Yet another chapter. Apparently this story is good? Anywyho, quick few notes before we resume the chaos.

1. There are no original characters. No main ones anyway. The closest we're probably ever going to get to an OC will be Thug number one and Thug number two whom have been temporarily blessed with names. Keeping it this way makes it much easier for me.

2. This story flows around the end of Kingdom Hearts II and after Battle City. There will be a few spoilers tossed here and there (though most are about Roxas), so beware if you haven't played through/seen either.

3. For those of you that loved the sinister, psychotic, Shadow-Game loving Yami from season one (The first arc. You know, Death-T? Ushio? That part of the story), I assure you we will be seeing a PENALTY GAME sooner or later. If not, I can guarantee you a MIND CRUSH on one of the villains. Depends on what you guys prefer seeing.

4. For Yugi's other self, some people may prefer "Other Me" or "Mou Hitori no Boku" or "Atemu," but for the sake of simplicity I'm calling him Yami.

Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! is owned by Kazuki Takahashi. Kingdom Hearts is owned by Tetsuya Nomura and all that.

Duel Disks and Keyblades

By FlikFreak

Chapter Three: Making a Comeback

Yugi didn't know what to think of this situation. These creatures didn't look all that friendly, and they certainly didn't remind him of any Duel Monsters. This person – Sora – apparently was familiar with them, but he had a feeling the stranger wasn't familiar with Sora. After all, he had gotten his name wrong.

Sora scowled. "Don't call me that," he protested. "I'm not Roxas, no matter how hard you may try to convince me."

"Still in denial?" the stranger said, grinning. "It's such a shame…you would have been so helpful to us…"

"I've already taken care of you once," Sora growled. "Don't make me do it again."

"There will be no need," the stranger hissed back at him. "We will be the ones defeating you this time."

"What's going on here?!" Jounouchi demanded, stepping forward. "What do you creeps want?"

The stranger seemed to turn his gaze to Jounouchi, whom promptly stepped back. "So you brought some friends with you?" He taunted. "How amusing…"

"That's enough talk from you!" Sora growled. "I'm here on business; I don't have time to deal with you."

"I'd hate to tell that to our new leader," the stranger continued. "He was kind enough to revive us though the use of shadow magic…"

Sora flinched noticeably, backing away. Yugi narrowed his eyes, but offered no statement. Yami, are you there?

I've been watching this whole time, Yami replied as he appeared in spirit form next to his friend. I don't like this. Be ready to fight if you have to.

The cloaked figure laughed. "And it seems his guess was right on the money. Looks like you've got three friends with you, little boy."

Yugi felt Yami stiffen. How did this person know about the Pharaoh? He couldn't possibly see him, let alone hear. As Yami slunk back into the puzzle quietly, Yugi reached quietly for his deck and Sora stared in confusion. "Three?" He said. "But there are only two people with me."

"So you think," the stranger chuckled. "But enough of that. Time to put you out of your misery!" The creatures charged forward.

Yami! Hurry!

On it.

There was a brief flash of golden light and Yami seized control. Whipping out the card he had pulled from his deck, he brandished it forward, summoning a shield of light that slammed into the white husks and shattered them, much to the shock of both the stranger and Sora. Stepping forward once the shield was gone, Yami narrowed his eyes and confronted the stranger. "I don't know who you are or why you're threatening us, but I suggest that you leave immediately if you value your life."

The stranger gave a brief smirk as a portal of darkness appeared behind him. As he backed away and vanished along with the strange darkness, Yami relinquished control to Yugi, and both looked at the card in hand.

Mirror Force, Yugi mused.

Yami grinned. Nice choice, Yugi.

Don't thank me, Yugi replied sheepishly. You're the one that could actually make it work.

"Who was that?" Jounouchi asked, rubbing his head. "It's definitely not a rare hunter; they were never that creepy."

Sora clenched his fists. "I thought I got rid of them already," he said, "But he's a member of a group called Organization XIII."

"They don't sound all that friendly," Yugi commented. "I take it you know about them?"

"Yeah," Sora replied after a brief hesitation. "They basically went around stealing stuff and attacking people, but I was their main target because I had something they wanted."

"So they're still after it?" Jounouchi asked. Yugi nodded in agreement.

Sora, however, shook his head. "They've already lost the means to make any use of it, to put it simply. What I'm wondering is how and why they're back." His thoughtful expression left, and he smiled, turning to Yugi. "Nice job standing up to him," he said. "I've had to deal with these guys tons of times before but they usually picked a fight before running off like that."

Yugi grinned. "It was nothing." We've dealt with this sort of thing before…besides, I don't think that's the last we'll see of these creeps.

It usually never is, Yami commented darkly. This whole thing is suspicious if you ask me.

"Can we leave now?" Jounouchi interjected. "This alley gives me the creeps, and there's no telling when any more of those monsters are going to show up."

Sora and Yugi nodded. They hadn't really noticed it before, but when they followed the stranger they had ended up in a back alley in the rough part of town. Luckily they hadn't gone too deep in, so it was easy to walk out. Yugi wasn't worried much either; he knew Yami could easily take care of whatever came their way if they couldn't.

"By the way," Sora began, "What was with that shield or whatever it was?"

Jounouchi glanced at Yugi, whom only shrugged. "It wasn't me," he said, grinning inwardly, "And I know it wasn't Jounouchi. He was standing right beside me." Of course, it had been Yugi in a way, but the boy wasn't sure which side Sora was on, and decided not to say anything. What he did know, however, was that something wasn't quite as it seemed. Over the years he had grown very keen on being able to tell what was going on in someone's mind by just looking at them, and though Sora looked cheerful, he could still tell that there was worry filling his mind.

"Sir, I believe we have found him. The one you were looking for."

A man stood shrouded in the shadows of the room, staring at the empty stone wall behind him. "Good work, schemer…but why did you not destroy him? Surely he could have been out of our way if you had…"

"I would have, but he was not alone. The Pharaoh also countered the Dusks in a single motion…"

The man scowled. Him again…will he never cease to haunt me? "I see," was the cool and calm reply. "I cannot blame you for such a thing. Shadi must be behind this."

"I agree," the cloaked stranger said. "We cannot underestimate their power if we are to defeat them."

The shaded man turned to face his minion with a stern gaze, his face still shrouded by darkness. "Even so," he said sternly, "We must be rid of this menace. The power of the Millennium Puzzle coupled with that of the Keyblade is a major threat to our plan. We will have to send one of our own to ambush them."

"A preemptive strike of sorts, sir?"

The stranger nodded. "Yes, and I know just the thing that could help." Pulling a card from his pocket, the man threw it through the air, where the darker cloaked figure caught it. "Give that to the Savage Nymph, and tell her that we have a task for her…"

Don't you hate when the bad guys do that? Anyway. Next chapter soon. There will be a small revelation on the Millennium Items and the Nobodies and all that sooner or later.