It was 4:55 a.m. This early in the morning the island was pitch black. The only source of light was the island's lighthouse, and the several dock lights that had been turned on. This solitary beacon in the pre-morning darkness illuminated the docks, revealing the thirteen figures standing there. They were the ten representatives, Chancellor Arthur, and Professors Aaron and Anthia. Dustin, Caden, and Faron were pacing the dock, trying to stay awake. Edon was leaning against a light pole, staring down at the dock. Peter and Myrine were stand away from the group, as usual. Trevor and Alexandra were standing at the end of the dock, watching the night sky in each other's embrace. Chris, due to a recent douse of painkillers and his overall state of weakness from his long stay in the hospital wing, was asleep in his wheelchair. Anthia and Rubye were busy tucking a blanket around Chris to keep him warm in the early morning chill. Arthur and Aaron were standing on the other side of the dock, looking out at the dark ocean.

"So far, so good," Arthur muttered to Aaron, so not to be overheard by the others.

"Lets not get carried away," Aaron whispered back. "Some psychopathic maniac could appear at the last minute and blow up the yacht." This last statement was half in jest. Arthur was not amused however.

"That's not funny," Arthur growled. "Do you realize how much trouble this has caused? The lives of those four students will never be the same, and I had to do a lot of fast-talking to pass it off as a freak accident!"

"I know, I know! Keep your voice down!" Aaron whispered hurriedly as he threw a glance at the others gathered on the dock. No one appeared to have heard them. "Lets take the absence of any activity as a sign that thinks have quieted down."

"That's not the problem," Arthur said. "The thing is, there are always to groups when this sort of thing is concerned; those two groups being the victims and the perpetrator. The four students in this case were the victims. What worries me is that the perpetrator is still out there, and if they did it once they can do it again. And furthermore…."

"Look, there it is!" Aaron interrupted, pointing a set of lights speeding towards them. The yacht, which was being provided the NAC sponsors, pull quietly into the dock before coming to a stop. Dockhands, who had been professional inconspicuous, appeared as crewmen on the yacht threw mooring lines out, which the dockhands immediately tied down, securing the yacht to the dock. A gangplank came from the yacht and slammed down on the dock.

Chancellor Arthur clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright everyone, lets get moving. We have a schedule to keep." The ten representatives gathered up their luggage sleepily and began to board the yacht. Four of the yacht's crewmen, two on the dock and two on the yacht, helped the ten as the climbed up the gangplank. The rest of the crew, minus the captain, began running the luggage to their respective owner's cabins, sometimes without waiting to be asked. The whole procedure took about ten minutes until the only one's who were going who hadn't board the yacht were Rubye, Anthia, Chris, and Chancellor Arthur. The only one of the group who was staying behind was Aaron. Dustin and Caden and boarded the yacht, left their luggage to be taken to their cabins, and disembarked along with one of the crewman to help Chris and his wheelchair onto the yacht.

Dustin and the crewman lifted the still sleeping Chris gingerly from his wheelchair, while Caden moved it out of the way and folded it up. The crewman and Caden carried Chris gently up the gangplank.

"Geese, this kid's out like a light!" The crewman commented.

"He's on painkillers," Caden replied, carrying the wheelchair over his shoulders. "Those things could knock out an elephant!"

"Yeah, I know what you mean," the crewman commented without elaboration. While they had to take it gently, it didn't take them long to get Chris and his wheelchair to his cabin. The carefully lowered Chris onto his bed while Anthia and Rubye walked into the cabin. They thanked the crewman for his help and he left to perform his shipboard duties. Dustin and Caden also left to get settled into their cabins. Anthia and Rubye were left to tuck Chris into his bed and prop his head on a pillow, all done in silence. When they were done, they stood over Chris in silence for a moment.

