Chapter 7

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Thought / Dreams / Event from the past

[Voice from the past]

'Telepathic Voice'

"Spirit Talking"

-Telephone-

Letter

"Dialogue"

Emphasis

Dangerous Tone

A 16 years old boy with white hair sighed as his bags down on the floor of his new apartment, carrying those bags had really tired him out. He didn't bother to rest though, he left his apartment again right after locking his apartment – since he had to go somewhere else.

'Nee, That Guy is still asleep, right?' He asked in his head as he walked on the street – following the direction from a golden item around his neck. The item was made from gold and had a round shape with a triangle inside, 5 spikes hanging from it and an Eye could be seen on top of the triangle. Currently, the spikes were pointing at one direction, and he was walking following said direction.

A Spirit then appeared beside him. The Spirit was looked just like the white haired teen – but he was more tough looking, and his eyes were grayish brown instead of warm brown. "Yes, my Will is strong enough to put Him to sleep, but He would become so strong when we are playing games or being asked to play games, so be careful." The Spirit answered seriously as he walked along the boy, "The trace that we felt so many times before . . . Yugi is in Japan, right?".

'Yeah, The Millennium Ring showed us that Yugi is in Japan, in this small city called Domino.' He answered, 'From the look of it, he was moving from Domino not long ago, but we can still track him down from here. I just hope that Yugi can win against Him, so that we can take off the Ring from my neck and He can't possess me anymore. That way, we can help him out with whatever problem he attracted to himself lately'.

"Yeah." The Spirit answered with a laugh, "Yugi always attracted trouble to himself in the past, and I'm sure he still does – even now".

'Agreed, Akefia, agreed.' The boy answered with a chuckle as well, 'I'm sure he would be surprised when we meet each other again'.

"Nah, if he is still the same Yugi as we know, it will be as hard as hell to surprise him." Akefia answered as he crossed his fingers behind his neck and he looked up at the sky, "But considering that he would never thought of the possibility of all this, I have to agree with you that he would be surprised".

They walked in silence after that – with the boy still focusing on the direction the Ring showed him, and the Spirit walked alongside him. They were walking on a slow pace – since it's hard to follow the Ring if they walked faster – but when they were passing a Game Shop, Akefia stopped completely, causing the boy to stop as well. 'Akefia?' The boy asked telepathically to the Spirit.

"It's Shimon, Ryou." Akefia told him as he pointed into the Game Shop, "He's inside".

'Adviser Shimon?' Ryou asked in surprise as he looked into the Game Shop, 'You're right, it's him. Although, he could be my Grandpa, you know? Since they looked almost the same'.

"No, I'm certain that it's Shimon, his aura is different from Solomon." Akefia answered him.

'Do you think he might know something?' Ryou asked the Spirit.

"I don't know, but we can try asking him." Akefia answered thoughtfully, "I think he might know something about the Millennium Puzzle, I can faintly felt it's presence here".

'Let's do it then.' Ryou said before entering the Kame Game Shop.

"Welcome." The elder man – that they thought was Shimon, in his past life of course – greeted them with a warm smile, "Can I help you?".

"I'm searching for a certain Duel Monsters Card." Ryou answered him. Since he was inside a Game Shop, might as well searched for his Soul Card, that way he would kill two birds with one stone. He might be unable to play due to That Guy's evil nature, but he still like to collect Duel Monsters Cards.

"The packets are over here." The man said as he showed the packets of Duel Monsters.

Ryou smiled as he searched through the packet. It seemed that his decision to buy a Duel Monster pack was a right one, since he heard a female voice called out to him when he touched one of the packets. He picked it up immediately and handed the pack to the man, "This one please".

The man took the pack from Ryou and scanned it, he told Ryou the price and then Ryou paid it. "Are you new in here? I've never seen you before." He asked with friendly tone.

"Yes, Sir, I'm a transfer student from London." Ryou answered easily as he put his new pack into his pocket.

"My name is Sugoroku, but just calls me Grandpa." The man introduced himself before his eyes locked onto the Millennium Ring, "Oh, is that . . . the Millennium Ring?" He asked in surprise.

