"Ah, we don't need that Kaiba weighing us down! With Hermos, those freaks won't stand a chance!" Joey said proudly.

"Well, I'm glad to see Joey's back to his old self." Honda said.

On the other side of the room, Rex and Weevil searched for more duel monster cards.

"Have you found any yet, Rex?" Weevil whispered.

Rex shook his head. "Not yet! But keep looking!" He whispered back.

Kay looked over at the two.

"I can't help but wonder what those two are up to?" She wondered out loud.

When the two boys heard this, they figured they'd better cover up.

"R-Rex! Have you found my glasses yet?" Weevil asked loud enough for them to hear.

"N-No! Not yet!" Rex replied.

"Well keep looking!" Weevil said.

Honda stood by Kay. "Oh yeah…not suspicious in anyway, huh?" He said sarcastically.

"So, what are we going to do next?" Anzu asked.

"We should go find Dartz and his goon squad and rescue Mai! That's what!" Joey said with energy.

"Uh, Joey. Might I point out that the "goon squad" split without leaving an address. Sorry, it's not gonna work like that." Honda pointed out.

"I think we should chill at my place and play Dungeon Dice Monsters!" Duke suggested.

"WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT!" Joey, Honda, Kay and Anzu all snapped at him.

Duke held up his hands in defense. "I was just kidding, calm down!" He laughed lightly.

"You know…I remember that Professor Hawkins lives around here. He may have some information that could help us." Yami added in.

"But how are we going to get there?" Cat asked.

Joey looked out the window and saw Kaiba's jet lifting off. "I have an idea!" He cried and ran to the window, trying to flag Kaiba for a lift.

But the jet flew off.

"Aw, man! I thought it would work!" Joey pouted.

"There's two possibilities, if I know Kaiba. The first one is…he didn't see you…and the second one is…he did see you. Both end in the same result." Kay said.

"Hey, it's no problem! We can take my car! We just have to all squeeze in a little." Duke said.

"Hey! What about us?" Weevil and Rex asked at the same time.

"What I want to know is what you two are doing here anyways?" Honda said.

The two boys laughed nervously.

It was a tight squeeze, but everyone was able to fit in.

Rex and Weevil ended up riding in the open trunk with the luggage.

"I can't believe it! Even after following Yugi this far, we haven't gotten any cards at all!" Weevil complained.

"But Show time's about to start! Professor Hawkins is a crazy card collector who must have lots of rare cards!" Rex said.

Anzu sat in the front seat with a map, looking at it.

Honda was offering unhelpful suggestions from the back seat.

He pointed at the map. "I think this is a nice shortcut!" He said.

Anzu glared at him. "WHY do you want to go to ALASKA!" She asked.

"Honda…do you even know how to read a map?" Cat asked him.

"We've got to get Mai back. I still can't believe she'd join some evil plot to destroy all mankind. We all want to become true duelists…but it shouldn't be this way." Joey thought to himself.

Yugi appeared by Yami in spirit.
"Based on what Pegasus said, Dartz controls a force that's ten thousand years old. Even older than you, Pharaoh." Yugi said.

"The Orichalcos appears to be more powerful than any magic we've ever experienced." Yami said.

"It seems to be connected to Professor Hawkin's theory. I hope he can tell us what to do. But you've got to stay calm, Pharaoh." Yugi said.

"I know. But we lost Mai to our enemies, Pegasus's soul was taken and we failed to get Kaiba's help. It will be a hard task." Yami replied and looked at all his friends. "We've already lost too many things…I'm afraid of losing more."

"Don't worry…everything will be fine." Yugi said.

Elsewhere, Valon was getting yelled at.

"How DARE you interrupt my duel with Joey! I was just about to win!" Mai snapped at Valon.

"What? I saved your soul, and this is how you repay me?" Valon said.

"Who asked to be saved?!" Mai snapped. "Maybe next time you'll butt out!"

Rafael stood up, looking a little grim. "Mai, you have no idea how much danger you were in. Do you remember the Hermos card that Joey had? It's an ancient dragon that can only be controlled by a chosen one." He said.

"Joey was chosen to have that scrawny butt of his kicked by a real duelist!" Mai huffed and rode off on Valon's motorcycle. "Joey won't escape me this time."

"Ugh…I can't let Mai get hurt. I'll make up for her…I'll defeat Joey myself." Valon said.

"Forget her and focus on the Pharaoh…and his weakness. Once we get him out of the way, the others will fall right into our hands. My plan in already in place." Rafael said.

Meanwhile, in a home below a hillside, Professor Hawkins sat at his desk, studying the photos from the Atlantean ruins. He notes that one image appears over and over. "But what is it? Doma?" He asked himself.