"I'm going to go get settled in," Anthia said quietly. She walked off, leaving Rubye and Chris alone. Rubye made some few alterations to the blanket covering Chris. She smiled down at him as she brushed the hair on his forehead back, bent down, and kissed him on the forehead. Although she hated to admit it, she envied these times that Chris had were he could just sleep and be a peace, at least for a little while. She finished adjusting the blankets and walked over to the door, flipping the lights of as she went. As she stood in the doorway, she took one last look at the sleeping Chris. It looked at ease as he chest moved up and down slowly as he breathed. Yes, after all he had been through, he deserved a moment of peacefulness. With that thought in mind, Rubye closed the door and walked to her cabin.

Unfortunately, outward appearances are often deceiving. While Chris looked calm and peaceful on the outside, on the inside, he was in turmoil.


Chris groaned as feeling seeped into his numb body. He had been dreaming, about something stupid, but whatever was going here had interrupted it. He slowly opened his eyes, expecting to see the roof of a room. Instead, what he saw was a swirling mass of black fog. Chris trying moving his arms, of which both responded according. Chris, finding that all feeling had returned to his body, pulled himself into a sitting position. He looked around, observing his surroundings. He was sitting on the top of a large, circular, stone tower. The stone the tower was made of was a pale gray, which stood in contrast to the dark fog surrounding it. Chris stood up.

"How on earth did I get here," Chris murmured, convinced he was alone.

"I brought you here." Chris jumped and whirled to face the speaker. Standing on the other side of the tower was a figure wrapped in a black cloak that hid most of the figure's features. What could be made of the person was that he was about the same height and physical build as Chris.

"Who are you?" Chris asked.

"You should already know that," the person replied.

Chris was utterly confused by this statement. But his confusion was quickly shoved from the forefront of his mind when he realized that the person sounded almost like him! "What's that supposed to mean?"

The person shrugged. "If you can't figure it out, I'm not going to explain it. But that's not the point. You see, I brought you here for a reason." An arm came out from under the cloak, revealing a black standard duel disk clipped to it.

"But I don't have a duel disk!" Chris shouted.

"That's not a problem," the person replied. "Just think about having one."

"What do mean?" Chris asked. But the second he asked it, a duel disk appeared on his arm in a bright flash of light. "What the heck?"

"We're in your mind," the person said. "All you need to do is think it and it becomes this world's reality."

"Does that mean you'll go away if I think it?" Chris asked.

"No," the person replied. The person activated his duel disk and drew a hand. "I get things started by summoning Apprentice to Dark Magic in attack mode (900/1200)." A young woman in a set of long, black robes appeared on the field. She had short, black hair and a pale complexion, as if she hadn't been in direct sunlight in a very long time. In her hands she clutched a long, oak wood staff that ended in a small, black stone at its tip. "I place one card facedown and end my turn."

Chris, having activated his duel disk and drew his hand, drew a card. "I summon Crusader of Endymion in attack mode (1900/1200). Now, Crusader of Endymion will attack Apprentice of Dark Magic!" Crusader of Endymion ran forward, raising its fists to attack.

"I activate Defensive Magic Technique!" The person shouted. "When one of my spellcasters is targeted as an attack, this trap prevents it from being destroyed." A bright, light blue sphere appeared around Apprentice of Dark Magic, taking the force of Crusader of Endymion's attack (?LP: 4000-3000).

"I'll end my turn by placing two cards facedown," Chris said.

The person drew a card. "I summon Caster of Shadows in attack mode (1600/1400)." A person clad in a ragged black cloak appeared on the field. None of its physical features were visible, but a pair of glowing red eyes were visible under the hood. Cradled in its arms was an old, almost completely rotted staff. "Now I activate Apprentice to Dark Magic's effect! When I control a dark attribute spellcaster, I can activate a spell card from my deck." The person take a card from his deck. "I activate the spell card Curse of Black Magic! This spell card will raise the attack points of all of my monsters by 500!" A black mist appeared on the field, swirling around the person's two monsters (900-1400/1200) (1600-2100/1400). "Now, Caster of Shadows will attack Crusader of Endymion!" Caster of Shadows lifted his rotten staff, and a mass of shadows emerged from it. The shadows flew towards Crusader of Endymion, surrounding it. It struggled against the shadows, but to no avail, being swallowed completely by the shadows and disappeared from sight (CLP: 4000-3800).

