I made a mistake in the last chapter I didn't notice until now. In the beginning there was something about a couple of days after Naruto left. I meant to say a couple of months (two, to be precise). Also, last chapter, they only saw Bakura, not the whole shadow duel thing. That'll likely be this chapter
"Alright, this looks like a nice spot." Naruto mused when the six of them came upon a nice clearing, not too far from a small river. "Alright now, you two go get us some firewood and water." He pointed to Tristan and Joey who nodded and took off. They came back a few minutes later, Joey carrying a bundle of wood in his arms and Tristan the canteens of water. After five more minutes the fire was started, and the six sat around it. "Alright, what food do you guys have?"
"Um, food?" Yugi, Joey, Tristan and Tea looked at each other, scratching the backs of their heads in unison.
"You did bring food, didn't you?" Naruto gave them a pointed look. He just face palmed at the shakes he got in return. "So, let me get this straight: you went, willingly, to an island far from the mainland, without packing any food? Please tell me you didn't think there'd be burger stands here." He groaned at their sheepish looks, while Mai just giggled. "Ms. Valentine, please tell me you have some food, at least." She nodded and gave him her backpack. He sorted the food on the ground and took what he had in his own pack and laid it with the rest. "Which one of you kids can cook?" The others looked at each other before Joey's hand shot up.
"You can?" Mai asked bewildered. Joey just shrugged.
"My dad wasn't around much, so I had to cook for myself." Naruto nodded and motioned to the food and the fire.
"Get started then, kid."
"So, big brother, where were you for the last two months?" Yugi asked Naruto when they got their meals.
"I was in Egypt, actually." Yugi clenched his puzzle with one hand. "Ever since you completed that puzzle I've been wondering about some things."
"Did you find out anything?" Joey asked him.
"A lot, but nothing really sensational. Hm, from what I could gather, there are seven of these so called 'Millennium Items', and each one has the power to control and aspect of real magic." Naruto motioned to the pyramid around Yugi's neck while the others just looked at him in wonder. "Theoretically, and with a lot of practice, you could cast spells or something like that, not just the passive ones." Everybody remembered the golden shine that surrounded them when Naruto dueled Panik.
"Wow, that's a lot to take in." Naruto nodded.
"That's all I could find in what little time I had, but an old friend of mine agreed to forward anything he finds to me. But now on to other things." Naruto sent a very evil look at Yugi, making him shiver involuntarily. "I hear tell you lost the Exodia pieces."
"But… you see… what happened was…" Yugi started stuttering out an excuse, making everybody else chuckle at him.
"You gave the cards to a certain Weevil Underwood, who then threw them overboard and into the water, correct?" Yugi just nodded, bracing himself for impact. Not a moment sooner Naruto brought his fist down on his head, sending him to the ground in a heap. "Dammit, what did I tell you about being gullible?!" He yelled at the downed duelist, while everybody just stared at the scene in front of them with developing sweat drops.
"But bro!"
"No buts kid, when we get home its gullibility training for you!" Yugi cringed at that.
"Come on, bro, there's no need for…"
"Shut it brat. Just wait until we get home." Yugi nodded and sighed, looking a bit down. "Dammit." Naruto sighed and gave three cards to Yugi. "Here, the pieces that were lost." Yugi beamed at his brother, who ruffled his hair. "Oh, I also have a gift for your little Duel Monsters student." He threw five cards at Joey, who looked them over. "They should help in this tournament."
"Thanks a lot man."
"Hey, guys, what's up?" A voice called from the side. Bakura, one of Yugi's friends from school, appeared from the treeline. Naruto raised his eyebrow at him.
"Bakura, what are you doing here?" Yugi asked him.
"Oh, the same as you blokes, I guess." The white haired boy shrugged. Naruto's other eyebrow joined the first.
"And you were in those bushes because…?" He just shrugged again, making Naruto sigh. "Ok, whatever."
An hour later, the gang was still sitting around the campfire, talking amongst each other.
"So Joey, what's with you? You've been staring at that card for a while now?" Mai asked him.
"Ok, I'll tell ya, just don't laugh. Sometimes, when I duel, I like to imagine that it's me out there; trading blows with whatever card my opponent has out. Pretty silly, ha?" He scratched the back of his head, laughing, making Mai giggle.
"Well, I don't know. I think everybody has a card they can relate to."
"Well, if you could do that, which one would you choose?" Bakura asked him.
"Heh, that's easy, the Flame Swordsman." He showed the card to everybody else.
"You boys and your cards are hilarious." Tea muttered, getting a laugh from Mai and Naruto.
"I bet I know which monster you're choosing, kid." Naruto smirked at his younger brother.
"Yeah, like that took a lot of effort." Yugi took out his favorite card and showed it to the others. "Dark Magician for the win, baby." Naruto shook his head, chuckling. "Tea?"
"Well, the Magician of Faith, I guess."
"Yeah, well my swordsman can beat anything."
"Not mine, guys. The Cyber Commander."
"And you Mai?" Joey asked her. She looked at him for a few moments, before shrugging.