On the hills outside of the house, Rebecca was riding her horse, Copernicus. She stopped when she saw a helicopter fly overhead and lands in front of her house.

She gasped as she saw men wearing black, jump out and kidnap Professor Hawkins.

"Grandpa!" She cried and tried to ride over to help him, but came too late. She turned her horse around to follow the helicopter, but suddenly, the house exploded! Knocking her and her horse to the ground.

A single duel monster card fluttered to the ground and landed next to her. She picked it up.

"GRANDPA!" She cried.

Later that night, everyone finally made it to Professor Hawkins's house. Well…the ruins at least.

Everyone was horrified at the ruins.

They started to call for Professor Hawkins.

But they got Rebecca instead.

"Rebecca! What happened?" Yugi asked. He had changed back to normal on the way.

"Grandpa was kidnapped!" Rebecca cried and flung herself onto Yugi, crying.

"Don't worry Rebecca! I promise we'll find him." Yugi said, trying to comfort the girl.

Everyone gathered in the Professor's motor home.

"I wonder who would kidnap the Professor?" Anzu wondered as she made tea.
"It HAD ta be Dartz." Joey said.

"But why would they want to kidnap the Professor?" Honda wondered.

"It must have had something to do with the ruins he found." Duke said.

"Yeah. They took him because he knows too much information that they don't want him spreading around." Cat added in.

"Which is…bad for us." Kay said.

"Wait, I have an idea." Yugi said and turned to Rebecca. "Do you still have that stone I gave to your grandfather?"

"I've been wearing it on a chain." Rebecca said and took it off, handing it to Yugi.

"Maybe that's what Dartz was after." Honda suggested.

"I think we should just find this Dartz, break in, and save the Professor." Duke said.

"But how will we find them?" Rebecca asked.

"The Professor doesn't have what Dartz's people want, so they'll probably come back." Yugi pointed out.

"Well! If we're going to wait, I want something to eat!" Honda said, smiling.

"'Ey, dun worry! I'll whip up something for us!" Joey said with pride.

"I'm not eating anything YOU cook." Kay and Anzu said at the same time.

"Would it be alright if we used your kitchen?" Cat asked Rebecca.

Rebecca nodded.

"I'll help." Duke said.

"Can you cook?" Joey asked.

"A little…" Duke answered.

"I'll help as much as I can…but as long as it doesn't include COOKING anything. I can chop vegetables and whatnot." Cat said.

"Why won't you help with the actual cooking?" Anzu asked.

"Because I am the WORST cook on the face of the earth. Just take my word for it from there." Cat said, grinning with embarrassment.

"I can take a hint. Don't worry! I'm pretty good at cooking!" Kay said.

The conversation went on as they gang marched into the kitchen.

"Your grandfather will be alright, Rebecca. Don't worry." Yugi said.

"Thank you, Yugi." Rebecca said quietly.

Everyone got to work.

Duke, Kay and Anzu got to cooking while Cat and Tristan set the table.

Joey raided the refrigerator and came out with a mouthful of sausages.

Honda frowned at Joey and kicked him in the head. "Eat THAT!" He snapped.

"Ow!" Joey cried. "How are ya supposed ta eat a kick in the head?"

"Actually…I don't know. By the way, where did Rex and Weevil go?" Honda asked.

"I don't know. Yugi and Rebecca are gone too." Joey answered.

Rex and Weevil searched through the ruins of Professor Hawkins' house, looking for rare cards.

"Hey! I think I found something!" Rex cried and pulled out a regular deck of playing cards. He sweatdropped disappointed. "Oh wait…nevermind."

"Well keep looking!" Weevil ordered Rex.

"But the old guy doesn't have any rare cards! He's just a professor! Not a duelist!" Rex said.

They sighed and took a break.
"I'm hungry." Weevil said.

"Me too." Rex agreed.

Suddenly, they heard something and whipped their heads in the direction of the noise.

It was Rebecca and Yugi! They went outside to talk.

"I'm scared. Yugi? Will you really save my grandpa?" Rebecca asked.

Yugi nodded. "Of course." He replied.

"Thank you. Oh yeah, this is the card I wanted to show you." Rebecca said as she pulled out the card that landed next to her when the house exploded. It came with a note to Yugi!

The note said: "Come to Death Valley if you want to see your friend again."

"How far is Death Valley?" Yugi asked.

"It's about an hour away by car." Rebecca answered.

"Alright. But I have to go alone. I put everyone in enough danger as it is." Yugi said.

"It's not your fault." Rebecca said.

