This chapter is a crossover with Digimon since it's now about the Digital Pets. Why not using Digimon instead of the Digital Pets that were in the anime?

Disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Gi-Oh characters! I only own my OCs!

Chapter 6: Underhanded Tick; Digital Monster Riot

Aurora and Joakim were invited to the game shop since Yugi wanted to show them something new. The twins were dressed in casual clothes as they walked to the Kame Game.

Aurora was dressed in a white shirt, purple jacket, black maxi-skirt and brown boots. Joakim had on a black top and a dark blue sweater, jeans and white shoes.

"I wonder what Yugi wants to show us", Joakim told his sister.

"So do I", Aurora nodded. "He said it was a new product that the game shop just got."

"Well… If it's Duel Monsters, then I would love it!" Joakim grinned.

Aurora chuckled at her brother. They were of course Duel Monsters collectors too and had several rare cards and a couple of Decks they customized, in case someone wanted to try playing with them.

Aurora opened the front door of the game shop and stepped inside with Joakim following her. "Hello?" she called.

Solomon was packing something on a shelf when he looked up and spotted the twins. "Aurora and Joakim! Welcome!"

"Hey, gramps!" Joakim greeted with a grin. "What's up?"

"We heard a new product came in today", Aurora added.

"Ah, yes! Yugi told me he wanted to show it to you guys", Solomon chuckled.

Just then, Yugi stepped into the game shop from a room behind the counter. He smiled brightly when he saw the twins while hiding his hands behind his back. "Aurora-chan! Joakim!"

"Hello, buddy!" Joakim waved.

Aurora walked up to Yugi. "So, what's this secret product you wanted to show us?"

Yugi grinned, "You know about the Digital Monster anime series?"

"Yeah?" the twins nodded confusedly.

"And about the manga when the Digital Destineds have those games where they play and train and raise their Digital Monster partners?" Yugi continued.

"Yes?" the twins nodded again, their expression not changing.

"Well, they have now launched the Digital Monster pet product!" Yugi exclaimed and held up his hands to reveal three keychain games.

Each of them had a different color. One was blue with a dark blue frame around the screen. The second one was crystal white with a pink frame and the third was dark yellow with an orange frame.

"Wait, you mean we can now raise our own Digital Monster as our pets? Or even better, as partners?" Joakim asked.

Yugi nodded, "Yeah! I've already started playing, so I want to give these two to you." He put the blue keychain game in the pocket of his pants before handing over the white keychain game to Aurora and the yellow one to Joakim.

"Oh… Thank you, Mutou-kun", Aurora said. "But… We don't have any money on us right now…"

Yugi shook his head. "I'm giving these to you for free!"

"Free?!" Joakim exclaimed. "No, no, no, Yug-boy! We'll pay you tomorrow at school!"

Solomon laughed heartily in the background, grabbing the children's attention. "It's all right, you two. We've got plenty of them in store, and it's also a present to you two for being Yugi's friends."

"Well…", the twins said simultaneously as they looked at each other, being in a conflict for getting something for free.

Joakim turned to Yugi who watched the twins with innocent eyes. "We'd like to thank you for the generosity…"

"…If you can show us how to play with the game, Mutou-kun", Aurora finished with a smile.

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The Digital Monster pet product was on the hot list in Domino City. Almost everyone at school had one, including Joey who got scolded by the teacher for playing with the game during class.

"Silly. Why didn't you switch it off?" Anzu asked the blonde boy during recess.

"You're lucky the teacher didn't confiscate the game, man", Joakim said before playing with his Digital Monster.

"It doesn't grow when the switch is off! I want it to hurry and grow!" Joey replied.

"Well, it takes time, it can't be helped", Anzu shrugged before she took out her own Digital Monster pet game. "Well, I supposed that it's cute point."

Yugi also played with his Digital Monster. "If you properly care for it, you'll get a good outcome. It's like it's your child."

"Yeah! Right now, I'm devoting half my day to him!" Joey nodded.

Aurora was playing with her Digital Monster when she froze for one second to sweat drop at Joey's agenda. "Isn't that a bit extreme?"