"I activate the trap Call of the Haunted!" Chris shouted. "This allows me to special summon my Crusader of Endymion from my graveyard!" A large portal appeared in the ground and Crusader of Endymion jumped out of it.

The person sighed. "I switch Apprentice to Dark Magic to defense mode. I place one card facedown and end my turn (1400-900/1200) (2100-1600/1400)."

Chris drew a card. "I summon Magical Exemplar in attack mode (1700/1400). Next I play the field spell Magical Citadel of Endymion!" The ground shook as the giant, magical city appeared around them. "Now the effect of my Magical Exemplar activates! She gets two spell counters for each spell card I active!" Two small, white glowing orbs appeared around Magical Exemplar. "Now I activate the spell card Double Summon (ME SC: 2-4). With this spell, I can second summon my Crusader of Endymion!" A bright light appeared around Crusader of Endymion, and he roared a battle cry. "Then the effect of my Magical Citadel of Endymion activates! For every spell card activated, my Magical Citadel of Endymion gets a spell counter (MCE SC; 1)

"Second summon?" The person asked.

"Crusader of Endymion is a gemini monster," Chris explain "Now that he has been seconded summoned, I can activate his effect. Once per turn, I can place one spell counter on a card that can take them, so my Magical Exemplar gets another spell counter (ME SC: 4-5). Then my Crusader of Endymion gains a 600 attack point bonus (1900-2500/1200). Now my Crusader of Endymion will attack Caster of Shadows!" Crusader of Endymion charged forward and punched Caster of Shadows, hard. Caster of Shadows shattered with the impact (?LP: 3000-2100). "Now my Magical Exemplar will attack Apprentice to Dark Magic!" Magical Exemplar held out her hands, and several bright green spheres shot out of her hands. They flew towards Apprentice to Dark Magic and slammed into her, destroying her. "I set one card and end my turn."

"I activate the trap Dead Revival of Dark Magic!" The person shouted. "At the end of the turn when spellcasters I own are destroyed, this trap gives me to two Dead Revival Tokens (500/500)!" Two creatures made of rotten flesh appeared on the field. One was wearing Apprentice of Dark Magic's robe, while the other wore Caster of Shadow's cloak.

"I end my turn (2500-1900/1200)," Chris said.

The person drew a card. "I summon Nights End Sorcerer in attack mode (1300/400). Now I tune my level 2 Nights End Sorcerer with my level 2 Dead Revival Token with my level 2 Dead Revival Token!" Nights End Sorcerer shattered, and became three bright green rings. The three green rings and the two Dead Revival Tokens flew into the air, with the two Dead Revival Tokens positioning themselves with the three rings. The two Dead Revival Token's began to glow and merged with each, reforming into a new shape.

"Synchro summon! Black Moon Sorcerer (2400/1900)!" There was a large explosion of darkness as the monster appeared on the field. It had the physical build of a middle-aged man. He wore black, loose fitting robes with a long black cloak. The hood was down, revealing the man's aged face, his soulless black eyes, and long, dirty brown hair. In his hands, he held a staff made of a dark brown colored wood. At its tip, it is ending in a black metal carving of the moon.

"Now I activate Black Moon Sorcerer's effect," the person continued. "When it is summoned, you lose 400 life points for every spellcaster monster in my graveyard, I count three." Black Moon Sorcerer pointed its staff at Chris, and fired three balls of fiery black magic. The three hit him square in the chest (CLP: 3800-2600). "Now my Black Moon Sorcerer will destroy Crusader of Endymion!" This time, Black Moon Sorcerer ran forward and slammed the tip of its staff into Crusader of Endymion's chest, cause him to shatter (CLP: 2600-2100). "I set one card facedown and end my turn."

