"IYA! KAIYA!" A voice shouts from through the darkness surrounding Kaiya's mind. She blinks a few times to get her barrings. "Thank goodness! We thought there was something seriously wrong with you!" The voice says. Kaiya's eyes furrow when she finally puts a face to the voice.

"J...Joey?" Kaiya asks in an exhausted voice.

"Boy, you sound like you just came through a bubble full of helium!" Joey says, smiling. Kaiya glares at him at the exact same time as Tea hits him over the head.

"Joey! You are a complete idiot!" Tea says, shaking her head.

"W...what are you doing here?" Kaiya asks, sitting up. Tea looks at her in confusion.

"We're here for Yugi, to cheer him on." Tea says. Kaiya sighs as she turns to look at Tea.

"No. I mean, what are you doing in my dueling area?" Kaiya demands. Tea looks taken aback.

"Y...your dueling area? What do you mean?" Tea asks. Kaiya sighs as she points toward the dueling arena a few feet away.

"When did that get there?" Joey demands, looking at it with confusion.

"It's been there the whole time." Kaiya says, looking at him like he's an idiot. "That's my dueling arena." She explains. Joey looks at her.

"So...you have your own dueling arena?" Joey asks. Kaiya nods. "Do you want to duel me?" He asks. Kaiya looks at him like he's officially gone nuts.

"Um...are you sure you want to challenge me?" Kaiya asks, looking at Tea with a worried expression.

"Yes! I mean, we're friends, right?" Joey asks. Kaiya sighs.

"That doesn't mean I'm going to take it easy on you! Do you honestly thing you have what it takes to take me on? You couldn't even understand the rules during the duel Yugi and I had on the ship." Kaiya says in a worried voice. "And once we start, there's no backing out." She says. Joey only grins.

"This is only making me want to duel you more! To prove to you that I can actually duel if nothing else." Joey says, clenching his fist in front of his face.

"Very well." Kaiya says in a bored voice as she gets to her feet, and dusts her pants off.

"Wait! Are you sure you're healthy enough to duel? After all, you did pass out on the ground." Tea says, taking a step forward. Kaiya turns toward her with an evil glare in her eyes.

^I can take care of myself.^
The spirit says, grinning menacingly as she turns back toward Joey.

*What the hell! You make me take over after the duel yesterday, but lords forbid I actually duel ONCE without you in the driver's seat.* Astral Kaiya yells at the spirit as she appears to her right.

^Would you just shut up! You're not in that great of condition to be dueling anybody. Your body is having a bad reaction to the food you ate on the boat.^
The spirit says, glaring at Kaiya, who floats a few feet back at the look in the spirit's eyes. ^Well, Wheel-boy. Ready to duel?^ She questions, turning to look at Joey.

"Hey! Don't insult me!" Joey yells from the other side of the dueling platform.

^So...what are we going to duel for?^
The spirit asks, looking at Joey with a bored expression.

"One star chip." Joey says, pulling out a star chip. The spirit shakes her head.

^Don't think so.^
She says as she looks at Joey.

"What?" Joey demands.

^How about this. If I win, you give me your top card.^
The spirit says, motioning toward Joey's deck.

"Very well.." Joey says as he looks down at his deck. He hesitates as he picks up the first card. His eyes widen when he sees none other than his Red-eyes. He sighs.

^Well, since the prizes have been decided, let us begin this duel.^
The spirit says as she draws five cards.

"I'll go first." Joey says as he draws a card. "First, I'll lay down this card." He places a card down in the magic/trap area. "And lastly, I shall summon the Flame Swordsman." Joey shouts as he throws down a card. The spirit grins.

^Well, I believe it is now my turn...^
The spirit says as she draws a card. ^I shall summon my newest card...^ The spirit lays down none other than Dark Magician. Both Tea and Joey's eyes widen when it appears on the field.

"That...can't be!" Joey shouts. Suddenly, they hear someone yelling. Before either of the make another move, Yugi and Tristan run out of the woods.

"What's going on?" Yugi asks as he comes to a halt in front of the dueling platform.

"Joey challenged Kaiya to a duel." Tea says, shaking her head.

^And if the two of you don't mind...I'm about to finish him off! So...stop talking!^
The spirit growls, glaring at Yugi.

"Just take your turn." Joey says, waving his hand like it's no big deal. The spirit grins.

^You're going to wish you hadn't challenged me.^ She says as she lays down a card.

"What...is that?" Joey asks, looking at the screen carefully.

"That's Return from a Different Dimension!" Yugi says, eyes wide.

^That's right. With this, I can bring back one card I removed from play.^
The spirit says. Joey's eyebrows furrow.

"But you didn't remove any cards from play!" Joey shouts.

^You sure of that?^
Kaiya asks. Joey's eyes widen when he sees the card behind the spirit's Dark Magician.

"What is that!" Joey yells.

"It's the Card of Sanctity. It allows you to draw a new hand as long as you remove two cards from play." Yugi says in a worried voice. The spirit looks down at him.

^You're smart, Yugi-boy.^
She says, grinning. Yugi looks at her in confusion. ^But anyway, I use my Return from a Different Dimension to bring back my Blue-eyes White Dragon!^ The spirit says, smiling. Joey's eyes widen as he watches the Blue-eyes appear on the field. ^Next, I shall have my Dark Magician attack your Flame Swordsman.^ The spirit says, pointing toward the monster. Joey covers his face when the blast comes back toward him. ^And last, but not least...Blue-eyes! Attack his life points directly!^ The spirit shouts. Just as the blast disappears, the spirit quickly disappears to the back of their mind, leaving a very weak Kaiya in her place. Just as the platform is coming toward the ground, Kaiya passes out, falling to the ground. The last thing she hears is someone yelling.

"KAIYA!"