A/N: Here's another chapter! Hope you guys didn't wait long for this, lol.
Again, thank you for reading for my story! I'll continue writing this story :).
Alright, let's move on to the story, shall we?
Note: I don't own Yu-gi-oh! Only my OCs, my plot and the extra things that I added. Also, NO YAOI.
Yugi was sprinting, but then.. he finally reached the building of Domino High. While doing so, he looked around. A majority of students ran out of the building and teachers had a hard time keeping those students in place. Even though those teachers tried to calm them down, it still didn't help; the students were still panicking and screaming. Yugi was making his way to the school entrance as he was squeezing through the panicky crowd. And finally.. from a distance, he could see Tea and Tristan and they were standing in front of the school entrance. And so, he ran towards them.
"Are you guys alright!?" Yugi asked with a worried look om his face. He stopped in front of Tea and Tristan as he was panting.
"Yeah, we're fine. But..." Tea answered as she had saddened look on her face.
"Joey is still in the building!" Tristan finished Tea's sentence as he pointed at the building. "Argh! We tried to stop him, but he's trying to be a hero in there!"
"What!?" Yugi replied as his eyes widened. He then frowned, knowing what to do next. He then started moving again. "You guys should stay here. I'll go and look for Joey!"
"But Yugi!" Tea replied as she stopped him. She had her hand on Yugi's shoulder and she looked worried.
"Tea." Yugi said as he turned around and frowned. "I have to do this. And if I don't do something quick, Joey might be in danger!"
"I'll go with you." Tristan said to Yugi as he already made his decision. "Just in case there are more people in there, they might need help."
Yugi nodded in agreement. "Good point."
"Let's go!" Tristan said. But before he went with Yugi, he looked at Tea. "Tea, you better stay here and call for an ambulance!"
Tea reluctantly nodded. "Alright, but be careful you guys!"
A few minutes after Yugi and Tristan entered the school building…
"JOEY!" Yugi yelled for his friend as his voice was echoing throughout the building. He looked around while running through the building. "Are you in there?!"
"SAY SOMETHING, BUDDY!" Tristan yelled along as he was still with Yugi, searching for their strong accented friend. He hoped that he would get a response from the guy. But unfortunately, there was no response. No sign or anything that could help. Nothing.
Then.. Yugi and Tristan stopped running as they both looked troubled. They stood still as they looked at each other for a second. Then.. they both shook their heads.
"Would be easier if we could get a sign or something." Tristan said as he had a frustrated look on his face.
But then.. after a little while, they heard a loud explosion from above.
Yugi gasped as he looked at Tristan. "That must be Joey!"
"Well.. what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Tristan replied as he and Yugi soon rushed to a higher floor.
And so, they arrived at a higher floor in the corridor. Yugi and Tristan were slowing down as they carefully looked around to find out where the explosion came from. There were holes and cracks in the walls, the window were destroyed and the floor tiles were torn apart.
"Man.. something crazy must've happened here." Tristan said as he continued looking around.
Yugi nodded as he frowned. "Well.. let's hope Joey is alright."
And so, Yugi and Tristan continued their search. They looked in every room or office they stumbled on, but.. Joey wasn't there. And so, they ended up standing in the corridor.
But then...
Yugi noticed something from a distance. He couldn't see it accurately, but perhaps.. a clue that was on the other side of the corridor.
"Wait a second.. I think I see something." Yugi murmured as he continued looking at the same spot. After that, Yugi decided to walk even further as Tristan went along. And.. within a few minutes, they were on the other side of the corridor. And then.. they both saw something that made them gasp.
"JOEY!" Yugi and Tristan exclaimed in unison as they quickly rushed to their friend. Yes.. what they saw was their strong accented friend. He was lying unconscious on the ground and lying against the wall. And so.. they both switched to a crouching position.
"Speak to me man!" Tristan shouted as he was shaking his friend. Shortly after, his friend started to twitch a little as his eyes were about to open.
"!" Yugi and Tristan reacted.
