Chapter Ten
Impostor Revealed
Kayla and Tea's warnings had done nothing. Even when Joey was expecting it, he had no idea how monstrous Ra would be. The giant gold creature roared as it was summoned. The sky grew dark. A bright light shone, blinding everyone.
Kayla gasped as memories from her brother's duel flashed before her eyes. Even though it wasn't a Shadow Game, Joey could get seriously hurt from this.
"Yugi, you remember how your Egyptian God Card hurt Bakura? These things are dangerous!" Tea said.
The light died down, and Kayla turned to Yugi. "Is that how Bakura lost consciousness?" Yugi nodded sadly. He was the other Yugi at the moment, Yami.
"And now, Dragon of Ra!" Marik shouted. "Attack his life point's directly!"
Kayla felt a sudden shock spread throughout her body. She felt a disturbance. Something didn't seem right. Yami wore a grimace similar to hers on his face. Something bad was coming, and they could both feel it.
Kayla then felt a great power, a strong and angry power. She looked over at Namu, who's arm was shaking. She then looked back at Ra, who stayed where it was.
"Looks like your dragon has other plans, Marik." Joey said.
Marik whirled around, staring at the dragon in surprise. "Obey my commands! Attack my opponent now!"
"What going on?" Tea asked. "Why isn't it attacking?"
"Something's gone wrong." Yami said. "I can feel it."
Thunder began to strike the platform. Joey jumped back against the railing, trying to keep his distance from it.
Kayla turned and gared at Kaiba. "Call off this duel now! They're going to get hurt!"
Kaiba said nothing to her. He continued to watch.
"Joey! Get down from there!" Serenity shouted.
Lightning suddenly struck Marik, causing the rod in his hands to shatter. Yami gasped. "It was a fake! Joey was right; he's not the real Marik!"
Namu's eyes widened as the impostor fell to the ground. Joey ran across the field to help him up. Lightning struck at his feet, making him jump.
"Joey!" Kayla shouted. "Don't move! You're going to get hurt!"
Lightning then struck Joey, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Joey!" Serenity screamed, running towards the platform. Tristan was faster. Her jumped up and hung onto the edge. He tried to pull himself onto the field. One of Kaiba's suits stopped him.
"Whatever caused this storm, it has nothing to do with the Kaiba Corporation Duel Disk System. Since both opponents have 200 life points left, it's still a duel. We'll give both five minutes. Whoever gets to their feet first wins the duel." Kaiba said.
"Kaiba that's ridiculous!" Yami growled.
"You're out of your mind!" Kayla added. The others added in their voices, shouting either words of encouragement to Joey, or insults to Kaiba's sanity. Namu clutched his head and cried out in pain. Kayla ran over to him. "Namu, what's wrong?"
The Marik Impostor began to rise to his feet. But when he was about to be declared the winner, he fell to his knees again. This boosted everyone's hope that Joey would wake up.
Joey slowly made his way to his feet. His eyes shot open, and everyone began cheering. "I knew you could do it Joey!" Serenity said.
Joey's mind was still a little fuzzy. He had to think back to remember where he was and what was going on. "You scared us you big dope!" Mai shouted. "Don't ever do that again!"
Tristan lifted himself onto the field and ran to give Joey a big hug. "Alright! Who's my main man!"
"Wait a second, I think the other guy is still hurt!" he ran over to the fallen duelist to help him up. Yugi ran onto the platform with Joey.
The man awoke at their touch. He apologized to Joey, saying how honored he was to duel him.
"Alright, you need to come clean now. If you're not Marik, then who are you?" Joey asked.
The pain seemed to increase in Namu's head. Kayla put a hand on his shoulder. "Namu?"
"I am only a servant to the real Marik." He pointed over at Namu.
Everyone gasped. "He's Marik?" They all asked simultaneously.
"No," Kayla said. "That… That can't be."
Yami glared at Marik. "Reveal yourself, now!"
Marik dropped his hands, and looked up at Kayla. "Get your hands off of me, wench." He shoved Kayla into the railing, and turned to everyone else. "Yes, it's true. I am the real Marik. And now I will be able to finish what my pathetic servants couldn't." he looked over at Yugi. "Pharaoh, soon you're puzzle, and your power will be where they belong."
A change came over Marik for a slight second. He clutched his head again.
"Let me out. You can't contain me anymore." A voice from within Marik growled. He then cried out in pain again, and a light flashed.
"I'm going to file this in the category of 'not good'." Joey said.
"Marik!" Yami shouted. "What's going on?"
Marik laughed. His hair had gone wild, and the Millennium Symbol glowed on his forehead. "I'm finally free again. This means I can do things my way. I was restrained for many years by that fool Odion." He pointed at Joey's fallen opponent, who had fall unconscious again.
"Who are you?" Yami asked.
Marik held up his Millennium Rod and smiled. "I am the true Marik, and I'm not as kind as the one you've come to know."
"If that was the good Marik, I can only imagine what you're like." Kayla snapped.
Marik smiled at her, making her skin crawl. "Oh don't worry little priestess. I have something planned for you as well. Don't think that you'll miss out on any of the fun."
She didn't like the sound of that
He then turned and looked back at Yami. "Prepare yourself Pharaoh. The real battle is about to begin. And when I win I shall gain your power, and I shall become pharaoh."