"You know about the Millennium Items?" Ryou asked in surprise as well, "Are you happen to be the one who solved the Millennium Puzzle?".

"No." Sugoroku shook his head, "The one who solved the Puzzle was my adopted Grandson, Yugi." He answered before looking at Ryou sternly, "Boy, hear me out. I want you to promise me to never use the Item's power for evil purpose, I don't want you to hurt people just because you can use Shadow Magic".

Yugi . . . Ryou thought with wide eyes before glancing at Akefia, 'Akefia, it's Yugi! The one who solved the Puzzle!' Ryou said excitedly in his head.

"Yeah, we found him at last." Akefia answered with an excited grin, "Ask him where Yugi is".

Ryou nodded at him before looking at Sugoroku with a smile. "I will try, Grandpa." He answered as he leaned eagerly onto the counter, "You said you are Yugi's Grandfather?".

Sugoroku blinked, "Do you know each other?" He asked in surprise.

"Yes, we do, and I've been searching for him all this time." Ryou answered, still with an excited grin, "So, is he here?".

"No, he is away at the moment." Sugoroku answered with a frown, "Who are you, boy? How do you know Yugi?".

"My name is Ryou, and about how we know each other, you won't believe me even if I told you." Ryou answered with a shrug before smiling again, "Where is he then?".

"I won't believe?" Sugoroku asked with a raised eyebrow, "Then answer me, are you a Vampire? A Vampire Hunter? Or any of the Supernatural creatures? You aren't a Rogue, are you?".

Ryou blinked a few times at the questions. "You know that Yugi isn't a human?" He asked in surprise.

"Well, I'm his adopted Grandfather, so of course I know." Sugoroku replied before looking at Ryou expectantly.

Ryou noticed the look and shook his head. "No, I'm just a normal human." He answered honestly, "I know him from my past life. He was my Little Cousin, and I still think of him as my Little Cousin in this life".

"Oh! This is certainly a pleasant surprise." Sugoroku said with a grin before searching for something under the counter, "That Millennium Ring can search for someone, right? Yugi is at Illusion Island at the moment, and it would take too long to go there by boat." He showed Ryou a photo of a young woman with silver hair and a pair of blue eyes, "She's a Vampire from Fuyu Clan, her name is Ginga, and I'm sure she could teleport you to Illusion Island".

"Thank you, Grandpa." Ryou answered before taking the Ring into his hand. He imagined the young woman's face in his mind, and the Ring reacted right away by pointing to a certain direction. "See you again, Grandpa. Thanks again for your help." He said to the old man before following the Ring out of the shop.

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"What?" Yugi asked in surprise to his phone – or to be precise, the person he was having a phone call with.

Yugi and his friends were just walking through the forest – to see if they could find another opponent – when Yugi's phone rang. He didn't know what he expected when he answered it, but certainly it wasn't to hear Hobson saying that Mokuba had been kidnapped by Pegasus's men.

-Master Mokuba had been kidnapped by Mr. Pegasus's men.- Hobson repeated, -Please, Master Yugi, you have to rescue Master Mokuba. I fear for what would happen should Mr. Pegasus get his hands on Master Mokuba-.

"Alright, I understand." Yugi answered as he massaged his temple, "I will search for him now, and tell Seto that he doesn't have to worry about Mokuba anymore. I will get him back and protect him".

-Thank you, Master Yugi.- Hobson answered before Yugi ended the connection.

"What's wrong, Yugi?" Jou asked when he saw Yugi's annoyed expression.

"That pervert, I really don't like him." Yugi let his annoyance go through a sigh. He put his phone back into his pocket before moving his attention to his friends, "Guys, Pegasus has kidnapped Mokuba, we need to rescue him." He told them.

"We need to find him then." Mai said in attention. (Ryuuzaki lost his interest to duel Mai after losing to Jounouchi, so she decided to tag along with the group for the time being) Although, she couldn't help but wondering why Pegasus kidnapped this 'Mokuba', "Should we go in pair to cover more ground?".

