Yugioh belongs to Kazuki Takahashi.

Mana wakes up the next morning feeling partially refreshed yet a little bothered by the dream. At least she got some sleep though. She sits up and shields her eyes from the sun that beams in through her window. Doing a couple a neck rolls, she finally gets out of bed, getting dressed in her blue pleated uniform skirt and her white blouse. Then she heads downstairs, only to see that no one is there.

"There you are," comes a voice from behind and there stands Yugi's grandpa. It took her awhile to not address him by Priest Shimon, since he has a striking resemblance to him.

"Uh…hi. Where are the others?" she asks.

"They went to school. They decided not to wake you up since you weren't feeling well," he replies and he turns to go into the kitchen. Mana, not knowing what else to do, follows him. He starts to cut up some fruit and place it into a blender.

Mana goes up to the tall glass containing the fruit and examines it. "What is it?"

"That, Mana, is a blender," he replies, putting more fruit into it.

"A blender?"

"You make smoothies with it," he explains and she continues to look at him with a confused look. "They're cold drinks." He puts some liquid into the blender then goes off looking for the lid. As he is looking away, Mana creeps up to the strange object and looks at the different buttons. "Where did I put that lid?"

"Watcha need a lid for?" she asks as her finger hovers over the buttons.

"Well I can't start it without a lid. If I did then it would--" Mana presses the button, causing it to turn on and all the contents inside to splatter all over the place. Grandpa ducks while she crawls and scrambles behind the counter. He slowly makes his way to the blender and turns it off and both stand up. Their face and clothes are a total mess. "And that Mana, is exactly why we need a lid before starting it up."

"Sorry."

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"What is going on here!?" a teen with short brown hair and blue eyes yells in his office. He is the owner of a gaming company and rich at that. He slams his fist on his desk as he looks at his computer. A small boy with long black hair enters his office, wondering what all the commotion is about.

"What's wrong Seto?" he asks his older brother, approaching him.

"Someone's buying chunks of my company!"

"Not again."

The phone rings and Seto Kaiba picks it up. "What is it?"

"We have someone on the other line that wants to speak with you. He says it's very important."

"Put him through," he orders. Momentarily on his computer screen, a rich man by the name of Pegasus appears. "You."

"Hello Kaiba boy. Long time no see."

"You've got some nerve calling me…Allister."

"Oh, so you've figured it out," he says, taking the mask off his face, revealing his real identity which is a guy with short red hair.

"I've been taking note of what has been happening lately. The monsters coming to life, people blaming my company, and here you go again," Kaiba says. "I have no time for your little games. What do you want now?"

"I just want a little rematch."

"I thought we settled this little family dispute of yours already."

"Oh but it's not that. I only want to duel for your soul."

"You've got to be out of your mind. Don't you remember the last time we dueled? You didn't stand a chance."

"So you refuse?" Allister asks with a smirk.

"Yes. I have much more important things to do then play with a mediocre duelist like you."

"Suit yourself then," he says and the computer shuts off. Mokuba looks at his older brother with concern.

"What do you think he meant by that Seto? You think he's up to something?" he asks.

"He's bluffing. He would be dumb to cross me again."

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Atem sits at his desk near the window with one leg crossed over the other and his chin resting on his hand as he looks outside. Since his class is having a free period, it will give him time to think. He closes his eyes and takes in a deep breath before releasing it. Then he opens his eyes once again to look out the window.

'She's been through so much since she got here and I see something different in her each day.' He sighs and places a hand on his forehead. 'What am I going to do with her?'

"Hey Atem, what's up?" asks Yugi, sitting in the desk in front of him and turning his chair to face him.

"…Nothing, just thinking that's all."

"About?"

"Mana," he replies, still looking outside. "She hasn't been herself ever since we arrived here. It got worse when she started having these dreams."

"What kind of dreams?"

"She doesn't tell me a lot except for the fact that they're bad and realistic. But she never tells me exactly what happens in them."

"Well they must be terrible especially after the way she screamed last night. I've never seen her look so scared."

"Yes. And we're not as close as we used to be," he remarks under his breath.

"Say what?" Yugi asks, not quite hearing what he just said.

"It's nothing Yugi."

Yugi raises an eyebrow. "Are you and Mana--?"

"Hey guys," Tea says, walking up to them both. "There are more cases of people being found in a coma-like state in the street or in their houses."

"This really is serious. Just what is Dartz up to anyway?" Yugi asks.
"Probably the same as last time," Atem answers. "And we need to put a stop to it."

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Mokuba walks inside his brother's office that night, rubbing his sleepy eyes. He cracks the door open to see him still working at his desk. "Seto, it's late. Don't you think--"

"I'll be fine Mokuba," he interrupts. "I need to keep working."

Mokuba frowns, but he knows that he cannot stop his brother from what he is doing. "Fine. I'm gonna lock up." He closes the door and turns around to lock up for the day. That is probably the easiest job he has. All he has to do is swipe his card and all the doors will lock automatically. He goes up to the fall where he must swipe the card and does so.