The door to the classroom slammed open by a furious Tristan. Part of the reason was Miho wasn't at school and the other part was of the "stupid" keychain game.

"To waste time on that… Truly a waste of youth! Useless! Depravity!" Tristan snarled.

"What was that?!" Joey growled at the brunet.

"You didn't have to say all that!" Anzu told Tristan who walked up to the group.

"Tristan, this is fun", Yugi said.

"No, I have no interest", Tristan replied.

"You mean you couldn't get one, right? It's sold out everywhere", Joey grinned.

Tristan just snorted with a small smile. "I did not become a beautification member to clean up Digital Monster droppings. What I must clean is not the Digital World! Even if the dropping of Digital Monsters spread to all humanity… I will remain in reality and continue picking up trash one piece at a time! I, beautification member… As Tristan Taylor!"

Aurora and Joakim deadpanned at Tristan's monologue. "He never gives up with those speeches, doesn't he?" Joakim commented.

"No…", Aurora shook her head.

It was then when Miho showed up, waving her hand to the group. "Good morning!"

Tristan went all pink on his cheeks, returning the gesture stiffly. "Miho-chan! Good morning…"

"What do you mean "Good morning"? Second period is already over", Anzu told the newcomer.

Miho smiled lightly before she brought out her own Digital Monster pet game. "Well… It's hard to take care of her. She also slept late last night."

Miho's Digital Monster looked like a cute little baby amphipod zooplankton. It was a Pichimon.

"So you're doing it too, Miho-chan?" Yugi smiled, happy to see another friend of his playing the keychain game.

Miho nodded, "I definitely want to go to Australia!"

"Australia?" Joakim, Aurora and Anzu questioned.

Miho pulled out a poster from her schoolbag, showing a competition with Digital Monsters pet. "Didn't you know? It's this Sunday. A Digital Monster pet competition. And the prize is an Australia trip!"

"I see. So that's why Joey is so desperate", Anzu said before smirking at Joey.

"You got busted, man", Joakim smirked at the blonde boy.

Joey just laughed that he got caught. "Well, I couldn't go on a foreign trip without this device."

"But… Miho is tired", Miho sighed. "I wonder if there's someone who can raise my pet so that it can win the prize for me? And the Australia trip is for a pair."

Tristan snapped out of his daydream when he heard the trip was for a pair. "Pair?!" He grabbed Miho's hands, looking determinedly. "Miho-chan, leave it to me! I swear as a beautification member that I will make you win!"

Miho exclaimed in happiness. "Really?!"

"Hey! What was all that before about humanity?" Joey asked.

"I just realized it! There is no difference between reality and the Digital World", Tristan replied.

"Oh, really?" Anzu rolled her eyes.

"Good luck, Tristan-kun", Miho smiled gently at the boy.

Aurora looked up when she felt a dark aura. She turned to the back of the classroom, seeing Haiyama stand there all alone. He was by Yugi's height and had short black hair and wearing glasses.

Yugi noticed how Aurora looked at something and followed her glance. He spotted Haiyama and saw how lonely he was, so he decided to go over to him. Seconds later, a student named Kujirada called for Haiyama and Yugi followed them secretly.

Aurora didn't like the view of it. And she didn't like the dark aura she just felt.

"One of the boys holds a dark spirit", Amaura warned. "I can't tell which it is, so stay alert, Aura."

Aurora nodded before glancing at Joakim. He turned to her and nodded, signaling that Mako had warned him as well. After all, Kujirada didn't have a good rumor at the moment.

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Recess came to an end and the students went to their desks as their next teacher came in to begin the lesson.

"Okay, let's begin home room", the teacher called before he spotted an empty seat. "Where's Taylor?"

One of the students, a boy, who sat in front of the lines stood up with a letter in his hand. "He left this."

The teacher took the letter and read out loud what was written on it. "Taking the day off to raise a child?! What's that supposed to mean?!"

"It can't be!" Joey deadpanned.

Anzu was just as irritated as Joey, but Miho was giggling happily. Aurora and Joakim had dropped their jaws in shock. When on Earth did Tristan leave without them noticing?!