"No." Yugi shook his head, "Knowing Pegasus, he would lock Mokuba in the prison inside his Castle – or something like that. We only need to go to the castle and then sneak in".

"You mean you sneak in. Right?" Honda asked with a sweat drop, "If we sneaked in with you, we will only get in the way".

"You got it." Yugi answered with a grin before leading the way, "Let's go".

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Inside a room in a tower of Pegasus's Castle, Mokuba was pressing his ear to the door, trying to hear anything from outside. He wanted to make sure that no one was around, since he didn't want to get caught trying to escape. After he was sure that no one was outside the room, he ran to the bed in the room and pulled off the sheets. He tied the sheets tightly one after the other and turned them into a makeshift rope, he then tied one end to the bed frame, careful so that it wouldn't get loose so easily, and then threw the other end outside the window.

Mokuba took one glance behind him – to make sure no one coming – before climbing down the makeshift rope he made. Shoot, not long enough. He thought in panic when the makeshift rope only reaching half of the tower, and when he looked up, he saw that one of the joints – the one that was the nearest to him – nearly gave away. He gulped before grabbing one end of the sheet with a hand, and then grabbed the other end – the one that nearly gave away – with his other hand. It was risky, but it was his only chance if he wanted to survive falling from this height.

Mokuba stilled his nerves, and then – when the joint finally gave away – he spread his arms to make the sheet in his hands become a makeshift parachute. It was not enough to keep him in the air, but at least it was enough to slow his fall so he wouldn't get injured. After he landed, he looked up and saw that one of Pegasus's employees looked down from the tower. He was glad that he was hidden by the trees, since the man couldn't see him – especially from that height. Mokuba took a deep breath to calm his nerves – the fall earlier really scared him to death – as he thought of what he should do now.

Getting out of there, check. Mokuba thought to himself as he stood up, while his hands were brushing his clothes free of dirt. What should he do now . . . ? He could find Yugi. The Vampire would surely tell Seto that he was alright, so his Brother wouldn't get worried for him anymore. He didn't know where Yugi was in this island, but he could just find a Duelist and ask them where he could find Yugi. Letting out a sigh since he knew he would walk a long distance now, Mokuba began walking to random direction.

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Meanwhile, Pegasus was having lunch – while reading a comic book – when one of his employees entered the Dining Room. "What is it?" He asked without looking.

"Sir, I'm sorry but the kid has escaped." The man said.

Pegasus closed his comic book before reaching out for a remote instead, "Don't worry, I know what that kid would do." He said as he pressed a button and then a screen came out from a place in the ceiling.

The screen then turned on by itself, "It has been 9 hours since the beginning of the duels." The computer system said, "Out of 40 participants, 12 have been disqualified. Those who were disqualified are about to leave on the boat".

"How about him?" Pegasus asked.

"Mutou Yugi has been gained 5 Star chips." The computer answered.

"Wonderful." Pegasus said, "That's Yugi-boy for you." He then turned to his employee, "Keep an eye on him, Mokuba-boy will surely go to him." He instructed, "And sends that guy to try and distract Yugi-boy while you take Mokuba-boy back during their duel".

"Yes, Sir." The man bowed before walking out from the room.

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Mokuba was still in the forest – since he was walking slowly to avoid being seen by Pegasus's men, that he was sure were searching for him at the moment – when he felt a sudden drop of temperature. He hid in a bush and looked at the source of the cold air, only to gasp silently in surprise when he saw two people appeared from thin air – possibly using Vampire Magic if the short swirl of snow was anything to go by. (He knew this since he had asked Yugi about the Vampire once, not long after finding out Yugi's true identity through Seto). One of them was a young woman with silver hair and a pair of blue eyes, while the other one was a teenage boy with white hair and has a pair of doe brown eyes.

"Thank you for your help, Ginga-san." The white haired boy said to the blue eyed woman – whom he guessed was named Ginga, and that means that the woman was the Vampire who used the Teleportation Magic just now.

"It's nothing, boy." Ginga answered with a smile, "I will go now, take care of yourself." She walked a few steps away from the boy before waving at the boy, who waved back. "Teleport." As soon as she said that, she was gone again with a swirl of snow.