When he is about to head back to his brother's office, he hears something from behind him, causing him to stop. He turns around and looks around cautiously. "Who's there?" he asks out loud. There is no one.

Kaiba closes his laptop and gets up from his desk. Although he would hate to admit it, his little brother is right and he must get his rest. Suddenly, he hears Mokuba's cry for help and he dashes out of his office to the sound of his screams. "Mokuba!" he calls out. He turns a corner and looks in horror as he sees his little brother lying on the ground.

"Mokuba!" He goes to his knees and picks him up his arms, shaking him lightly. "Mokuba, wake up!" He doesn't respond. His body is cold and feels lifeless in his arms.

"MOKUBA!!"

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"Ah Yugi, you're back," says his grandfather as he, Atem, Tea and Joey walk inside. His friends decided to come by for a little while.

"Hi grandpa," Yugi greets. "I hope you don't mind the others being here."

Grandpa chuckles. "Of course not. Stay as long as you like. And you got something in the mail today," he says, handing him a white box.
"Me?" he asks, taking the box. He sets it down and opens it to find a black tape and he pulls it out for the others to see. Joey looks at the box to see who it is from and his eyes widen with horror.

"NOT AGAIN!" he yells, scrambling behind a couch, taking cover.

"What's up with you Joey?" Tea asks.

"Pegasus sent Yugi another tape! I wouldn't put it on if I were you!"

"I think we should hear what he has to say," says Atem with his arms folded across his chest. Yugi nods and puts the tape into the VCR while Joey trembles in the background. The tape comes on, showing Pegasus on the screen with sort of a relaxed look on his face.

"Greetings little Yugi. It's been so long," he says, crossing one leg over the other. "I have some very important news to tell you so listen up."

Meanwhile, Mana sits on her bed with her legs crossed and she looks at her spell book with her wand sitting on the side of her. Just because she is here doesn't mean she can stop studying now. Besides, she has nothing else to do so she decides to study her spells anyway.

"Hm…there are so many spells that I still don't know yet…" She groans and rakes a hand through her brown, spiky hair. Hearing a creak, her eyes slowly lift from her book and her gaze goes to the partially opened closet door. "I'm pretty sure I closed that door all the way," she says to herself and she gets up from bed. Her wand materializes in her hand as she approaches it with caution.

"You see little Yugi," says Pegasus, continuing on. "There is not much time left. Soon this world will once again be in great danger and it is up to you to stop it. I'm afraid it is too late for me."

"No way," Tea says. "His soul's already been taken."

"You must hurry. It's all in your hands. And I advise you to keep your friends close. They could be in danger as we speak." The tape turns off and everyone exchanges looks at each other.

"What did he mean by that last statement?" Joey asks.

"GAAAAH!" Mana's scream fills the air and they look toward the stairway with alarm.

"Mana's in trouble!" Yugi exclaims.

Mana jumps back from the swipe of the large Orichalcos monster. It has red glaring eyes, sharp claws, an armor-like body and a duel disk attached to its wrist. She ducks out of the way from another swipe and narrows her eyes, staying in a crouched position with her wand in her hand. Her wand glows and activates, sending the monster crashing through a window.

She sighs in relief, thinking that it's over when it suddenly appears again, taking a high jump and landing on her bed. Mana stands up straight and holds her wand protectively in front of her. 'It'll be even tougher to beat with all that hard armor,' she thinks to herself.

Loud knocks come from her door and she hears her name being called from the other side. "Mana, open up!" Joey yells, banging on her door. They hear another pain filled scream come from the other side, making them even more worried.

"Mana!" Atem exclaims.

"That's it, we're busting in!" Joey yells.

Mana gets sent flying into a wall and she lands on the floor from a powerful blow to her side. She holds her side, slowly beginning to stand up again. 'This has gone on long enough.'

A large explosion is heard from the other side. It is so strong that the door is blown off its hinges. Mana backs up to the wall, leaning on it, starting to breathe heavily. The others rush inside to find Mana's room a complete mess. It's like a war went on in there. The monster lies on the floor, defeated.

"Mana, are you alright?" Tea asks, going to her side.

"Hey Atem…that thing looks kind of familiar doesn't it?" asks Joey, pointing to the monster.

"Yes. I once faced off against it a while back. But what could it want with--" Mana screams as she starts to get dragged down below. A puddle of darkness forms at her feet as it pulls her down. "MANA!" He runs over and tries to pull her out but it is no use. The others go behind Atem to try to help him pull. Soon Mana is down with only her shoulders and head above ground.

"Don't let me go!" she pleads as Atem tightens his grip on her hand. But no matter how much he tries, he still cannot pull her out and she disappears below the ground.

"Oh no!" Tea yells.

"She's gone!" exclaims Joey with disbelief. Atem slowly drops down to his hands and knees and bangs his fist on the floor.

'I couldn't save her…'

Phew…pretty long chapter. Just what does Dartz want with Mana? You'll soon find out. Please review though…