Chris drew a card. "I activate the trap Pitch-Black Power Stone! This trap, when activated, gets three spell counters place on it (PBPS SC: 3). Then, once per turn, I can take on of those spell counts and place it on another card. In this case, I place one of those spell counters on Magical Citadel of Endymion (PBPS SC: 3-2) (MCE SC: 1-2) "Now I activate Spellbooks in the Pot! This magic card allows use both to draw three cards (MCE SC: 2-3) (ME SC: 5-7)." Both Chris and the person drew three cards.

"Thanks for the help," the person taunted.

"Oh shut up," Chris shot back. "Next I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior in attack mode (1600/1000). When Breaker the Magical Warrior is summoned, he gains a spell counter, which gives him 300 extra attack points (1600-1900/1000). Now I activate the spell Mystical Space Typhoon, and I chose to destroy my Pitch-Black Power Stone!" A small typhoon erupted from the card and blew Pitch-Black Power Stone away."

"And what was the point of that?" The person asked.

"For starters, since Pitch-Black Power Stone still had spell counters on it, those spell counters get added on to Magical Citadel of Endymion (MCE SC: 3-5). Then my Magical Exemplar gains two spell counters (ME SC: 7-9). Now I activate Magical Exemplar's effect! When I remove spell counters from her, I can special summon a spellcaster monster from my hand or graveyard whose level is equal to the number of spell counters I removed. So I remove seven spell counters from Magical Exemplar to special summon Dark Magician!" There was a flash a dark purple light as the famous spellcaster appeared on the field (ME SC: 9-2). "Now Dark Magician, attack Black Moon Sorcerer!" Dark Magician jumped into the air, floating several feet above the ground. It pointed its staff at Black Moon Sorcerer and performed its famous Dark Magic Attack, shattering Black Moon Sorcerer (?LP: 2100-2000). "Now Breaker the Magical Warrior and Magical Exemplar will attack your life points directly!"

"I activate the effect of a card in my hand, Attack Gremlin (0/0)!" The person shouted. "When I discard this monster from my hand, any battle damage I take from direct attacks become 0." A dark aura appeared around the person, taking the full force of Breaker the Magical Warrior and Magical Exemplar's attacks.

"I end my turn," Chris said.

The person drew a card. "I activate the spell card Premature Burial! If I pay 800 life points, I can special summon my Black Moon Sorcerer from the graveyard (MCE SC: 5-6)." The ground in front of the person exploded and Black Moon Sorcerer appeared out of the debris (?LP: 2000-1200). "Now I activate the trap Dark Magic Explosion! This trap, which can only activate if I control a dark-spellcaster synchro monster, destroys every card one the field!" Black Moon Sorcerer exploded, sending waves of dark energy radiating across the field, shattering Black Moon Sorcerer, Dark Magician, Breaker the Magical Warrior, and Magical Exemplar, but not Magical Citadel of Endymion.

"I removed a spell counter from Magical Citadel of Endymion to keep it from being destroyed," Chris said. "Then, my Magical Citadel of Endymion gains the spell counter from Breaker, the Magical Warrior and Magical Exemplar (MCE SC: 7)."

The person nodded in understanding. "Alright then. Now I remove Black Moon Sorcerer from play to special summon my Black Shadow Sorceress in attack mode (2000/2100)." A large, black shadow appeared from the person's duel disk and formed into a human-like figure. It was wrapped it a loose cloak, making it impossible to distinguish the thing's physical makeup. However, its hood was down, revealing its face. It had humanoid female face, which would have been beautiful if it hadn't been for her horribly pale skin. Its eyes were black, without irises. It had short pointed ears, and short cut black hair. It held a long, tarnished bronze staff that ended in a small, black metal sphere in its pale hands. "Now my Black Shadow Sorceress will attack you directly!" Black Shadow Sorceress pointed her staff at Chris, and fired a stream of black lightning at him. They hit Chris square in the chest, knocking him down (CLP: 2100-100). "I end my turn."