Mokuba didn't know whether the boy was dangerous or not, so he stayed quiet in his hiding spot. Unfortunately, he knew that he was found when the boy turned to his hiding spot. "I know you're there, come out." The boy said, but Mokuba was still unsure about it. "It's alright, I won't hurt you." The boy said again, slowly walking over to his hiding spot this time.

Mokuba sighed since he didn't have any other choice now, so he slowly walked out of his hiding spot. "Who are you?" He asked the white haired teen cautiously.

"I'm Bakura Ryou." The teen answered with a warm smile, "Who are you, boy?".

"Kaiba Mokuba." Mokuba replied as he slowly walking over to the teen, relaxing a bit since he could see in the Ryou's eyes that the teen didn't want to hurt him. "Are you a Duelist?" He asked once he got into a reasonable distance from Ryou.

"I can play, but I'm not a professional Duelist." Ryou answered with a shrug.

That was when Mokuba caught sight of the item hanging in front of Ryou's chest, and he grew tense again, for that was one of the Millennium Items – the Millennium Ring. "What are you here for then, if not to participate in Duelist Kingdom?" He asked as he eyed the Ring carefully, so he would know in case the teen wanted to do something funny.

"Searching for someone." Ryou answered right away, silently wondering why the boy wouldn't look at him in the eyes, "Are you a Duelist?".

"No, I'm not." Mokuba shook his head before pointing at the Ring, "That is the Millennium Ring, right? Are you searching for another Millennium Item Bearer?".

Ryou's eyes widened, "How do you know about the Millennium Ring?" He asked in surprise.

Mokuba finally locked eyes with the teen, "I heard from my Guardian." He said seriously as he took a step back, "My Guardian has a very strong Magic. So if you dare to do anything to me, he will know and hunt you down".

"What?!" Ryou was the one who took a step back then, "No! Stop there for a second, boy. I won't hurt you or do anything to you, I promise. Where do you get such an idea again?".

"Because the Millennium Ring is one of the most dangerous items, along with the Millennium Eye, the Millennium Key, and the Millennium Rod." Mokuba answered as he looked at the teen in the eyes, before looking aside when he heard some noises nearby, "Do you really won't harm me?".

"Really." Ryou answered with a firm nod.

"Good, because we need to hide now." Mokuba whispered urgently as he grabbed Ryou's hand and pulled him to the nearby bush.

"I don't know why we need to hide but I know a better place to hide." Ryou whispered back as he climbed onto one of the big tree branch nearby, then he offered a hand to Mokuba, "Come on, normal humans almost never look up".

Mokuba looked at the direction of the incoming footsteps again before taking Ryou's hand in his, and let himself be pulled onto the branch. They climbed onto a higher one – that was covered with leaves, and then stayed still. None of them dared to talk, since it would give their position away.

After a while, they saw two men with black clothes walked pass the tree they were hiding in. Mokuba waited until they disappeared from view before releasing a relieved sigh, "That was close." He said as he relaxed.

"Who are they?" Ryou asked him curiously, "And why are we hiding?".

"Those guys are Pegasus's employees, and we are hiding because they are searching for me." Mokuba told him as he jumped off the branch.

"Why are they searching for you?" Ryou asked as he landed beside the black haired boy.

"Well, I don't know what Pegasus wants with me, I didn't stay long." Mokuba shrugged as he began walking, making Ryou to follow him, "Pegasus kidnapped me though, so I doubt whatever he want is anything good".

"Where are you going?" Ryou asked after a few seconds of silence.

"I don't know, just trying to get out of this forest without getting caught by Pegasus's men." Mokuba answered casually.

"Well, I'm searching for someone, would you like to go together?" Ryou asked as he walked alongside the boy, "I can protect you from those men too".

"Who are you searching for?" Mokuba asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Someone named Yugi, the Bearer of the Millennium Puzzle." Ryou answered easily.

Ryou's words made Mokuba stopped walking, and he looked cautiously at Ryou again. "Why are you searching for him?" He asked suspiciously.

