Hey guys! I've been having writer's block for a while, which is why it took me a while to post this, but I finally found a chapter to fit this story and continue where I left off. Review please!

Yami, Yugi, and Joey packed some food and water from the pond that was decontaminated from any germs and contamination. They still were clueless of what to do besides move from the desert and maybe even gather some food and water on the way. It felt like this game would last forever.

Yami was glad his wound scabbed, so he didn't need a band-aid or bandages to cover it. Though, the wound still itched badly. He had to focus on the issue at hand to ignore the itching.

"I suppose we should keep moving," Joey said before the other two nodded.

"Right," Yami agreed.

The trio left the oasis and continued walking using their jackets as turbans. The sun was still beating on the three, but at least they had plenty of water with them this time. Yami was wishing there were camels here like back in Egypt. Technically, they were still in Egypt, but in a shadow game with no camels available.

"So, do you guys have any plans of what to do? I mean we don't even know how Mokuba's able to contact us!" Joey wondered.

"We just have to keep going. If we run into another monster, we'll just have to fight them. At least we got some San Monsters with us," Yugi said with his bright smile.

"I suppose."

"We can do this, Joey. I have faith in our friends," Yami encouraged Joey.

"I do too, but it feels boring! I mean we've been walking in this hot desert and we'll obviously be fighting these stupid monsters like that Tremor again!" Joey replied before giving out a huge sigh.

"Hey look! Is that a village?" Yugi cried out.

"There really is a village!" Yami cried out after Yugi. "This game must include civilians too!"

"Huh," Joey responded before the three ran toward the village.

Yami, Yugi, and Joey entered the small village filled with people wearing plain clothing that looked very ancient. Yugi felt like he was back in the RPG game of Monster World all over again, except he wasn't a doll.

"This feels weird," Joey said.

"What should we do?" Yugi asked Yami.

"I suppose we should ask a local villager," Yami replied with a shrug.

A local boy walked toward the trio and said, "if answers you see, you must speak with our king."

"Where do we find him?" Yugi asked, hoping to gain answers.

"He's inside the palace," the boy replied, pointing to a local palace that looked like the one Yami slightly remembered from Kemet.

"Then let's go!" Joey told his friends, who nodded in reply.

Joey, Yami, and Yugi walked to the palace. Everyone seemed to just staring at them like they were in some sort of danger and these three kids were their only hope. Yami sensed that there might be more to this shadow game than just killing monsters like in Capsule Monsters.

The gang entered the palace where they were face to face with... a young boy? Then again, Yami was king at sixteen. Though, this boy seemed dark. He wore a black clothing and a cape hanging from his shoulders. There was also a crown on his head with the Eye of Horus in the middle. This boy king had short brown hair and bright golden eyes.

"Who are these?" The king asked.

"These are the heroes from the outside world," one of the guards told the king. He smiled delightfully.

"Ah. Tell me your names, the two of you seem familiar," the boy king ordered, pointing to the trio.

"I'm Yugi Moto," Yugi introduced himself, he pointed his face to Yami. "This is..."

"I was once pharaoh 3000 years ago. I have no name as of right now, but you may call me Yami," Yami replied as the boy king stared at the young pharaoh with widened eyes.

"Pharaoh," the boy whispered. He walked down the steps that reached his throne and bowed to Yami. "I am the Supreme King Judei. I never ruled Egypt, but I once ruled all of Babylon, which ruled Egypt during the time. I have heard much about you." The young boy king rose to his feet. "The dark one Dalor is seizing control over the Shadow Realm. He kicked me off my throne and now is trying to whip out Pharaoh Mkalburti's reincarnate before mine is crowned ruler of the Shadow Realm. If he isn't stop, chaos will be at its wick."

"Then why don't you stop him?" Joey accused.

"You think I have not tried? If I have surrendered, I would not be here. I fought to free Pharaoh Mkalburti from his curse, but I was captured in the process, losing to the shadow game," the Supreme King Judei replied. "Unfortunately, there's not much I can do to help you, except for you to give the true warrior a message."

"What is it?" Yami asked.

Supreme King Judai snapped his fingers and a man brought a silver sword glowing from the light. The king took the sword and showed it to the three.

"This is the Sword of Light. The true warrior must pass my ultimate test to receive this sword," Supreme King Judei replied.

"Problem, we don't know how to contact Mokuba," Joey said.

"The true warrior has ways."

"I'm lost."

The Supreme King Judei smiled brightly, then returned the sword to one of his guards, then sat back on his throne. He kept his smile and said, "he will know. One more thing I must inform."

"What is it?" Yugi asked.

"I found some strange guests running around the desert," The Supreme King Judei said, pointing his head at a curtain direction.

There, before the gang's eyes, were Solomon and Professor Hawkins. They came, smiling brilliantly, while Yugi ran and glomped onto his grandpa. Solomon chuckled while hugging his grandson back. Yami and Joey ran along to the two old men who looked up at the other two.

"Grandpa, Professor Hawkins, you're okay!" Yami said.

"It's good to see you too, Yugi... or pharaoh... I can't really tell you two apart to be honest," Professor Hawkins admitted blushing.

"I'm Yugi!" Yugi cried out, still in his grandpa's arms.

"I'm glad you both are okay. We were worried after you two disappeared," Yami said.

"Well, we are doing just fine," Solomon grinned happily. He then looked at the Surpreme King Judei. "This sweet young man found us and let us stay at his palace until we knew who this true warrior was."

"Did you happen to find out anything about this shadow game or Dalor?" Joey asked the two seniors.

"Not that I know of," Professor Hawkins replied.

"Though we have found out about the curse of the Pharaoh Mkalburti," Solomon said as the trio listened. "He was one of the bravest heroes almost 2500 years ago. The texts say that he and his father were eternally cursed into this pyramid."

"That's why we're here, besides freeing you two. We also must help Mkalburti. Mokuba is the true warrior who might be able to defeat Dalor, who is in charge of this Shadow Game," Yami explained.

"Dalor? I wonder if he's the Dark One they talk about in the texts that cursed Pharaoh Mkalburti and his father Pharaoh Seth in this pyramid."

"It most likely is," Joey replied.

"I suppose we have to move from here," Yugi thought before he then heard something.

"Don't! You guys wait there and I'll be there as soon as I can!" Yugi, Joey, and Yami heard and all froze.

"Mokuba?" Joey responded.

"What did I tell ya?" Supreme King Judei smirked with folded arms.

"He can do that?" Yugi asked in shock.

"If he has the item to do it."

"It must be that necklace around his neck or something!" Joey thought.

"Perhaps," Yami agreed. "If Mokuba wants us to stay, we must do it. This is like Capsule Monsters, our movements are only controlled by the player... Mokuba."