"But I'm the one they want. You'll be safer here." Yugi said. "And…could you not tell the others where I'm going? I don't want them to follow me."

Rebecca nodded.

Weevil and Rex were hiding and listening onto their conversation.

"Interesting." Weevil said.

But all four of them didn't see Cat, who came out to tell everyone it was time for dinner. She had heard everything.

"Whether he likes it or not, I'm coming anyways." She whispered to herself. "I made a promise."

The first thing Professor Hawkins noticed was that he was lying on the floor of a shed. Rafael stood in the doorway.

"You must forget everything you've discovered." He warned the professor.

Professor Hawkins sat up.
"But those ruins are a part of history!" He protested.

Rafael stepped inside the shed and the Professor noticed the Orichalcos stone around his neck.
"Where did you get that?" The Professor asked.

"You're too curious for your own good. Forget your research. We have already burned down your laboratory and destroyed everything you had found. So you're no longer a threat." Rafael said.

"You can't stop people from studying those ruins, as long as they remain in the world!" Professor Hawkins said.

"It's impossible. And explanation why would be meaningless. Stop worrying. You're free to go." Rafael said.

Back in the temple, Dartz was taking to Leviathan again.

"Great Leviathan! Your time draws near! Soon we'll finish what we began so long ago!" He said and laughed.

Everyone slept soundly in the motor home. Everyone except Yugi. He got up, knowing he had much to do. It was time to face those creeps.

Rebecca woke up and looked at him.
"Don't worry. I'll be back." Yugi whispered and walked outside where Copernicus, Rebecca's horse, waited, all saddled up.

As Yugi got onto the saddle, he switched with Yami, who sat up on the horse and rode away.

Cat was awake the whole time and got up, about to follow Yami.

"Cat? What are you doing?" Rebecca whispered to her.

"I know where Yugi's going." Cat whispered back. "And I know about your guys' secret. But I have to follow him. I made a promise."

She snuck around her sleeping friends before…she tripped over Joey. Waking him up.

"Wha?!" Joey cried as he sat up and looked around. "Cat! What are ya doin'?! And where's Yugi?"

"I promised I wouldn't tell!" Rebecca said.

"How could ya let him leave like dat?!" Joey snapped.

It wasn't long until everyone was up.

"Joey take it easy on Rebecca!" Kay said.
"You would have done the same thing." Anzu added in.

"But I would have talked Yugi out of it." Honda said.

"Urg! I can't stand it! I'm gonna go after him!" Joey said and ran out the door, with Honda following him.

"Slow down!" Honda called.

It wasn't long until the two stopped.

It was Professor Hawkins!

He was making his way towards them, leaning on a walking stick. Joey ran over and caught him before he fell.

"Grandpa!" Rebecca cried as she ran up to Professor Hawkins.

"Where's…Where's Yugi?" He asked weakly.

Still on their journey, Yugi appeared by Yami in spirit.

"As long as we have Timaeus, we'll be fine." Yugi said.

"But Rafael has the Seal of Orichalcos." Yami pointed out.

"Well…no matter what. You'll never be alone." Yugi said.

Rebecca was able to take her grandfather to bed.

And outside, Joey, Honda and Duke prepared to leave.

"Hold the fort down for us while we're gone, alright?" Joey told Anzu.

"Yeah, and watch out for Rex and Weevil. I don't trust those guys." Honda added in.

"I'm going too!" Cat said as she walked up to them.

"What? No way! You stay here!" Joey said.

Cat shook her head.
"I was going to follow Yugi anyways before I tripped over you." She said.

"It's way too dangerous. You should just stay here." Honda said.

"Are you saying I'm weak? I made a promise to the Dark Magician Girl that I would help and protect Yugi and the Pharaoh all I could! I'm not about to back down now!" Cat said with a serious tone.

"Wait, what? You promised your favorite card?" Joey asked.
"It's not like that!" Cat said and sighed. "It's a long story. I'll explain it later. Besides, I don't want you guys worrying about me all the time. I'll be fine. Now let's go!"

Joey sighed. "I don't suppose that we have much of a choice." He said.

Cat smiled.

Rex and Weevil rode a beat-up tandem bike that they found in the ruins of the Professor's house.

They were heading towards Yami and Rafael's showdown, determined to find out how they made Mai into such a strong duelist. They spotted Yami pass by on a ridge overhead and they started to pedal faster.

Rebecca sat at her grandpa's bedside with the "Ties of Friendship" card that Yugi gave her, in her hands.
"Please be careful, Yugi." She said.

"Hang in there Yug. We're on our way!" Joey cried as him, Duke, Honda and Cat all rode in the car, towards Death Valley.