"I'm beginning to see a pattern here." Ryou said to no one before shaking his head, "I just want to meet him, nothing worthy of your suspicious altitude, boy".

"You can't blame me for being cautious. Who knows how many enemy Yugi has in this world?" Mokuba replied rhetorically, "So, what's your reason to meet him?".

"You won't believe me." Ryou said with a shrug. He held his Ring and began following the direction the Ring was pointing at, and thus he was the one forcing Mokuba to follow him this time.

"Try me then." Mokuba challenged.

"Mokuba?" A voice interrupted them.

They looked at the source and found Yugi standing there – staring at them with wide eyes, while the other people behind him looked at them in confusion.

"Yugi!" Mokuba exclaimed with a wide grin as he ran over to him, "Thanks the God. I was afraid I won't find you in this whole island!" He said cheerfully as he wrapped his arms around Yugi, happy to meet the older boy – whom he already thought as his own Older Brother.

"Long time no see, Mokuba." Yugi greeted him with a smile as he pat the boy's head, "Hobson called and explained everything to me. I'm glad you're alright".

"I'm glad too, and long time no see as well." Mokuba replied as he grinned up at him, "You know, Yugi? I miss playing Capsule Monster with you." He then remembered something when he heard footsteps behind him, he looked back to see Ryou walking over to them, with his gentle brown eyes locked at Yugi and was filled with joy and excitement. "Oh, right." He said as he stepped away from Yugi, "He said that he is searching for you. Do you know him, Yugi?".

Before Yugi could answer, the teen ran to Yugi and glomped him, making the both of them fell to the ground. "Yugi!" The teen cried out happily with excited voice, "I missed you so much!".

"What in the world." Mai said in wonder, "Is he your new lover, Yugi?" She asked curiously, wondering if Yugi has found someone else after he lost her Aunt.

"No." Yugi said as he pushed the teen off of him so he could sit, and then he held the teen at arm's length. Shock and disbelief coloring his face as he stared at the white haired teen in front of him, "Impossible . . ." He mumbled once he was sure that he wasn't seeing things, "Is this really you?".

The white haired boy nodded excitedly, "It's me, really me, Yugi." He answered happily, so happy he was that tears started filling his eyes.

Yugi stared at the boy in front of him for a few more seconds, and his own eyes started watering as well. This time, he was the one who glomped at the white haired teen, "Ryo-niichan!" He yelled before he started sobbing, "I thought I would never see you again!".

"Nii-chan?!" Jou, Mai, Anzu, Honda, and Mokuba gasped out in shock.

The white haired teen – that seemed to be ignoring them for the time being – simply laughed. "My current name is Bakura Ryou, Yugi." He said softly while patting the crying Vampire, "Long time no see, Yugi. Are you doing alright?" He asked once he managed to pull apart from Yugi's tight embrace.

Yugi sat back up and nodded while wiping his tears, "Long time no see. But how come? Even though you are the reincarnation of Ryo-niichan, how could you have your past memories?" He asked in confusion.

Ryou smiled, "I don't know, maybe because I nearly died when I was 8 years old in a similar manner like I did long ago. Somehow, I got my memories back during the accident." He answered, "And you know what?".

"What?" Yugi asked with a big grin on his face.

Ryou lifted his Millennium Ring, "I'm not the only one who was searching for you all this time, Yugi." He said with a warm smile before closing his eyes.

Yugi's eyes widened when the Ring glowed brightly before Ryou's appearance changed. His hair became a bit wilder, a bit shorter, and a bit grayish in color – and when he opened his eyes, Yugi could see a pair of sharp grayish brown eyes. The person then smirked at Yugi, "What? You don't want to give me a hug after such a long time, Yugi?" He asked teasingly.

Yugi cried again before he turned his body into a 10 years old boy – his clothes were enchanted by Magic to fit his size no matter if he was a boy or a grown up man, so his clothes didn't become a burden to Yugi when he was in his child form – and then he fell into the embrace of the white haired teen. "Papa!" He sobbed, "I missed you so much!".