"That hurt," Chris moaned as he got up and drew a card. "I remove 6 spell counters from Magical Citadel of Endymion to special summon my Endymion, the Master Magician in attack mode (2700/1700) (MCE SC: 7-1)."

"Oh hell," the person said, realizing what was coming next.

"When Endymion, the Master Magician is summoned, I get to take a spell card from my graveyard." A card slipped out of Chris's graveyard and Chris added it to his hand. "I activate Endymion, the Master Magician's effect, which allows me to discard the spell card to destroy one of your cards!" Endymion, the Master Magician held up its staff, which began to glow with a dark purple aura. It then swept its staff around in an arch, launching a shock wave of energy at Black Shadow Sorceress. It hit her around the midriff, slicing her in half. "Now my Endymion, the Master Magician will attack your life points directly!" Endymion charged forward, raising its staff high as the purple aura appeared around it. Once it reached the person, it bashed its staff into the ground, causing a large explosion, with Endymion jumping away before being caught in the explosion (?LP: 1200-0). The dust settled, revealing that the person was laying on his back, seemly unconscious.

Chris sighed as he walked over to the person. "Damn it, why is all of this freaky stuff happening to me?"

Suddenly, the person sat up. "Oh quit you're whining."

Chris jumped. "Oh shut up. Now are you going to tell me who you are or I'm I going to have to find out the hard way."

The person laughed. "Although I really hate to admit it, you beat me. You have nothing to fear from me so I'll reveal myself." The person grabbed his hood, and pulled it off his head.

Chris's eyes widened as he stared at the face, or rather, his face. "What the hell!"

The face that looked back at him was his own! Almost identical in every detail. It had the same nose, same mouth, same structure, same medium cut black. There was only one difference. The eyes, instead of being a dull blue, were a light black.

"Surprised?" The lookalike asked.

"What are you?" Chris whispered.

"To put it simply, you." The lookalike replied.

"What? How could you be me." Chris asked.

"I said 'to put it simply'," the lookalike answered.

"Then explain it!" Chris shouted.

The lookalike smirked. "For starters, I may be you, but I'm also not you in every aspect except in physical appearance."

"Yeah, I already figured that out," Chris pointed out.

"Shut up and let me finish," the lookalike snapped. "What I am is another version of your soul. You see, everyone on earth has two different personalities, one dominant and one recessive. Usually this means that one personality will be aware of everything and be in control while the recessive one will only be aware of its own existence and nothing else. However, a more powerful recessive personality can become aware of the dominant personality and visa versa. Then sometimes the recessive personality can try to unseat the dominate personality and become the dominant personality."

Chris stepped back. "So were trying to take control away from me?"

The personality nodded. "I thought, giving the state that your in, I could do it. But unfortunately, it seems that I can never unseat you. As I said before, the recessive personality can try to unseat the dominant personality but it never works. Not only is an attempt a rare occurrence, but the ability of the recessive personality to become aware is an even rarer occurrence. The dominant will always be the dominant while the recessive will always be the recessive. It's only in very specific circumstances in which a recessive personality becomes dominant. Apparently, the dominant personality being injured is not one of them."

"Okay, so your little coup d'etat failed. So what happens now?" Chris asked.

The personality shrugged. "Well, it wasn't a complete failure. You're aware of me now."

"Which means...?"

"Since you're aware of me now, I can enter your consciousness and watch everything that happens," the personality explained.

Chris groaned. "Do you mean you're going to be a voice in the back of my head?"

The personality nodded. "I'll be able to observe everything that you do and comment on it. I'll be able to converse with you, and you'll be able to converse with me."

