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Chapter 2: A New Challenge
(revised)

"Marik, Ishizu what are you doing here," asked a surprised Yugi when he arrived downstairs. "I mean it's not that you're not welcome here, I just wasn't exspecting to see you."

"We're here to speak with the pharaoh," Ishizu answered. "We think we've realized how to retrieve his memories," implied Marik, "but before we say more can we come in it's starting to rain...hard." as he stared a the darkening sky.

"Oh yeah, come in." replied Yugi a little pink in the face, and they all headed upstaires to the living room.

"So what's up guys," asked Joey as he polished off his sandwich, mayo covering his mouth.

"We're hear to help the-" started Marik before he was inturrpted by the doorbell ringing.

"I'll get it," said Yugi as he went down stairs to get the door.

"So what are ya doin here," said an impatient Joey.

"If you ask nicely I might tell you," replied Marik with a smirk.

"Why you-" Yugi entered along with Serenity and Tea "Sis, Tea."

"It's really pouring out there and Yugi's house is a lot closer than mine," stated Tea.

"And Joey wasn't home so I figured he be here," added Serenity. Both of the taking a seat on the couch. "Joey you've got something white on your mouth."

"I do?" Joey then licked around his mouth, washing away all access mayonnaise. Serenity just giggled at her big brother.

"Marik, Ishizu long time no see," said Tea taking everyones attention from the blonde.

"Yes it has been long, but we have a few things that we need to discuss with the pharaoh... Yugi" Ishizu directed her attention to the boy in from of her.

"You'll have to tell him to come out he won't speak or listen to me since our argument earlier," Yugi replied with a cross look on his face. Everyone just looked at him, wondering what those two could have had a dispute about.

"Ishizu what would they fight about," whispered Marik to Ishizu.

"I don't know," whispered Ishizu in return confusion in her eyes.

Iwonder if this has anyting to do with what yugi wanted this afternoon, Tea wondered to herself.

"Yugi what were you and the pharaoh fighting about," asked Joey.

"It's nothing," stated Yugi, "We just had a dissagreement on something." More like someone.

Uh-huh, yeah right. Those two never disagree on anything onther than Duel Monsters. And that's just when the pharoh is willing to take a risk that Yugi isnt. said Joey to himself.

Every one just sat there staring at Yugi until he broke the silence. "So why did you guys come again?" Yugi asked staring at Marik and Ishizu.

"Oh, yes." Ishizu snapped out of her daze.

There was a bright light from the millenium puzzle as Yugi and Yami switched places. "Yes."

"Well," Ishizu started, "We've come to a conclusion that if you are to regain your memories you will need to return to the past...When you were the pharaoh of Egypt. It is the only way we've been able to find. We figured that by you exsperiencing your past again, things will inveil themselves for you."

"But we are not exactly sure how you are to return at this point, but you will be notified as soon as we find a way of course," finished Marik, "But there is one more thing though... we don't think that you will be able to return... to this time...ever"

Everyone was silent as the news socked in. Tea stood up, "I'm sorry but there's some place I need to be. See you guys later. Bye." she quickly dissappered down the stairs and a few moments later the chime on the door went off signifying that it was opened.

"Yami what's with her," Joey asked.

"She said there's someplace she needed to be," said Yami wondering if maybe Yugi was right about Tea feeling something for him.

Ishizu watched Tea leave. Poor girl, I hope she'll be okay, she thought to herself.

As soon as Tea was outside she ran to the park where she and Yugi were earlier and started to cry. Mai was taking a jog at the time and saw her and headed over the the weeping girl. "Hey honey, what's wrong'" she asked soothingly and took a seat on the bench next to the brunette while rubbing her back.

Against her will Tea told her everything. "And I just don't want him to go," she finished.

Mai nodded her head in understandment. "Look in a way I know what you're going through when the Orichalcos tricked me into believing that I was all alone I felt empty, like there was never anyone there for me and that there never will be. I kept having memories of when the evil Marik trapped my mind in the shadow realm. It was terrifying. That's what fueled the evil within my heart, but that was until Valon and Joey left me, right before Joey was captured he freed me."

"But they are still with you though, that's completely different," Tea said sobbing.

"Not exactly after Yami freed us from the Labiathin, Valon and I wound up at Valon's house in Spain. Before he woke up I left, only leaving one of my Harpie Ladies for him... and I haven't seen or spoken to Joey since we last dueled," explained Mai

"But that was over a year ago," indicated Tea.

"Yes."

"So you haven't seen or spoken to either of them. Where have you been all this time?" Tea was sure that Mai would have had seen them at least once.

"Here and there, I've been all over the globe trying to improve my dueling skills more until I feel confident enough to face Joey," said Mai. "This is the first time I've been home in a long time. I've missed it." By this time the sun had started to set, turning the sky different shades of pink and purple. The sun itself looked like a jack-o-lantern from the orage color it was turning.

"Umm, Mai," Mai turned to face the younger women, "Do you think that you could at least let Joey know that your soul was returned and that you are alive. Because the first few days after Dartz was defeated and Joey didn't see or hear from you he was about to go looking for you and it was real hard keeping him from doing it too. He was really worried. We all were."

"Sorry Tea, but like I said I'm not going to let him know about me until I'm ready to duel with him again, and by that I mean not until I am sure enough that I can defeat him. Anyway it's getting late we should get going," stated Mai a sad smile on her beautiful face.

"You're right...see you later?" questioned Tea

"Yea" Mai replied as she got up and stared to walk away -by this time the rain had stopped and it is late at night- "Oh, and Tea. I'd appriciate it if you didn't ell anyone about your seeing me today."

"I won't," promised Tea standing up. "And thank you... for everything."

"No problem, isn't that what friends are for," said Mai with a smile.

"Yeah," said Tea returning the smile. Her heart feeling a little lighter than it did an hour ago.

Back at Yugi's house everyone was talking about Yami's fate. "So you mean dat for da pharaoh to regain his memories I'll have to loss my best bud," asked Joey.

"Not Yugi but the pharaoh," answered the Ishizu.

"Well I consider the pharaoh my friend as well," Joey retorted with his arms crossed, resembling a child.

"We know that you baffoon," insulted Marik. He was getting tired of Joey's anticts.

"Shut it ya shrimp," said Joey returning the insult.

"You're one to talk I'm taller than you," said Marik.

"Yeah by like one inch," said Joey. "Not that I was even talking about yah height ta begin with. I was stating that fact that you look like string bean that had been left out in tha sun too long."

"Ishizu, shouldn't we stop them," Yugi asked the Egyptian women.

"Why bother, they'll just start again."

"True," replied Yugi with a sigh and they just watched the two to continue to argue while Serenity feebly tried to control her brother.

Well this is chapter 2. 3 I haven't quite figure out what to do yet, but as soon as it's done I'll post it. If you have any ideas send me them thanks.