Adam reassured as Yugi helped him to the bathroom. "I want to dress myself."

"Have you ever done it?" Yugi asked.

Adam shook his head with a pout. Yugi felt pity toward his cousin and tossed his clothing to him. Of coarse, Yugi stayed in the bathroom just in case Adam might need help since this was the first time dressing himself. It wasn't bothersome to watch Adam undress, knowing he had no underwear under the hospital gown. Because Yugi shared a body with Atem, there were things they never hid from one another. Adam didn't mind either since Yugi was his cousin, a guy, and helped him throughout the past two hours.

After Adam was dressed, feeling victorious to have dressed himself for the first time, he walked slowly out of the bathroom and was helped to the cab that would bring him back to the hospital. Adam made sure that Yugi was by his side always.