In a familiar place called Station Square, Marik's group had entered the place. They looked around. The streets were bare and no one was around.

"What is this place?" Maximus asked.

Just then, the group realized as Nemesis looked around, shouting, "Neko girl? Spirit Gunner?"

All of a sudden, a familiar figure was appearing. They yelped, noticing the familiar foe walking to him.

"You alone must fight." Doom began, "Against both me and the darkness!"

The others prepared to attack, but Marik stopped them, sensing something. This scent was unlike Doom's. Perhaps...

"What is it?" Doom asked him, "Giving up already? Have you begun to accept me as your master?"

"You're not Doom." Marik replied.

Everyone else looked surprised at what he just said, stopping themsleves from attacking one another as he continued, "Your scent...it's different. The Doom in my heart smells darker, more foul."

The cats had realized before Maximus spoke, "However, judge, it isn't you."

"It's not darkness we smell," Nemesis said, "It's...something different."

The white haired man smirked, continuing, "I know. You're the one who guided us when this all started. You pretended to be Doom and gave us the card, to make us face the darkness."

Then, the figure, obviously not Doom, spoke, though with a different voice along with his own, saying, "Correct."

Then, he had transformed. In an instant, Doom was no longer there. Instead, it was a new person. He was a white haired scientist with brown eyes. He wore a white labcoat, a white shirt, brown pants, and black dress shoes. He was known as Emmett "Doc" Brown.

"You may call me Doc Brown if you like." The scientist grinned, "I've been watching you all along."

"Who are you really?" a concerned Marik asked, "And what do you want with us?"

"I want you to choose."

"Choose?"

"You are special. You exist between light and dark. you stand in the twilight. I want you to meet Tails, Cosmo, and Yami Yugi, then choose."

"Tails?" Nemesis asked.

"Cosmo?" Maximus spoke.

"I know who Yami Yugi is, but who are Tails and Cosmo?" Marik asked.

"Meet them and find out." replied the professor before he vanished.

"That was weird." Ling Ling spoke.

The group looked around the town. They had seen the town and its people, despite them not being real. They even took some newly flavored ice cream, despite it being salty. It looked like they had enjoyed their time in Station Square.

Later, in the forest, the five came to the mansion, looking at the gate.

"Maybe they're in there." Minimus suggested.

Before any of them could go in, a familiar voice spoke, "Hold it."

The group turned. Just then, they saw a familiar foe in dark form, still holding the Milennium Rod, namely Yami Marik. He came to them, glancing at them. Both Mariks stared at one another with frowns on their faces.

"Hmmm," began the fake, "You've changed. Last time we met, you were afraid of the darkness, but not anymore."

"How can you tell?" asked the real Marik.

"Because I'm you."

"I'M me."

"'I'M me,' he says. It must be nice, being real. A fake like me could never get away with saying that. That's right, I'm a phony! The way I look, the way I feel, everything! And I thought by finding new strength-!"

Just then, to their horror, Yami Marik's rod glowed as did the fake himself.

"I thought by finding some new strength," Yami Marik continued, "I could BE someone, someone who's not you! But, nothing changes...I'm still just empty! Everything about me is borrowed. As long as you're around, I'll never be anything better than a shadow!"

Yami Marik brought out his blade, preparing to attack. Marik did the same as well. Both Mariks glared at one another.

He then noticed the others about to join before saying, "No...let me deal with my darker side. He has to be destroyed by me alone!"

The others looked concerned as both Mariks started fighting. Both sides fought one another, trying to hit each other. As soon as Marik became his dark form, it became impossible for the others to tell which Marik was which.

They saw one Marik firing a Dark Ball. The other Marik slashing randomly. Both Mariks continued furiously toward one another, trying to hit each other. However, one Marik floated up, then flew around, slashing the other all around.

Finally, that Marik fell to his back, nearly lying still while the other Marik floated down gently. The others looked worried. Was it the real Marik or the fake?

Then, they saw that Marik transforming back, indicating that it was the real Marik.

The fake began to be surrounded by darkness as he spoke, "So...this is the end. Hmph, figure. But I'm not afraid. Good riddance to an artificial life. I never had a real heart. Even what I'm feeling now is probably fake."

"What are you feeling?" Marik asked his Yami self.

"What happens when someone who's not real dies? Where will my heart go?" Yami Marik continued, looking at the sky, "That is, if it doesn't disappear completely...It'll go somewhere."

"Probably the same place my heart will go."

"Tch...there's no way I'll end up where you, the Real Thing, will go. Oh, well..."

With that, the fake closed his eyes one last time as darkness consumed him. When the darkness on the ground was gone, all that was left was the Milennium Rod, the object Marik himself had lost since the fight against Ozai.

Marik sighed, looking down. He only quietly picked up the rod, looking at it, before he motioned the others to follow. The others sadly nodded, heading to the gate as well.

Inside the familiar white room, Marik's group had entered. They looked as they noticed some pods before noticing some familiar faces, plus two they had never seen before.

"Yugi! And those weasels we saw!" The cats with surprise said.

They slowly came to them before they stopped with Marik asking, "You two must be Tails and Cosmo."

"Yes." The two replied.

"So...that was you two who were with Yugi."

"Huh?"

"Nothing, nevermind."

"Marik," Yugi began, "Please, come this way."

They moved away. Just then, to their shock and horror, they saw some familiar figures inside the pods, sleeping. The group ran up to the pods, looking at the sleeping group.

"Delete!" Marik shouted. "Richie! Casey! Sparky! Betty!"

He then glared at the five, shouting, "What did you do to Delete!?"

"Don't worry," Tails began, "they're just sleeping. They have to, to get their memories back."

