DISCLAIMER: I haven't done this before, but what the heck. ardee doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Period.
Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor and Tea Gardner stood outside Solomon Moto's Game Shop. "Man!" said Joey. "I wish Yuge would be on time! We've been waiting for like a half hour here!" Tea sighed. It had been more than two months since she had seen Yugi, and she was slightly worried about what had happened to her friend. Normally, he would always email her, but this time, he hadn't contacted any of them. Suddenly, they heard the jingling of the Game Shop's bell. Yugi had arrived.
Joey was about to greet him, when he noticed a certain something around Yugi's neck. "Hey!" he yelled. "That's the Millennium Puzzle!"
Flashback, in Yugi's mind"Y..Ya…Yami?" whispered Yugi. He stared at the Pharaoh, who had a stony look on his face. Yugi dropped to his knees. Yami slowly smiled. "Are you going to hug me, or what?"
After the reunion, Yugi asked him in a trembling voice, "But how are you back, Yami? I saw you walking into the Spirit World." Yami sighed. "I don't know. When I walked in, all I remember was a blinding light, and then everything becomes unclear. The next thing I remember is waking up in the Puzzle. When I entered, I thought I would finally receive my eternal rest. Fate, however, must have had different plans for me."
End Flashback
Far away, through space and time, a certain Atlantian king was strolling through his kingdom. Dartz flicked his green hair to one side. This was the true Dartz, a good man and king. He sighed as he gazed at the waterfalls. If only he had stayed true to himself, he would have been able to enjoy this beauty for a far longer time. Instead, he had wasted ten thousand years plotting to resurrect an evil that shouldn't have ever existed. The Great Leviathan. That divine creature was very powerful: and evil. Even the combined of forces of the three Legendary Knights had been unable to scratch it: let alone destroy it.
He looked around and sighed. Redemption had been hard. Luckily, his daughter Chris, and his father Ironheart had helped him. His kingdom was once again as prosperous as it had once been, and his subjects were happy. But that one problem remained: the Orichalcos stones. No matter how hard Dartz tried to destroy them, they would continue to plague his very existence. In fact, that was where he was going right now. He walked up the stone steps to the large black building where they were kept safely under lock and key. As he approached the door, the two guards bowed low. Dartz muttered, "That is not necessary, and walked into the building. The large metal doors closed behind him.
The entire building was an enormous atrium, and only a few officials, including Dartz himself, were allowed in it. A bright green light began to glow in the darkness. Dartz walked distastefully towards the glass case that held the stones. He glared at them distastefully. How much pain and suffering had these damn things caused? How many innocent lives had been ruined thanks to these objects of evil! He roared in anger and in retaliation the stones glowed even brighter. Dartz suddenly felt that his mind was being clouded up. He groaned. This happened every time he came here. The stones would try to take over his mind, but he would be able to force them out. He felt a foreign presence enter his mind. Swiftly, he sent a wave of mental power at them. He grunted as the wave was deflected. Suddenly, he began to feel the forces creeping in from all sides. His eyes widened: it had never been this strong. The power of the stones was completely overwhelming now. In one last ditch effort, Dartz gathered all his mental power and lashed out with a single wave at the oncoming forces, but it was in vain. "No! No! Get out of my head!" he screamed as one of his eyes began to flicker green. "No, I am your master!" exerted the voice. Dartz screamed in pain as the dark force delivered crushing mental blows against his consciousness. "I am your master! I am the Orichalcos!"
When Dartz looked up, both his eyes were shining green. The two guards rushed in. "Your Majesty! Are you alright? We heard screaming!" Dartz smirked in an almost playful manner. "Of I'm fine," he said in a strange voice. "Unlike you." Before they could do anything, he raised his hand and fired two blasts of green energy. The soldiers cried in pain and dropped their weapons. Dartz drew his sword and said, "Consider it an honor to be the first of the sacrifices for the Great Leviathan!" With a feral yell, he beheaded both of them. A third guard ran in, and said, "Your Majesty, why.." Before he could complete his sentence, he was engulfed in a blast of green energy. Dartz smirked, and thought, "This time I will make no mistakes. The Great Leviathan will be unleashed and no one will be able to stand in it's way! Soon, the world will be rid of all evil and I will rule over all!" With that, he broke into uncontrollable evil laughter.