"Papa?!" Everyone gasped, becoming even more confused as the time passed. Once second Yugi called the teen Nii-chan, then the next second he called the white haired teen as his Papa.

Akefia picked Yugi up, he sat down before making Yugi to sit on his lap, then he turned to face them all. "Sit down, we will explain everything." He told them, and the rest didn't have another choice but sit down, since they wanted to know what was happening. "Alright, where to start . . . Oh right, do all of you know about the existence of The Spirit of Millennium Puzzle?" He asked them with a smirk on his face, which was answered with a nod by all of them. Yugi had told them about his past – everything that he could tell them anyway – during the one hour of waiting for Duelist Kingdom to begin, and so they all know about the Puzzle.

"As you know, this body belong to Bakura Ryou, the reincarnation of Yugi's Older Brother. Just like the Millennium Puzzle, the Millennium Ring also housing a Spirit inside. I'm The Spirit of Millennium Ring, also known as Akefia the Thief King." He said as he pointed at the Ring around his neck, "Ryou was chosen by the Ring to be its Bearer, and so we now shared a body.

"After Ryou remembered his past life 8 years ago, he was searching for Yugi, but since he didn't know where Yugi was, all his efforts were all in vain. A year ago, his current Father – who is an archaeologist – returned from Egypt with the Millennium Ring and gave it to Ryou. After I was awakened – when Ryou put the Ring around his neck – I told Ryou about how to use Millennium Ring to search for something or someone, so we started tracking Yugi with our Ring".

"Papa." Yugi called softly, Akefia looked down to him, "Do you have your memories?".

"Of course I have them." Akefia answered in confusion, "Why do you ask?".

Yugi looked down to the Millennium Puzzle, "Daddy doesn't have his memories, none at all." He said in a small voice.

Unknown to him, Yami – who was watching everything silently behind Yugi, in his spirit form – heard what Yugi had just said and widened his eyes in shock. 'Daddy doesn't have his memories'? Yami thought silently to himself as he put two and two together – the fact that Yugi was looking at the Millennium Puzzle as he said it, and the fact that Yami didn't have any memories about his past – leading him to one conclusion. Does this mean that I am Yugi's Daddy? Is this why there's some time when I can't catch what Yugi was thinking, if it is concerning a certain something from the past?

Akefia stared at the Puzzle for a moment before he sighed, "Maybe his memory is hidden from him by the Magic he used in the past." He mumbled softly, even though Yugi could hear him perfectly. "If my research is correct, the Pharaoh used his Name to seal That Guy. Someone's name is the essence of their Soul, and so without knowing his name, there's no way the Pharaoh can remember everything else".

Pharaoh? Yami thought silently again as he heard more of their conversation, I was a Pharaoh? Questions filled his mind as he looked at the pair in front of him, such as what had happened that would require him to use his own Name to seal 'That Guy'? And who was this 'That Guy' in the first place? It would seem that he had to wait and find out about it on his own, if he couldn't get the answer directly from Yugi or anyone else who was a witness of what had happened.

Yugi nodded and pulled apart from Akefia, he then turned back into his 16 years old body and looked at Akefia seriously. "Is He . . .?" He started but not continuing his question, leaving Akefia to guess the rest.

Akefia's expression turned grim. "Yeah, He is sealed inside the Ring along with me. Maybe because of me being the only Survivor of that Incident, which let Him to appear in this world in the first place." He answered bitterly before looking at Yugi straight in the eyes, "Be careful, Yugi. I may be able to put Him to sleep at this moment, but I and Ryou don't know when we are going to get locked away by him. It could be anytime, so be careful. He is so good in acting like me or Ryou, so make sure you notice even a slightest change in us, since He will surely challenge you into a Shadow Game to get your Puzzle".

Yugi frowned at the warning, but nodded his head nonetheless. "I know, I will be careful about it." He promised.

"Who are you talking about, Yugi?" Anzu finally spoke up, asking the question that was going on in everyone's mind.

"An Evil Spirit who seek to destroy the world – whose Name better to be forgotten and not be said for eternity." Yugi answered with a growl full of anger, bitterness, pain and hatred.