The five began explaining the situation. While Marik and his group had their journey to confront the darkness, they had their own share of adventures. About the memories scattered, the people that used them, about Batula despite Tails and Cosmo still feeling bad about his suppose death, and even Jareth's plan.

When they had finished, Marik looked surprised, nodding, "So, those guys chose to forget about this castle and get their old memories and identities."

"Luckily I wasn't affected due to the puzzle." Yugi explained, "And the weasels weren't really affected because they didn't even know alot about any of us."

"You have a decision to make, too." Sarah explained.

"But," Marik began, "no one's been messing with our memories, unlike Delete and Betty."

"It's not about your memories, Senor." Greasy told him.

"It's about your darkness." Tails sighed, "In your heart is darkness, and that darkness is Doom."

"Right now, he's at bay..." Cosmo spoke, "But eventually he'll awaken, and he'll conquer you when he does. This is why the decision is very important."

"So, before that happens, use our powers and the Milennium Items. With those powers, we can lock your heart tight. We can make it so that Doom never escapes.

The white haired man touched his heart, concerned with the decision, asking, "And what happens to me if I let you do that? Will I forget everything like Delete?"

There was a long sad look on their faces. So it was true, he will lose his memory of it.

"I will, won't I..." Marik concluded while his four companions looked concerned.

"The darkness in your heart will be sealed along with your memory." Cosmo explained, "You'll stop remembering the darkness. You can go back to the way you used to be."

"Marik, it's your choice." Yugi with concern asked.

Marik looked more concern. He had never had a choice this tough. He looked at the sleeping ones in the pod. If he had to have his heart sealed...

"He looks like he hasn't got a care in the world. Will I sleep that well?" Marik asked them.

"Yes." All five of them said.

Marik only continued, smirking, "He always did as he pleased. It didn't matter what we were doing...he'd still go off an' leave me with all the work. Take a cyber raft we were gonna use to leave Cyberspace. That was all me."

"Marik..." Nemesis sighed.

"I see." Maximus groaned.

Finally, Marik turned to the five, saying, "I've made up my mind. When this slacker wakes up, I'm gonna tell him off good."

"We told them to take care of Jake, Misty, and the others." Nemesis agreed.

"And here they are taking a nap." Maximus smirked.

He turned to the group as Marik continued, "But none of us can chew them off if we've been sleeping, too."

The others looked surprised at what he said while he continued, "Keep your lock. I'd rather just finish Doom off once and for all."

Cosmo began to worry, saying, "But if the darkness he wields gets the better of you..."

"I'll make that darkness show me the way."

"Us too!" The cats grinned.

Tails chuckled, grinning, "That's true."

"Hmmm, why do I get the feeling you knew I'd say that?" Marik chuckled, looking at the grinning group in the room that was awake.

"We didn't know. We hoped." Cosmo smiled. "We want you to face the darkness, because you're the one who can."

"So that's why you and Tails along with Yugi came to me in the light...as Misty and Jake.

"You knew?!"

"I knew as soon as I met you. Somehow, you two and those two...smell the same."

"And why you seemed familiar." Nemesis chuckled.

"Listen, about what's going on..." Maximus asked them.

Then, they noticed Marik heading out before he finally said, "Look after Delete."

They nodded slightly as Minimus asked, "Does this mean we're staying as well?"

"Apparently so. Besides, only I alone can face him." the white haired man said. "Besides, I don't want to see anyone else get hurt, especially my friends.

Finally, he headed off, out of the place and out of the world, alone. They hoped that Marik knew what he was doing.

Back at the castle, Marik opened the door, leaving the world. To Marik's surprise, he saw two familiar heroes, waiting for him.

"So, you decided not to go to sleep, huh?" asked Neros.

The doors behind Marik closed as he asked, "How'd you know that?"

"Doc Brown told us."

They looked at the corner. There, leaning at the side of the wall was Doc Brown, waiting for them. He noticed them, walking to the middle of the room.

"You know him?" Marik asked.

"I'm not really sure." Julayla spoke, "I can't help feeling that we met him somewhere before..."

The white haired man came to the professor as Marik asked the scientist, "So, who are you anyway?"

"Nobody...or anybody. It all depends on whether you choose to believe in me or not." he explained to Marik.

"Boy, yew really like pushing decisions on other people."

"And you pushed away slumber and chose to face Doom."

"What, wrong answer?"

"It was your answer. I'm just here to watch."

"'Watch,' as in support me or 'watch me get toasted'?"

"That's for you to decide."

He then walked to Marik, pulling out a cloak, the same cloak that the organization wore, giving it to Marik.

"What's this?" The confused Egyptian asked.

He looked back at him as Doc continued, "The Organization will chase after you. Like hunting dogs, they sniff out the "existence" of their prey and steal up to them. But if you wrap yourself in something that is inanimate, you should be able to fool their noses and eyes."

He then glanced toward Neros and Julayla, continuing, "Ears, however, are a different matter."

Julayla's ears twitched a bit while Marik looked at his cloak before looking back at the mysterious figure.

"They are also protecting themselves in this manner..." Doc continued, "So as not to be swallowed up by the darkness. Do you understand what I mean? Not even the Organization can control the darkness."

"Even so, I won't run fro' 'de darkness." Marik, with determination spoke.

"Hmmm..."

Doc then tossed a card to Marik, who caught it. He looked at the picture inside the card.

"Castle Oblivion?" spoke the confused white haired man, "But we're already inside the castle itself. Why would I need it?"

"That card will draw out the darkness inside you out into this world. Finish your business with Doom." Doc told him.

"Let's go, you two." Marik asked the two with him.

"Right." They both spoke.

They then headed off, passing Doc while the figure looked back to them as he grinned, "Good luck, you will need it."