"Oh great," Chris moaned. Suddenly, the darkness around them began to dissipate and light began to shine down on them.

"Looks like our time here is up," said the personality. Before Chris could ask the whole scene whited out, and Chris lost consciousness.


Chris woke with a start and sat bolt up right in the bed. His chest was burning with pain and he winced and clutched at it. He looked around. He was in a small, completely dark room. For some strange reason, the room was swaying. It toke Chris a moment to realize where he was. He was on the yacht that was taking him and the others to New Domino city. Chris settled back into his bed. His mind went back to what had just happened.

"Was it all a dream?" Chris asked aloud.

"No, I'm afraid it wasn't my friend."

Chris bolted up right again, ignore the pain in his chest. "Who's there?"

"It's me remember? Your other personality?"

"You've got to be kidding me," Chris muttered as he settled into the bed again. "That whole thing was real?"

"Yes it was, and now we're stuck together."

"Brilliant," Chris muttered. "Not only do I have dark forces bent on doing whatever to worry about, I now have a voice in the back of my head to bug me."

"Hey, I don't like this anymore than you do. At least you can do whatever you want and aren't stuck just watching."

"True, but you can still make stupid little comments," Chris said.

"Yes but it's a small comfort."

"By the way, have you got a name?" Chris asked.

"Yes. My name is Scott."

"Scott?"

"What? You've got a problem with it?"

"No." Chris sighed. "I've enough of this. Can you be quite so I can go to sleep?"

"Sure."

"Thanks," Chris muttered. He closed his eyes and immediately fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.


Scott's Card(s)

Apprentice to Dark Magic

Type: monster/dark/spellcaster-effect

Level: 4

Stats: (900/1200)

Effect: When you control another dark attribute spellcaster monster (besides this card) you may take one spell card from you deck and activate it immediately.

Caster of Shadows

Type: monster/dark/spellcaster-effect

Level: 4

Stats: (1600/1400)

Effect: This card can't be effected by the effects of trap cards.

Attack Gremlin

Type: monster/dark/fiend-effect

Level: 2

Stats: (0/0)

Effect: When your opponent declares a direct attack, you may discard this card from your hand. If done, any damage taken this turn from direct attacks becomes 0.

Black Moon Sorcerer

Type: monster/dark/spellcaster-effect/synchro

Level: 6

Stats: (2400/1900)

Effect: [1 tuner monster]+[1 or more non tuner monsters] When this card is successfully synchro summoned, inflict 400 points of damage to your opponent for each spellcaster type monster in your graveyard.

Black Shadow Sorceress

Type: monster/dark/spellcaster-effect

Level: 6

Stats: (2000/2100)

Effect: This card can be special summoned from your hand by removing a level 5 or high spellcaster monster from play from your graveyard. When this card is summoned, destroy cards on your opponent's side of the field equal to that of the number of spellcasters (other than this card) on your field.

Curse of Black Magic

Type: normal spell

Image: A spellcaster with a black aura around him

Effect: Until the end of this turn, the attack points of all spellcasters you control is increased by 500.

Defensive Magic Technique

Type: normal trap

Image: A spellcaster with a bright blue force field around him. A fireball is bouncing of the force field.

Effect: Activate only when a spellcaster monster you control is selected as an attack target. The selected spellcaster can not be destroyed by battle this turn. Battle damage is calculated as normal.

Dead Revival of Dark Magic

Type: normal trap

Image: Three zombie magicians bursting out of the ground.

Effect: This card can only activate during the end phase of a turn in which spellcaster monsters you control were destroyed. Special summon two Dead Revival Tokens (Dark: zombie:lv 2: 500/500). These tokens can't be used in a tribute summon.

Dark Magic Explosion

Type: normal trap

Image: A magician screaming as the area around him explodes around him.

Effect: Activate only when you control a dark attribute spellcaster synchro monster. Destroy all cards on the field.