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A new day came and went, and Yugi's group was on its way home after school.

"Man, what is that Tristan guy thinking? He hasn't been to school since that time", Joey spoke out loud.

"I look forward to the contest", Miho giggled.

Joakim leant closer to Aurora's ear to whisper. "But even if Tristan miraculously raises a strong Digital Monster, it's not Miho's own efforts that made it evolve." Aurora nodded in agreement.

The group spotted a gang of elementary children that were standing by the window of a store.

"What could it be?" Yugi mumbled and walked up to take a closer look. He gasped when he spotted the reason of the children's excitement. "A Gold Digital Monster pet!"

"What is that?" Anzu asked.

"A limited edition Digital Monster pet. Only a hundred were sold. They say you can raise an amazing Digital Monster!" Yugi told his friends excitedly.

"So you're saying with that, there's no way you can lose the contest?!" Joey asked in disbelief.

"Moron", Joakim rolled his eyes. "Even if it's a limited edition, you can still lose with the Digital Monster you raise with it."

"Exactly", Aurora nodded. "The difference is it has a different color."

"I want! I want!" Miho chanted.

"But it's 50 000 yen", Yugi said a bit disappointed.

"50 000?!" Joey exclaimed in shock.

"It's a premium item after all", Yugi said.

Miho still chanted how much she wanted the premium keychain game until she got pushed away. The kids were also pushed aside by a big guy that had the Domino High School uniform.

"Isn't that Kujirada?!" Joey asked.

"The Gold Digital Monster pet is mine!" Kujirada screamed before breaking the glass.

The glass splitter flew around and it was weird to Aurora about how Kujirada's hand wasn't full of bleeding cuts. The owner of the store came out, ready to scold the boy when Kujirada gave him tons of money for the game and the repairs of the window. With that done, Kujirada left with a disgusting happy laughter.

"That bastard… He didn't even have money to buy lunch before. Just rice money", Joey growled.

"But it was said before. He used to be a good kid, then he suddenly went wild", Anzu said. "He was forced to change schools."

"I wonder what happened?" Miho wondered.

The two spirits of Amaura and Mako watched the laughing boy, both of them feeling worried. His aura wasn't as dark as they thought, so could that dark aura they sensed before belong to…?

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It was now Thursday and Tristan hadn't showed up at school again. It didn't really worry the twins. They knew he was safe at home taking care of Miho's Digital Monster.

Aurora, Joakim and Yugi sat together by Yugi's desk, playing with their own Digital Monsters.

Anzu and Miho joined them just in time to see Yugi feed his Digital Monster. His Digital Monster looked like a humanoid lion with a mane similar to his hairstyle. It was Loweemon.

"How cute! It's eating!" Miho giggled.

"His name is Loweemon", Yugi told the girls.

"Loweemon?" Anzu said before picking up her Digital Monster pet. "Mine is pretty good too."

Anzu's Digital Monster was a rabbit who stood on two legs and had a dress. It was Lunamon.

"Anzu's is cute too", Miho commented.

"Her name is Lunamon. I'm pretty proud of her", Anzu smiled.

"What about the twins'? What about the twins'?" Miho asked excitedly.

Aurora and Joakim shared a smile before showing the group their Digital Monsters. Aurora's was a cat with big ears, and a long tail with a tail ring. Joakim's was a hamster with big ears in the shape of wings.

"Mine is Gatomon", Aurora told the group.

"And mine is Patamon", Joakim grinned lightly.

"Aw, they're so cute!" Miho gushed.

"And they are really good playmates", Aurora added.

"We let them play with each other once a day", Joakim told them.

"Wait a moment!" Joey exclaimed as he joined the group. "Too bad… The champion is going to be my Digital Monster Ogremon."

Ogremon looked like an ogre that had a spiky club in his hand.

"It's not cute", Miho whined.

"The only resemblance is that they're both cheeky", Anzu commented.

"Shut up!" Joey spat before turning to Yugi. "Hey, Yugi! Mind if we do a data exchange? We can make both ours grow."

"Loweemon is kind of timid, so it'd be nice to have Ogremon's wild characteristic", Yugi agreed.