"Alright, I'll play along. Harpy Lady." She allowed a little grin.
"And mine is this one." Bakura took out a magic card from his deck and showed it to everyone. It had a picture of a woman with two differently collared sides on her.
"Isn't that the Change of Heart card?" Bakura nodded
"I've never heard of that card? What does it do?" Joey asked Bakura who shrugged.
"Well, if you really want to know, why don't we have a little duel? Not for starchips, just for fun. But before that, I think we're forgetting someone." They all turned to Naruto.
"Oh, is it my turn?" He grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Ok, I guess I can humor you kids. Here." The card Naruto chose had a picture of an old man dressed in gray robes, with a grey tall hat with a strange looking 'f' on it, and two birds on his shoulder. From underneath the hat shone a single eye.
"That's a very strange card. It has no attack or defense points." Bakura said. And true to his words, the monster in Naruto's hand was level 1, with zero attack and defense points.
"Well, it's a very special card, and very dear to me. It's called The Wanderer. Perhaps I should show you how it works?" Naruto grinned.
"My sentiments exactly. Now how about that duel. Why don't each of you put your favorite cards in Yugi's deck? That way, you'll all duel with him." Everybody nodded, and soon Yugi had five extra cards in his deck.
"Let's get going, but I have to warn you, with this all-star team of monsters we can't lose."
"Don't worry, I'm sure I'll be fine. But before we start, let me show you something." He put his hands in front of his chest and started humming.
"Um, what is he doing?" Mai asked the others with a sweat drop.
"I have no idea."
"Gee, thanks Joey."
"You're welcome."
"Hey, look!" Tea pointed at Bakura, who was now wearing an evil smirk and a stylish gold ring around his neck.
"Crap." Naruto muttered before they all fell asleep.
"Well, that was surprisingly easy." Bakura muttered, reaching for Yugi's puzzle. "And now, the item I've been searching for." The puzzle suddenly shone a bright gold and Yugi woke up.
"Who are you? What have you done to my friends?" He glared at Bakura, making him chuckle.
"I am a thief and a stealer of souls. And I want your puzzle."
"If you want it, you'll have to duel me for it." He grinned, lifting his deck. "But if I win, you will release my friends."
"Agreed. Now get ready Yugi, you've never dueled like this before." Shadows surrounded the two as they drew their first hands.
"I'll start things off." The Cyber Commander. That's Tristan's favorite card. "I play the Cyber Commander, attack mode." A figure of the monster appeared on the card.
"Huh, what the hell?" Tristan looked at himself. "What am I wearing? Hey, Yugi, do you…?" He turned around and gasped. "Yugi, you're a giant."
"Oh my, it seems your friend's soul has been locked away inside his favorite card. Did that happen to the others, hm?" Bakura grinned. "And although he does look formidable." He mocked the still-panicking Tristan. "How will he fare against this?" A gentleman in a white suit and top hat appeared and attacked Tristan, sending the card to the graveyard.
"Tristan! What have you done with him?" Yugi growled at Bakura.
"Why, he was sent to the discard pile. Or, the graveyard, as we call it in Duel Monsters."
Yugi growled as he drew a new card. I'd refrain from using my friends, but to save them, I have to win. He looked his hand over. And there's only one card in my hand that can defeat his Magical Hat. "The Flame Swordsman, in attack mode."
Joey looked around in bewilderment, before he noticed a very big sword in his arms. "What the? Hey Yug, do you know… Ah! You're a giant." Yugi couldn't help but sweat drop. "That's it, I finally cracked."
"Joey, focus. I need you to attack." Joey looked to the other side of the field.
"What's Bakura doing here? Oh man, I'm, like, six inches tall, wearing a dress, about to fight my giant friend?"
"That's not really Bakura, Joey. That's an evil spirit inside his ring that took him over."
"Oh, yeah, that's much better." Joey muttered sarcastically.
"Are you okay?" Yugi asked, concerned.
"Well, I figure I lost my mind, but I'm gonna go with it."
"Now I need you to attack."
"You got it, Yug. Say goodbye to the cat in the cat." Joey charged, slicing his opponent in two. "Yeah, who's awesome?" Bakura grinned and laid another card.
"Hm, why'd he lay that face-down?"
"'Cause he's afraid of what Joey the Swordsman will do to him."
"Joey wait!"
"I'm going for it. Hassan chop!"
"Heh, what a dolt." Joey dissected a strange looking thing with a grinning face.
"A Morphing Jar!"
"Did I screw up?"
"When attacked, the Morphing Jar forces both players to discard their hands and draw again."
"Damn. I'm sorry Yug."
"It's okay. I'm just glad I didn't have any of our friends' cards in my hand."
Yugi drew a new hand and stared at one of the cards. The Dark Magician? That's my favorite card. But is it also my soul card? Only one way to find out, I guess. "I summon the Dark Magician." A little Yugi in purple robes appeared on the field.
"Yug? What're you doing here?" Joey looked at the little Yugi, then at the bigger one, then at the little one again.
