Bobasa sat dejectedly in the empty storage room.

"I wish I had just one more luscious apple…or even the teeniest little grape!" He whined.

Honda came up from behind him.

"Who is Bobasa character? I must find out what role he plays in this Shadow Game." He said thought to himself.

"Hey Bobasa? Were you able to find the Pharaoh's name?" Honda asked.

Bobasa remained silent.

Annoyed, Honda rapped Bobasa on the head with his knuckles. "Knock, knock!" He said.

"Who's there?" Bobasa said before he continued to weep with hunger.

"Tell me!" Honda snapped exasperated and hit Bobasa again. "And stop crying!"

But Bobasa only cried harder.

"This isn't the best time for jokes!" Jounouchi said as he walked up with Yugi, Kristen and Anzu.

"I was only trying to cheer him up." Honda said.

"You're not doing a very good job! Why is Bobasa crying?" Jounouchi asked.

"I dunno." Honda replied innocently.

"What's wrong?" Yugi asked Bobasa.

"There's not a scrap of food left!" Bobasa cried.

Joey, Yugi, Kristen and Anzu sunk to the floor, suddenly reminded of their own hunger.

"Why does it feels like we haven't eaten in days?" Jounouchi asked.

"Because we haven't." Anzu answered.

"This must be where they store all the food for the palace, but there's nothing left." Yugi said. "Bobasa cleaned the place out!"

"Bobasa didn't even leave us a crumb!" Jounouchi complained, but Bobasa only continued to cry.

"Bobasa's done nothing but hold us back. It's time we lost him." Honda said.

"Honda might have a point." Jounouchi said.

"Wait. Let's stop and think about this for a moment. We've already searched the while palace for the Pharaoh's name…" Yugi said.

"Yeah. Let's get out of here." Honda said.

"Pull yourself together!" Anzu told Bobasa.

"But I can't move another muscle until I eat another morsel!" Bobasa complained.

"You've already eaten all there is to eat!" Jounouchi snapped.

"C'mon! Let's just leave him behind!" Honda said again.

"But we need to help him." Yugi said.

"What has Bobasa ever done for us?" Honda asked.

"He helped us find the Pharaoh." Yugi pointed out.

"Yeah…we should go find him some food." Kristen agreed.

Yugi, Kristen, Jounouchi and Anzu began searching for food while Honda waited impatiently.

"Why would these fools drop everything to help that useless oaf?" Bakura wondered through Honda.

Later, Yugi came out onto a balcony and called for the others.

Everyone then got together to push and pull Bobasa out into the courtyard, where a bunch of grapes were growing on a tree.

Happily, Bobasa leapt for them, then turned. "Thank you everyone!" He said.

Everyone sat on the ground, exhausted from moving Bobasa.

"We've finally found someone who loves food more than I do." Jounouchi said.

Yugi laughed. "That's hard to believe." He said.

Bobasa finished eating the grapes.

"Feel better now?" Yugi asked.

Bobasa suddenly inflated into a big round balloon!

"Now that I'm full, I can grant your wish! Get onto my back and we'll go find the Pharaoh's name!" He said.

Jounouchi, Kristen and Anzu looked a bit reluctant.

"We have to trust Bobasa. It's our only hope." Yugi said and everyone climbed onto Bobasa's back.

Bobasa then floated away out of the palace with them.

"Where are you taking us?" Yugi asked.

"This way." Was all Bobasa said.

"A little more specific answer would be nice." Jounouchi said.

Honda smiled to himself.

"I'm beginning to understand Bobasa's role in the game. He was placed there as a shortcut-feed him and skip to the prize." Bakura thought to himself through Honda.

They flew through the desert for a while.

"Passengers, we're approaching the Valley of the Kings! Thanks for flying Air Bobasa!" Bobasa said and started to randomly sing about his name. "Bo is for Bordeaux wine. "Ba" is for bar and grill…"

"Bobasa seems very happy." Yugi said.

"What about "Sa"? What's "Sa" for?" Jounouchi wondered.

Bobasa continued to sing for a moment.

"It's over there." He said.

"I remember that the Valley of the Kings is where the Pharaoh's tomb is. In the old days, a Pharaoh's tomb was built while he was still alive, so the Pharaoh's name must have already been carved on his future tomb!" Yugi said to himself.

Bobasa hovered to the ground and Honda jumped off, running to the opening of the tomb. He was planning to destroy the name before the others could see it.

"Thank you Bobasa." Yugi said as Bobasa deflated and settled back onto the ground.

"Thank YOU and everyone for feeding me those grapes. Since then, I haven't been hungry at all." He said.

"You know…now that you mention it, I'm not hungry either." Anzu said.

"You're right." Yugi said.

"Yeah." Kristen agreed.

"I think I could still use a bite." Jounouchi said.

"It's been one mystery after another since we got here." Yugi said.

"Bobasa is the biggest mystery." Jounouchi said.

"I finally know why I was put here! For you guys! Life is like a game, and sometimes helping others is the key to winning it all!" Bobasa said.

"What does that mean?" Jounouchi asked.

Bobasa only started singing his song again. "Sa…is for Sayonara!" He sang and then disappeared in a sparkle of gold.

"Wait! Come back!" They cried…but he was gone.


"Your friends are doing much better than I expected!" Bakura laughed. "In fact, they're close to uncovering your ancient name."

"How do you know that? You've been spying on them, haven't you?" Yami asked.

