This is the beginning of the ultimate FD-T! This idea came to me as I was writing the last chapter, but I already know how it's going to go! Who is the mastermind of this devilish trap? (If you don't know you'll kick yourself when you find out.) This is the beginning of the end! MA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!


Atem led Dan and Alice to a large building on the other side of Wordington. Even Dan didn't recognize the structure. The doors looked like those of a spacecraft. On the front of the door, in the center, read the letters "FD-T."

"How do we get in?" Dan wondered out loud.

"I didn't just get information from those Ghouls," Atem said holding up a keycard.

"Are you sure they'll be okay?" Alice asked (again).

"The police already picked them up," Drago answered (again!), "They're already in custody. Didn't you hear the sirens?"

"We have more pressing matters to attend to," Mahado cut in. Atem opened the door with the keycard. The door hissed open and steam poured from the entrance.

"Let's go," Atem said flatly. When they entered he got a foreboding feeling, like someone was watching him. Not only that, but something about this whole situation seemed familiar.

Once they entered, the door slammed shut. "No turning back now," Hydranoid said. The hallway was plain steel, no furniture, no paintings, nothing but endless gray.

"How do you like it?!" a voice boomed and echoed through the empty hall. Alice and Dan cringed and covered their ears, "This is my gift to you, `other Yugi`! Meh-heh-heh!"

"Come out and face me like a man, you coward!" Atem demanded.

"Only if you can survive, `other Yugi,`" the booming voice said grimly.

"What did he mean by `other Yugi,` Atem?" Alice asked.

"I'll tell you later," Atem said as he continued down the hall. Dan and Alice followed after him.

After what seemed like hours of walking, though it had only been a few minutes, Atem and his party saw a large room at the end of the hall way. The room was as sparsely decorated as the rest of the place. When they entered the room, however, they found a bench against the wall leading to the hallway. On the bench was someone Atem recognized. He had spiky purple hair and a blue school uniform.

When he saw Atem, the youth leapt onto Atem and hugged him, "Other me!" he said tearfully, "You're back, I can't believe it!"

"Yugi! Is it really you?" Atem asked in disbelief, "What on earth are you doing here?"

Alice stood with her hands on her hips, "Okay, what do you mean `other,`" she asked a little irritated.

"Oh, it's nothing," Yugi said whipping away his tears, "It's okay, Shun, they're friends."

Shun dropped down from his hiding place next to Yugi. "Alice? Dan?" he said.

"Oh, good, you know them?" Yugi asked.

"These are two of the friends I was telling you about. I thought you were captured," Shun said.

"Nope, `Super Alice` took care of the bad guys before Atem and I got there!" Dan joked.

"That's not funny, Dan!" Alice protested.

"So which of your friends are these two?" Yugi asked Shun.

"The red-head is the meek one with the identity crisis, and the other is the hot-head who won't admit his feelings," Shun said in the most flat, nonchalant tone any of them ever heard.

Atem burst out laughing and fell on the floor. Yugi was more reserved, but was unable to stifle his laughter. Dan went off on Shun, while Alice, whose face had turned bright red, twiddled her thumbs in shame.

After the commotion had died down, Yugi approached Dan and Alice to greet them. When Alice looked up and saw little Yugi standing there with his big, innocent smile, her face lit up. She squealed and wrapped her arms around Yugi's neck, lifting him off the ground. She rubbed her cheek against his and said, "He's so cute, he's like a teddy bear!" Yugi didn't mind the strangulation; he was too busy drooling over being so close to a bombshell like Alice.

Atem fell over laughing again, "Some things never change!"

"What's he got that I don't got?" Dan asked sadly. Shun just shook his head in disbelief.

"I hate to interrupt this charming scene, but we do have more pressing matters to attend to," the voice from earlier suddenly said.

"Kaiba," Atem said, "Let the people you took go!"

"Well, well," the voice said coolly, "What makes you think I'm this `Kaiba` person?"

"We know it's you," Yugi (who was by now released from Alice's grip) said.

Suddenly a figure appeared in the center of the room. Not the center of the floor, dead center vertically. It was a tall, thin teenager with light brown hair and ice blue eyes. He was seated but their was no chair. He had a plain white mandarin collared suit.

"Meh-heh-heh. You're right," Kaiba said.

"You know this guy?" Dan asked Yugi.

"I thought I did…"

"I thought we were past this, Kaiba!" Atem said angrily, "Why would a proud gamer like you join the Ghouls?"

"I've never been past it!!" Kaiba boomed, "You humiliated me again and again! Our first fight at school, Death-T, and then you had the nerve to hold back and take pity on me and hold back in Duelist Kingdom!" Kaiba paused, "And then you took god from me and won my own tournament." Kaiba paused again, "I will never forgive you!!"

"Kaiba!"

"Oh, have you noticed my attire?" Kaiba said with a renewed smile. Atem didn't have anything to say, even though he did recognize it. "I was feeling nostalgic and I felt it was appropriate."

"Why is that?" Shun asked.

Kaiba eyed Shun, but he didn't flinch. He turned back to Atem, "This is what I wore at Death-T, so I thought it would be perfect for my `Final Death-T!` Ma-ha-ha-ha!"

"`Final Death-T?`" Yugi asked.

"You have to win in four deadly games to get to me. Each stage will challenge a different type of gaming skill," Kaiba explained, "Yugi, Atem, I know both of you will make it," Kaiba looked at the others, "but how many of your new friends will die along the way. Good luck." In a flash, he was gone. His last comment was drenched in insincerity.

"Kaiba, what have you done?!" Atem asked furiously.

"We'll have to move on soon," Shun said, "before this Kaiba character decides to move us."

"Shun's right, let's go!" Dan said enthusiastically.

"It's not that easy," Atem said without facing them, "Kaiba won't think twice about killing any one of us. You don't know how dangerous he is. It'd be best if you all leave this to me," Atem turned to revel a hurt look on his face, "I'm the one he's after!"

No one had anything to say. Finally, Alice spoke up, "B-but it's our friends who are in danger!" Atem looked away, looking even more hurt. "I… I'm sorry."

Yugi shook his head lightly, "The only reason we got through the first Death-T was because of our friends," Yugi started for the door that read "FDeath-T 1". When he was next to Atem he stopped and put his hand on Atem's shoulder. "The power of unity, remember? The power of your puzzle." Atem looked down and saw the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi took it off, "It's yours." Yugi tried to hand it to Atem, but he just shook his head.

"You won, Yugi," Atem said, "This time I'll need your strength." Atem turned to Dan, Alice, and Shun, "Will you lend me your strength?" They all nodded. The door to the first stage of FDeath-T hissed open, and the five gamers bravely strode through.


More dramatic irony FTW! I meant to have the first game in this chapter but this seemed like a perfect place to stop. How many of you are kicking yourselves for not figuring out "Meh-heh-heh" was Kaiba?


Atem: Look, I know it's you, Kaiba!

Kaiba: I'm telling you I'm not Kaiba!

Atem: Fine then, what's your name?

Kaiba: I have far too much money to tell you my name.

Atem: Okay, you petty just admitted your Kaiba.

Kaiba: Screw subtlety, I have money!

Dan: Oh, snap!