"Nngggg.." Joey groaned as he tried to sit straight.
"Are you alright? " Yugi asked as he was concerned.
"Can you move, buddy?" Tristan asked along.
"Eh, well…"Joey said as he checked for any possible injuries. He moved his arms, then his legs. Apart from exhaustion, it seemed like the strong accented guy didn't have any wounds or anything painful. "I guess I'm doin' fine now."
But then…
"Look over there man." Tristan said to Yugi as he pointed at another person who was lying on the ground just a few meters ahead.
Yugi looked at where Tristan was pointing, and then.. he gasped.
"!" Yugi reacted. Apparently, it was his new neighbour: the same girl he saw, when he was heading home with the gang. As he walked over to where the girl was lying, he crouched and checked her pulse. Then.. he noticed some bruises and some cuts on her body. "She's in bad shape!"
"How about leavin' this dump and takin' her to a doctor?" Joey suggested as he got back on his feet. He then picked up his cards that were scattered on the ground.
"Tea already called for an ambulance." Tristan said. "I bet they're waiting outside the building now."
Yugi nodded in agreement as he carefully picked up the girl. He then carried her as he walked towards Joey and Tristan.
Shortly after, Yugi and his friends decided to walk back towards the end of the corridor again as they went to a lower floor. While doing so, Joey filled Yugi and Tristan in about what happened to him and the phenomenon.
Yugi gasped. "A shadow duel?! The millenium items were gone a long time ago, so.. it shouldn't be possible!"
"Yeah, well.. she didn't wear any of that. Anyway.. that cape-wearin' freakazoid was lookin' for ya, Yuge. And I had no idea she zapped people to the Shadow Realm. Ya know, she went all bezerk here and that's when I had to step in and duel her. But unfortunately, I had some bad luck out there." Joey answered as he looked at the girl that Yugi was carrying. "That freakazoid was about to send me to the Shadow Realm too. But then.. that girl came in and tried to save me."
Yugi sighed as he felt guilty about the whole situation. "...sorry guys, I should've come earlier."
Then.. Joey had a confused look on his face. "Whaddaya mean!?"
"Look, Joey." Yugi said as he had a serious look on his face. "It was looking for me, so I am the one who's responsible for-"
Kkkkggggghhhrrrrr… BAM!
Yugi gasped.
He and his friends stopped their movement and instantly turned around. They were interrupted by a sudden loud noise. The ground started crumbling as they stood guard. After that, they heard footsteps. Slow footsteps. And the sound of those footsteps were getting louder and louder.
"Oh boy…" Joey reacted with a troubled look on his face.
And then.. Pandora appeared in front of them. Without any injuries. However, it seemed like she had a hard time standing steady. And then.. a smirk appeared on her face.
"Ah, at last." Pandora spoke as she walks even further. "The boy who once bore the soul of the Nameless Pharaoh. Or should I say.. Pharaoh Atem?"
"Who are you?!" Yugi asked as he gritted his teeth while standing guard. "Why are you here?"
"Ah, I thought you'd never ask. Well then.. first, I shall reveal myself in my true form." Pandora replied as she takes off the hood of her grey cloak.
She closed her eyes as dark purple sparks and circles surrounded her pitch black body. The sparks and circles twirled around swiftly. And so.. the blackness on her body disappeared as she now stands in front of the three boys in her true form; white mid-thigh length hair without bangs, pale skin and a shredded, black bodysuit with white outlines. Last but not least, she had a ghostly appearance and wore a skeleton ring bracelet on her right hand.
"Gahhh! A ghost!?" Joey reacted as he freaked out. "I duelled a ghost! I think I'm goin' nuts..."
"My purpose is simple." Pandora spoke as she simply ignored the strong accented guy. She looked at Yugi as she continues answering his question. Her face was cold and expressionless. "I carry out the wishes of my master."
Then.. she violently held up her right hand as her ring bracelet transformed into a duel disk. A dark grey duel disk with bones on the arm blade. "Therefore, I'm here to eliminate you, Yugi Muto. Now.. duel me! Or your friends will perish. Along with the rest of the world!"