"I have no idea. One minute I was up there, and then…"
"My my, is little Yugi confused." Bakura grinned and put a card face down. Then he threw a magic card. "Just Desserts." His grin widened as an ethereal hand grabbed the bigger Yugi's face and his life point dropped by a thousand points.
"Gah!" Yugi clutched his chest.
"Big Yugi! Are you ok?"
"I'll be fine." He grunted. Glaring at the grinning Bakura, he drew another card. "I play the magic card Double Summon. This allows me to summon two monsters this turn. And I summon the Harpy Lady, followed by The Wanderer." Mai looked herself over as she was hovering just above the ground, wearing a very skimpy suit of armor, making Joey blush.
"What the hell happened?"
"Magic." Naruto, standing next to her, offered. HE was wearing the same grey robe that was on the card. He was also missing an eye. The others turned to him.
"Magic?"
"Yes. Your friend Bakura seems to be possessed by an evil spirit, probably coming from the ring around his neck. And I'm guessing…" Naruto trailed off as he turned to the other Yugi. "Well, it's still your play kid. What do you do next?"
"We'll have to attack."
"That's a call for Joey the Swordsman."
"Cool it skirt boy." Mai interrupted his charge as she took off. "I was just summoned, so it's my turn." She slashed the face-down card that turned over.
"Not another Morphing Jar."
"Sorry guys." Mai muttered to herself as Yugi was forced to discard his hand.
"Don't worry about it. I did the same thing."
"Somehow, that doesn't make me feel better Sword-boy."
"Ouch."
"We were just lucky that I didn't have Tea's soul card in my hand."
"With a whole new hand, comes a whole new perspective." Bakura grinned as he put down another card, unnerving most of the human-turned-monsters. "The game, ever changing, ever shifting."
"This guy's freaking me out."
"Relax. Trust in Yugi."
"First I play a face-down card." A light shone beneath the card, and it lifted up, showing Tea in a blue dress.
"Hey guys." Joey and Yugi hurried to hide her from Bakura, while Naruto and Mai just sweat dropped. "It's a little early for Halloween, isn't it?" She then saw the big Yugi. "Whoah… Who's that?"
"Yeah, well, we're turned into monsters. And that guy's kinda me, but he's kinda also not me."
"What?"
"Look at it this way. We have two Yugi's. The cool one up there, and the wimpy one over here."
"Wimpy!"
"Hey, I didn't mean it like that."
"You forget that here I have the powers of the Dark Magician. I'll show you who's wimpy." He held out his palm towards the card.
"Yugi don't!"
"Dark Magic Attack." The attack shattered some lizard-like thing. Yugi, however, fell to his knees, paralyzed with lightning.
"Foolish boy. You cannot attack the Electric Lizard without some form of counter."
"Yugi." His friends gathered around him while Naruto just face palmed.
"Are you ok, Yugi?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." The big Yugi frowned, but threw down another magic card.
"I play Monster Reborn." In a flash of light Tristan appeared, covering and holding his hands in front of him.
"Whoah. So this isn't a dream?"
"No, I don't think so." Joey answered him, before he and the now recovered Yugi jumped up and hid Tea again.
"Don't bother you fools, I can see her." Bakura threw down yet another face-down card. "This little monster is very dangerous. Beware the Man-Eater Bug." He chuckled to himself.
"The what now?" Tristan asked bewildered.
"Man-Eater Bug is a monster that automatically destroys one monster on the opponent's side of the field." Yugi answered. "We're in a lot of trouble now. What do we do?"
"I'll take care of it." Naruto said, stepping in front of the others. "Hey, you up top, how much life point do we have?"
"One thousand." The big Yugi answered.
"That's enough." Naruto grinned. The card flipped over and a massive green bug charged at Naruto, who just stood his ground calmly. Before it could reach him, he brought the top of his staff hard on its head. The bug dissolved into pieces, Yugi's life point dropped by 450, but Naruto was still standing there.
"Explain yourself mortal." Bakura sneered at the still grinning blond.
"I don't have to explain myself to you." He turned to the others. "But I guess I can tell you guys what's happened. The Wanderer is a special card. It has no attack or defense points, but it is also immune to magic, trap and monster effects."
"I summon The Lady of Faith." Bakura growled out. "And I also play Change of Heart."
"Hey, that's Bakura's favorite card."
"Indeed Yugi, and a magical card it is. With it, I will be able to make you destroy the very friends you sought to protect."
"I refuse."
"You cannot!" The real Bakura appeared in a strange dress before he went inside the evil one's own monster.
"Quickly. I have taken over his monster, but you must attack."
"But I'll destroy you."
"Maybe not." The big Yugi said. A golden glow enveloped his puzzle and the two Bakura's seemingly exchanged places. "If your Millennium Item can remove the souls from their bodies, then maybe mine can bring them back. Now Yugi."
"Right. Dark Magic Attack!"
There, that's the closest I could remember. My memory's kinda jumbled, so it won't be exactly like the show.
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