Marik sat in his bedroom facing the wall. The clock on the wall showed that it was already past three a.m., but for some reason he wasn't able to sleep. Even without his Millennium Rod, the tombkeeper still had a knack for sensing trouble. How right he was. There was a knock on his door. "Come in," he said quietly. The door opened and a beautiful, dark woman appeared. "You couldn't sleep?" she enquired. He shook his head in reply. Ishizu sighed. "Neither could I. I just have this feeling that something terrible is going to unfold." Marik sighed as well. "You're not the only one. This feeling has been plaguing me for the last few months. It's just as if a voice is telling me that something terrible is going to happen." "I know what you mean," said Ishizu. Whether or not she was going to say anything, nobody knew, for suddenly there was a flash of light and something clattered to the floor. The light had blinded Marik but when he looked up he gasped. It was the Millennium Rod.
Tea gasped. She didn't know what to say. Tristan couldn't say anything. Joey, on the other hand, walked over and punched Yami across the face. "You deserved that!" he said quietly, his hair hiding his eyes. Tea found her voice. "Joey!" she said indignantly. "No," said Yami quietly. "He's right." Joey suddenly hugged him with surprising vigor. When Joey let go, he had a big grin on his face. Tristan clasped his shoulder and said, "Good to see you back, man!" He then gently hugged him. Tea was ready to break down, and she was surprised that she didn't faint when Yami hugged her.
"Well what a touching reunion!" said an arrogant voice behind them. Joey wheeled around and let yelled in a mixture of surprise and anger. "Kaiba!" Yugi wheeled around and too noticed Kaiba. "Why hello, Kaiba," said Yami not expecting an answer. Kaiba smirked and said, "It's been a while, Yugi. I se you're still hanging out with the dork squad and the mutt." Joey was about to jump on Kaiba but Tristan was just about to hold him back. "Since you've returned from Egypt, I assumed that you would have returned to dueling. That's why I'm here! I challenge you to a duel!" Yami smirked mentally to Yugi, who chuckled, "Some things never change." "So should we accept?" asked Yami. "Do you think we can beat him? The last time I dueled him was during the World Championship, three years ago. He may gotten some powerful new cards by then." There was a pause. "It's up to you Yugi," he said quietly. Yugi's friends and Seto waited in anticipation. "Okay," he said slowly. "I'll duel you." "Fine," smirked Kaiba. "Be at the Duel Dome by six this evening. Trust me Yugi, this is going to be a duel you'll never forget!" He turned heel and got into a limo that was parked by the side of the road. He got in and said curtly, "To the office." He opened his briefcase and looked at the one card that sat there. He smirked.
Yugi. You're going to regret the day you accepted this duel! All these times I've lost, they've only given me one thing: the determination to beat you! Now I will crush you with the new power of your deck and reclaim my title as the King of Games!
Yugi took out his Duel Box. It contained all the cards that he used to duel. It had had been three years since he last dueled, and he needed to keep his deck in level with the current state of the game. "Well, I think we should stick with our Dark Magician theme," said Yugi to his alter ego. "Definitely," agreed Yami, as Yugi found the various spell casters that supported this theme. Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, Dark Magician of Chaos, Sorcerer of Dark Magic, and the rest. Yugi picked up the Buster Blader card. "This will definitely be useful against Kaiba," he said, as he moved it to the side. "What about the Magnet Warriors," said Yami. "Well, they are weak by themselves, but they can be sacrificed from our hand to summon Valkyrion, which is useful in tight spots." In this way, they continued to build up their deck.
Finally, it was ready. It was a combination of efforts of Yami and Yugi and as Yugi looked at it, he felt a smile tugging on his lips. "Ready, partner?" he said. "Always," said Yami with a chuckle. There was a flash of blinding light and standing in Yugi's place was the taller, more intimidating Yami. He slotted on the Duel Disk and slipped the deck in. He grinned. They were ready.
The Duel Dome, at six o' clockYami eyed the smirking CEO opposite him, while Joey, Tristan and Tea were all in the stands. True, Kaiba was always conceited and arrogant, but he had an air of confidence around him that he had never had before. "So," Seto drawled, as he activated his Duel Disk and fired off the holographic projectors. "Ready to lose your title." Yami smirked slightly. "We'll see about that." "Enough talk!" yelled Kaiba sharply as Yami fired off his projectors. They drew their first six cards and simultaneously yelled the old phrase, "Let's duel!"
ardee: Please people, I've got 168 reads and only 1 review. I don't want to sound like I'm begging but PLEASE REVIEW. I've got exams now, and within a week I'll be able to update more regularly. Till next time.