"Alright, then… Link up!" Joey declared.

He and Yugi connected their Digital Monster pet games and waited a couple of seconds before Ogremon left Joey's game to join Yugi's.

"There he is! There he is!" Joey chanted happily.

But everyone gasped when they saw Ogremon hitting Loweemon with his spike club!

"He's bullying him!" Miho gasped.

"It really is just like you!" Anzu frowned at Joey.

"Like owner like monster", Joakim commented.

Aurora just shook her head. She did expect Ogremon acting like Joey.

Yugi laughed a bit nervously as Loweemon patted Ogremon before Joey's Digital Monster returned to its game. "The data exchange is done", the boy said as he and Joey disconnected their games. "After this, there should be some kind of change in his growth."

Joakim suddenly got a mischievous gleam in his eyes. "Hey, Yugi! How about you do a data exchange with Aurora?"

Aurora blinked confusedly at her brother. "What?"

"Sure!" Yugi nodded. "Aurora-chan?"

"Eh… Okay", Aurora said.

They connected their games and soon Gatomon went to Yugi's game.

"Aw, she's just too cute!" Miho giggled.

Loweemon and Gatomon just watched each other before they ran around, playing tag.

"And they're both so friendly to each other", Anzu smiled.

"Maybe because they're both cats?" Aurora questioned.

Joakim just smiled at the sight while Joey crossed his arms with a frown. But the blonde got a big smirk when everyone saw Gatomon giving Loweemon a kiss on his cheek. Just like the lion Digital Monster, Yugi blushed at the sight. Even Aurora couldn't help but blush at Gatomon's affections to Loweemon. Loweemon got a huge blush while Gatomon winked and returned to her game.

"That was…interesting", Aurora laughed lowly.

Yugi nodded in agreement with a blush still on his cheeks before the duo disconnected their games.

"Looks like your Digital Monster pet got a girlfriend, Yugi", Joey teased.

Yugi blushed even harder at the thought of his pet having a girlfriend.

Aurora held back a small grimace when old wounds slowly opened in her heart. Joakim noticed her grimace and couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. He just wanted to help Aurora take another step to get closer to boys after the old incident back in Canada.

"Anyway, Australia is mine! So watch out!" Joey declared.

"He's taking it?" a familiar voice spoke up.

The group turned to the door to find Kujirada standing there with a big grin.

"Kujirada-kun!" Yugi exclaimed.

"The contest winner is definitely going to be me", Kujirada said, holding up his Gold Digital Monster pet game.

Joey snorted, "Kujirada, don't get a big head just 'cause you got a Gold Digital Monster pet! There's no way someone like you could raise one!"

"Oh, really? This is my ultimate Digital Monster! He's Chaosdromon!" Kujirada exclaimed dramatically. Chaosdromon was a big dragon that had machine parts all around its body.

"He looks like he has a lousy personality", Anzu commented.

"No way, that's yours?!" Joey asked in disbelief.

Kujirada chuckled, "If you pay money, you can learn plenty of secrets."

"Money again?!" Joey growled.

Kujirada stepped forward and ripped Anzu's game out of her hand. "His strength ain't just for show!" He connected his game with Anzu's. "Go, Chaosdromon!"

Everyone watched in horror as Lunamon got deleted after Chaosdromon attacked her.

"My Lunamon!" Anzu cried.

"Chaosdromon grows by eating other Digital Monsters", Kujirada explained, his smirk never leaving.

"Kujirada, you bastard!" Joey spat angrily.

"Shall he eat yours too?" Kujirada provoked.

"Works for me! Try it if you can!" Joey connected his game with Kujirada's. "Beat him up, Ogremon!" But sadly, Ogremon ended up getting eaten by Chaosdromon which made Joey cry. "Ogremon!"

"The Australia trip is mine. Don't worry about it", Kujirada chuckled.

"How mean, Kujirada-kun!" Yugi exclaimed a bit angrily.

"Yeah! How can you use the pets that others raise to go to Australia?!" Miho added, glaring at the bully.

"You're one to talk…", Anzu mumbled, still upset that her Lunamon got eaten.