"No way!" Tristan reacted as he was left dumbstruck.
Clearly, Pandora was targeting Yugi. Since the grey-cloaked woman almost wiped out one of his best friends, he couldn't afford losing his friends again. Therefore, he knew what he had to do now. And so.. Yugi turned to his friends.
"You guys need to leave and head back to the entrance." Yugi said as he frowned. "Hurry up and go!"
"WHAT!?" Joey reacted as he was perplexed. "What are ya sayin', Yuge?! There's no way we're gonna leave ya behind!"
"LISTEN TO ME! I can't afford losing you guys!" Yugi replied as he slightly raised his voice. "If I don't duel her, the world might be in danger again. You have to trust me on this!"
But then.. Tristan walked over to Yugi.
"We'll take the girl to the hospital and let you take care of that evil nutcase." Tristan said as Yugi gave him a nod.
Then.. the tricoloured spiky-haired guy handed over the girl to Tristan and walked a little further towards Pandora as he now stood in front of his friends, facing his back to Tristan and Joey.
"But, this psycho can duel circles around ya!" Joey protested.
"I'll be fine!" Yugi said to his friends as he was ready to protect them.
Joey gritted his teeth. "Yuge!"
"You heard him man! Let's go." Tristan said to Joey, while carrying the girl on his back. He then started moving. "Yugi can beat this nutcase, we have to trust him on that!"
Eventually, Joey accepted it and so.. he finally went with Tristan. Both guys were wishing their spiky-haired friend luck.
After Tristan and Joey left…
"Pandora, I'll accept your challenge!" Yugi said as he stood guard again. He had a more serious look on his face. "Here's the deal. If I win, all the people you sent to the Shadow Realm need to be set free!"
"Hmph." Pandora replied as she narrowed her eyes. "And if you lose?"
"You can take my soul." Yugi answered as he prepared himself to face his opponent.
"Very well." Pandora said as her eyes were suddenly glowing red again. Then.. with just a quick, vertical hand movement, the surroundings were instantly changing; the corridor was nowhere to be seen, only heavy dark fog that's surrounding Pandora and Yugi. And last but not least, the cries of hungry shadow creatures. They were ready to feast on an innocent soul like Yugi.
Yugi gasped as he quickly glanced around. He recognized it instantly and.. it looked like he's about to have a shadow duel.
'This must be what Joey told me about, when he said Pandora is capable of sending people to the Shadow Realm.' Yugi thought as he quickly glanced at Pandora. 'No-one has been able to do that without the seven millennium items and they were sealed away, after facing Atem in a ceremonial duel! …wait, does this mean there's something beyond the millennium items?!'
And once again, Yugi frowned.
"Let's see how well you can endure this, shall we?" Pandora said as she had a intimidating smirk on her face. "Since the King of Egypt is no longer here to 'protect you', you'll be even more vulnerable! You're nothing but a pathetic, little boy."
Yugi gritted his teeth as he clenched his fist; he certainly did not appreciate the words that came from Pandora. But.. despite that, he determinedly held up his duel disk as he activated it. "I thought you came here to duel me. So.. what are you waiting for? Get on with it!"
"Hmph.. impatient, are we?" Pandora responded as she had a merciless look on her face. "Very well then."
Right now, Yugi was focusing on winning this shadow duel. Together with his alter ego, he faced plenty of enemies in a shadow duel before. And so.. he was well-aware about the risk and the fact that the stakes were higher. This time, Yugi was alone. And he knew he had no other choice but to face Pandora in a shadow duel. And so.. both of them were getting ready for their match as they already held up their duel disks. And finally, they inserted their decks in their duel disks as they both called out the final sentence.
"It's time to duel!"
Well.. that's about it for now. I'll tell you this, there will be some duelling in the next chapter. Heh heh.
It won't be easy to write that, but I'll try my best, LOL.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. Again, thanks for reading!