Akefia reached forward and pat Yugi's head lightly, just like he did in the past every time Yugi lost his composure. "We don't like to talk about Him, so don't ask until we ourselves decide that it's time for you to know." He said to them all.

They all looked at each other before nodding their heads, silently coming up in agreement to follow Akefia's words. "Well then." Mai said as she stood up and brushed her skirt free of dirt, "I would like to help you out with your problem, Yugi, but after we entered Pegasus's Castle." She looked at Yugi with a smile, "For now, I'm going by myself to find someone to duel first. Maybe we could meet up tonight?".

Yugi nodded, "We could call each other and then meet up once the night comes. Do mind to give me your number?" He asked with a wide grin.

Mai chuckled as she reached for her bag and pulled out her wallet, she then pulled out a name card and gave it to Yugi. "Here, my phone number as well as my Email and where I work when I'm not dueling." She said as Yugi accepted it, "I'm a designer in Starlight Fashion, the biggest Fashion company ever. So, if you ever want to make a set of clothes, just come to me and I would make something that suit you best and would look good on you".

Yugi laughed, "I will." He said simply, even though it was a given due to the fact that Starlight Fashion was his own Company.

"You work there?" Anzu asked with interest in her eyes.

"Yeah." Mai nodded, "I was surprised myself when they accept me, even though I never went into design school. They said that what they see is people's talent and not title".

"Then." Anzu stood up and held out her hand, "Can I have one too? Your name card. I would like to order a costume from you when I become a Dancer in the future".

"Sure." Mai smiled as she pulled another one and gave it to Anzu, she then put her wallet back into her bag and turned to face everyone. "Then, see you later!" With that, she run off to a random direction.

"Alright!" Jou exclaimed as he stood up, "Let's go search for someone to duel too!".

"If it's a duel you want, you will get it." A voice said suddenly, and while their attention turned towards the source – that was one of Pegasus's men – they heard Mokuba's yelp of surprise.

"Yugi!" Mokuba yelled as he struggled against the hold that another one of Pegasus's man had on him, "Help!".

"Why you?!" Jou growled as he – along with everyone else – stood up, he was about to take a step towards the man holding Mokuba when the man pointed a gun at Mokuba's head.

"Stop right there or I will shoot him!" The man warned them.

Yugi glared at the man, "Release him." He growled lowly and dangerously.

"If you want me to release him, you have to duel someone." The man said.

"Who?" Yugi asked right away.

"Follow me." The man said and walked away.

Yugi slowly followed the man, since he wanted to talk to his friends first. "Papa." Yugi whispered softly.

"What?" Akefia whispered back.

"This is obviously a trap." Yugi answered him, still whispering, "He will use the duel as a distraction, so that he could take Mokuba without being seen. I need your help to get Mokuba from him during the duel, we can't let them take Mokuba away".

Akefia smirked, "Consider it done, Son." He whispered with his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"I'm counting on you, Papa." Yugi winked at him before looking at the rest, "Shhh, act like you don't know the plan and just cheer for me, alright? Only Papa can do this, so try and make those men think that we don't know their plan".

Anzu, Honda and Jou nodded and each gave him a thumb up, since they had learnt long ago that it would be best for them to just listen and follow Yugi's plan, if they want to get whatever they want. Or even if they didn't know why they had to do it, they would still do it since it was Yugi's request. Yugi would never tell them to do something without a good reason, and they trusted Yugi's judgement.

They arrived at a clearing inside the forest, with a Duel Ring was already standing by in the middle of the clearing. "Where's the opponent?" Yugi asked right away as soon as the men stopped walking.

"Already waiting." The other man – who wasn't holding Mokuba – answered while pointing at the Duel Ring where the players would stand, "Look".

Yugi narrowed his eyes at him before looking at the Duel Ring followed by everyone else.

"No way! Nii-sama!" Mokuba cried out in disbelief while the others gasped out in shock. Not including Yugi, of course – whose left eye twitched in annoyance, and Akefia – who merely raising an eyebrow at the sight.

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To be continued . . .

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