"Kujirada-kun. Everyone raised their Digital Monster pets with care. It's so wrong to eat them!" Yugi tried to reason with the bully.

"Shut up! In the world, those who have money win! I'll eat yours too!" Kujirada reached out to grab Yugi's game when two pairs of arms grabbed him and pulled him back.

Aurora and Joakim stepped up and shielded Yugi as they glared at the big bully.

"You've really got some nerve there, Kujirada", Joakim said with a cold voice.

"Sure, money is essential to live in this world, but it can't buy everything", Aurora added.

"Shut it! You don't understand the power of having money! I'll show you by making Chaosdromon eat your Digital Monsters!" Kujirada roared as he was about to attack Aurora.

"Stop!" a voice called.

Everyone turned to the doorway to see Tristan. But he had a bed hair and bags under his eyes.

"Tristan?!" Joey exclaimed in surprise.

"What is it?!" Anzu wondered.

When Tristan opened his eyes, everyone could see how tired he actually was. "I have raised the ultimate Digital Monster", he announced.

Kujirada arched an eyebrow. "Ultimate Digital Monster?"

"Three days without sleep or rest… This is the ultimate creation! MarineAngemon!" Tristan shouted and held up Miho's keychain game.

Pichimon had evolved into a bigger form that looked like a combination of an amphipod zooplankton with angel wings on its back and wore a collar around its neck.

"T-Tristan was able to raise a cute monster?" Joey mumbled in surprise. "I expected him to raise a cleaning Digital Monster."

"Did you think I, beautification member, didn't know?!" Tristan glared at Kujirada. "This device will teach you."

Kujirada laughed humorously. "What can that Digital Monster do?! I will turn him into Chaosdromon's food!"

"Try it!" Tristan spat before connecting Miho's game with Kujirada's.

Everyone gathered around to watch the battle. Miho screamed in fear when she thought Chaosdromon was going to eat MarineAngemon when her Digital Monster began kissing Chaosdromon all around his body while small heart signs showed up.

"What?!" Kujirada said in disbelief.

Chaosdromon got deleted!

"He… He did it!" Joey exclaimed.

"I did not see that one coming", Joakim commented.

"MarineAngemon does not allow trash to exist! When he finds trash, he completely destroys it. He's truly the beautification member of the Digital World!" Tristan said proudly.

"Damn it!" Kujirada cursed as he threw his Digital Monster pet game on Yugi's desk and stormed out from the classroom.

"That's what you get!" Joey snickered at the bully.

"Tristan, you're so amazing!" Yugi smiled.

"Great job!" Miho clapped her hands, happy to see Tristan had raised her Digital Monster so nicely.

"That truly is just like a combination of Tristan and Miho", Anzu commented.

"Yeah, especially that MarineAngemon is as cute as Miho-chan, but has the cleaning ability as Taylor-kun's", Aurora nodded.

"It's like they're MarineAngemon's parents", Joakim grinned.

The group heard a noise and looked over to the windows. Haiyama sat on his seat while his pencil case had fallen to the floor. He looked kinda upset.

"Haiyama, what's wrong?" Tristan asked.

"No… Nothing…", Haiyama replied.

Aurora blinked when Amaura showed up. "I believe it's him", the spirit said. "The one with the dark aura."

Aurora blinked in surprise. So it wasn't Kujirada who had the dark aura from before?

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Yugi and the twins went home together after school. They were all thinking about Haiyama, wondering what was wrong with him. Yugi was of course concerned about him while the twins were worried that Haiyama was actually a bad guy, considering how Amaura and Mako had warned them.

They looked up in time to see Kujirada carry something and ran very fast.

"What was that?" Yugi wondered.

"I don't know, but my gut's telling me something's up", Joakim said.

"Let's go", Aurora told the boys.

The trio followed Kujirada to an abandoned warehouse. They hid in the shadows and sneaked through the warehouse until they found Tristan, Miho who was chained up between two bars, and Haiyama. But the once quiet, shy and lonely boy was a whole different person now. His facial expression showed madness and his hair was messy. Kujirada laid unconscious on the floor with marks of newly beaten whips, which was the same whip that Haiyama held in his hand.

Yugi, Aurora and Joakim heard the whole story about Kujirada's sudden attitude change and how Haiyama used the bully as his pet. And apparently, Kujirada wasn't the first person who Haiyama tamed or forced to become his pet.

Yugi jumped out from the shadows after Haiyama hit the concrete with the whip. "Stop it!" Aurora and Joakim stepped up to Yugi, joining him.

"Yugi? Aura? Kim?! Why are you here?" Tristan exclaimed in surprise to see the trio.

"I was worried about Haiyama-kun, so we followed after Kujirada-kun", Yugi explained. "But this is how it is… Haiyama-kun, this is wrong!"

"Haiyama, you sick man!" Joakim growled. "Treating and using humans as pets… Only the lowest of the low do that!"

"And those who have a screw loose", Aurora added, glaring at the mad boy.

"You saw me during feeding time, didn't you?" Haiyama glanced at Yugi. "Oh, right! This childish game…" He held up a Digital Monster pet game he got from Yugi the other day. "Let me return it." He threw it down on the concrete nonchalantely next to Kujirada.

"Haiyama-kun!" Yugi ran towards the mad boy, upset to see his true ego.

"You shouldn't have been looking around!" Haiyama growled and hit Yugi with his whip.

Yugi flew back toward a pile of empty boxes. Aurora jumped up in time to grab Yugi and protect him as she landed on her back, letting out a small yelp of pain.

"Yugi!" Tristan called worriedly.

"Sis!" Joakim shouted.

"What a fool", Haiyama snorted. "Completely worthless as a pet."

"You bastard…!" Tristan growled and charged at Haiyama.

The mad boy swung his whip at the incoming boy, but Tristan was able to avoid the whip before he felt his body shutting down due to no rest and sleep while taking care of Miho's Digital Monster. Haiyama hit Tristan on his cheek and made him fall down on his stomach.

"Why must the damage of staying up all night affect me now?!" Tristan questioned himself before he fell asleep.

"Taylor-kun, finished already?" Haiyama called, but grew angry when he didn't get a reply. "Taylor-kun? Hey, I'm talking to you, Taylor-kun!" But he calmed down and smirked evilly. "Taylor-kun… Actually, I was getting bored of Kujirada. Won't you be my pet? That's why I called you."

Tristan, who still fought against the sleepiness, got up on his four limbs. "What was that?!"

"It's fun when you get used to it", Haiyama said. "The lifestyle of a pet. And for your feed…" He used his whip to cut off the ribbon on Miho's school uniform. "What do you think?"

"Haiyama… You're the only one I'll never forgive…", Tristan got up on his feet, glaring at the boy.

"A pet shouldn't look at its master like that!" Haiyama spat before he hit Tristan again with the whip.

This time, Tristan got pushed back into the wall and hit his head hard. "Haiyama…" He fell down on the floor and lost consciousness.

"What a fool. But that's fine", Haiyama mumbled, staring at the sleeping boy. "Raising a resistant pet can be interesting."

Joakim had helped Yugi and Aurora up on their feet before the three ancient spirits of the Millennium Items took over their hosts. The Millennium Items glowed in a bright light that caught Haiyama's attention.

"Yugi! Aurora! Joakim!" Haiyama exclaimed in surprise.

"Now… it's game time", Yami announced.

"What?" Haiyama wondered.

"Haiyama. Why don't you have your Digital Monster fight our Digital Monsters", Yami suggested while he picked up the Digital Monster pet game that Haiyama had thrown.

Amaura and Mako connected their hosts' games while Yami did the same with Yugi and Haiyama's games. Loweemon appeared behind Yami while Gatomon and Patamon appeared in front of Amaura and Mako. Haiyama's Digital Monster was a Roachmon that showed up behind him.

"Sounds interesting!" Haiyama grinned. "I love this kind of thing. Go! Eat those losers!"

Roachmon roared loudly before charging.

"Losers?!" Yami growled, not liking the insult.

"You will regret saying those words, Haiyama", Mako told the mad boy.

"And you will pay the price for it", Amaura shook her head disappointingly.

Loweemon, Gatomon and Patamon charged together and attacked Roachmon, but the cockroach Digital Monster whipped them away.

Haiyama laughed, "Such weak losers are no match!"

"It's okay… These losers can…beat you", Yami growled under his breath.

Loweemon nodded before charging again.

"Gatomon!" Amaura called, sending the cat Digital Monster.

"Go, Patamon!" Mako shouted as the hamster Digital Monster followed the cats.

"The outcome is the same no matter how many times you try!" Haiyama yelled.

Roachmon grabbed Loweemon with one hand while he grabbed Gatomon and Patamon with his other hand. They were trapped! But before Roachmon could eat them, everyone heard beeping noises coming from the games.

"What?" Haiyama arched an eyebrow.

"The effect of the data exchange has appeared", Yami smirked. "This is the sound that plays when a Digital Monster evolves."

"What? Evolves?!" Haiyama exclaimed just as Roachmon froze when his opponents started glowing.

Loweemon evolved into a lion that had the face of the Sphinx in Egypt. Gatomon evolved into a bigger cat with Egyptian looks, just like Loweemon. Patamon evolved to a flying horse with golden armor. They were now AncientSphinxmon, Nefertimon and Pegasusmon.

"What?! I sense great power!" Haiyama cold sweated.

"Nefertimon!" Amaura called.

"Pegasusmon!" Mako called.

"Use Gold Rush!" the twins exclaimed together.

Energy surrounded Nefertimon and Pegasusmon's legs before they flew around Roachmon and trapped him in a rope of energy. He was unable to move when AncientSphinxmon rushed forward and slashed him.

Roachmon roared in pain and collapsed on the concrete. Haiyama didn't like the view at all.

"What?! Get up!" Haiyama demanded as he whipped Roachmon.

"Haiyama, the match is over", Yami declared.

"Not yet!" Haiyama sweated as he whipped Roachmon until it started moving. "Alright, that's it!" But he swallowed his grin when Roachmon bared its teeth at him as it approached the abusive mad boy. "Stop! I raised you!"

"The Door of Darkness opens", Yami said the magic words.

Both Amaura and Mako flinched when they saw Roachmon devour Haiyama who screamed in terror. Of course, Haiyama didn't get eaten for real. It was all an illusion, but very realistic thanks to the dark magic of the Millennium Items.

"Pets are free to choose who they point their fangs at", Yami spoke out loud. "You forgot that, so you lose."

Mako walked over to Miho and unchained her from the bars before he placed her onto Tristan's chest. Yami and Amaura walked over to Haiyama who was still trapped in the Shadow Game. He laid on the floor, gasping for air and shivering in terror.

"There's more to pets than food and whips…", Yami mumbled. "Love is needed."

"Emotions and feelings like love and happiness can't be bought by money", Amaura added. "You have to use your own achievements to understand those feelings."

"Seems even in the end, you never understood that", Yami included before he turned to Amaura.

Amaura blinked at him before she felt his hands rub her sore back. She hissed lightly, but the soreness was almost gone.

"Your host just loves to get hurt, in order to protect others, doesn't she?" Yami said with a small smile.

"Yeah…", Amaura nodded slowly.

She gasped in surprise when Yami pulled her into a hug. He rested his right arm around her waist and his left hand caressed her hair. Amaura blushed at the close contact, but something about it felt extremely familiar. She couldn't help but lean into the hug, resting her cheek on Yami's chest. Yami smiled warmly at Amaura, also feeling something familiar about holding her close to him.

Mako watched from aside, smiling at the view. Seeing his sister and Yami embrace each other also seemed familiar to him. That made his head tick lightly. Could it be the three of them knew each other from their past lives and Amaura and Yami used to be lovers?

A groan was heard from the sleeping duo on the floor. The three spirits turned their attention on Tristan and Miho when the bluette mumbled something in her sleep.

"Let's go to Australia together… Mama…"

The spirits couldn't help but lightly cold sweat at the mumble. Tristan was certainly going to get disappointed when he would find out the truth about who Miho wanted to bring on the Australia trip.