"Of course not. But it doesn't matter. The countdown is on, and the resurrection of Zorc is near." Bakura said. "It's time to add another little twist to the game. The sides are uneven, but I'm about to change that. I'll use a tactic I learned earlier from you. Remember when the Pharaoh was drained of energy, but Yugi gave him a boost? Two can play at that game. I'm going to bring back a former pawn of mine. But first, I'll need to barrow some strength from outside. Kaiba! Come and join us!"

"What?! You can't pull him into this too!" Yami protested.


Kaiba found himself drawn into the stone tablet. He flew through a vortex and into ancient Egypt.

Kaiba approached the ancient city, astonished.

"This place seems familiar. But I'm not sure why." He said.

Bakura looked down on the playing field.

"He'll find out…when I barrow his soul!" He said.

And with that, a piece of Kaiba's soul flew out of him.


"I must join my father now." Seth said, under the spell again.

Magus was still trying to attack the Pharaoh. But suddenly, Kaiba's energy/soul blasted into the middle of the cavern, stopping the attack from Magus.

A whirlwind of sand formed and turned into Thief Bakura. He laughed.

"It's good to be back in the game, again! And it looks like I'm just in time to observe the finale, featuring Zorc the Dark One's long-awaited return, and the Pharaoh's farewell performance!" He cried. "We have some catching up to do."

"But we destroyed you!" Shada cried.

"Bakura regenerated himself." Shimon said.

"But how?" Yami asked.

Bakura turned to look at Magus.

"Someone couldn't handle the competition, so I had to step in and correct that." He said.

"What?! I could handle them by myself!" Magus protested.

Bakura ignored his words and walked over to join Magus and on the Millennium Stone.

"You were close to being defeated. Let me focus on the Pharaoh. You have other things to do…like convincing your son to pledge his allegiance to Zorc the Dark One!" He said.

"Seth! Don't listen to Bakura!" Shimon cried.

"When the Age of Shadows is ushered in, a new king will be needed to rule the darkness…someone like Seth!" Bakura said. "You've been chosen to wield a power that rivals that of the Egyptian gods."

"What are you talking about?" Yami asked.

"Your feeling threatened by the idea of being replaced by someone more qualified. Someone who controls the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Bakura taunted Yami.

"Kisara?" Seth and Kay mummered.

"He means that young girl!" Shada cried.

"You knew about this?" Yami asked Shada.

"Recently, me and Seth happened upon a peasant girl who held a power like none I've ever seen." Shada explained.

"The fact that Zorc is about to resurrect at any moment still remains! And there's nothing you can do to stop it! Now we must see if Seth's is smart enough to join the winning side before the game is over." Bakura said.

Magus stepped off the Millennium Stone and approached Seth.

"Listen to reason. If you side with the Pharaoh, you'll be throwing away your future. You were born to be a leader." He said.

"Y-Yes…" Seth said.

Kay stood in front of Seth. "Don't do this!" She cried.

"You have bigger things to worry about." Bakura said to her, activating his Diadiankh, summoning Diabound. "Diabound! Strike down the Pharaoh!"

Diabound attacked and Hasan leapt in front of Yami to protect him.

"This can't be! Diabound's stone tablet has already been destroyed!" Shada cried.

"Now I have all seven Millennium Items, I no longer need a tablet to summon Diabound." Bakura explained. "With the power of the Items coursing through it, it's stronger than ever."

Magus stood before Seth. "See your destiny. You shall be king." He said to Seth, still trying to convince him.

Kay continued to stand in front of Seth, glaring at Magus.

"Don't listen to him!" She said.

"Khephera's right. You're one of the seven priests! Don't you remember that vow you took?" Shada reminded Seth.

If you accept the dark power of the Shadows, you'll be making the same mistake your father made." Yami said.

"Wake up! You're being controlled!" Kay cried.

Seth looked up, startled.

"I've had enough of your meddling!" Magus cried and created a portal. He reached out and grabbed Seth and threw him into the portal.

But before he came into the portal, Kay grabbed onto him and was carried with him through the portal.

Magus jumped into the portal after them.

"Kay! Seth!" Cat cried.

Yami tried to follow them, but Diabound blocked his path before he could reach the portal and it closed.

He turned to Bakura.

"What did you do with them?!" He asked angrily.

"The same thing I'm about to do with the Millennium Stone. Get it out of your reach!" Bakura answered and he snapped his fingers.

The stone then began to sink down into the floor, taking the Millennium Items with it.

Diabound spewed out a stream of darkness, which descended over the cavern as everyone else watched in horror.

We're going to play a game of hide and seek." Bakura said with a grin.


Kaiba woke up in an alley and stood up.

"I just had the strangest dream." He mummered and stepped out of the alley. He gasped as he looked around, realizing he was in the ancient Egyptian Marketplace.

"Maybe…it wasn't a dream." He said. "I remember being sucked into the stone tablet, and finding myself in ancient Egypt…then passing out."

Kaiba walked through the marketplace. "I got knocked out and woke up in some oddball town that hasn't changed in three thousand years." He said and stopped as two kids ran towards him.

He became shocked when the two kids ran through him.

"What's happening?" He asked as he continued down the street. "It's as if…I don't exist here."

He stopped again when he heard someone shout, "SETH!" He looked over and saw Kisara running towards him.

She stopped and stood in front of him. "Wait…oh, I'm sorry. You're not Seth. Although you look like him." She said. Kaiba noted to himself that she looked really familiar.

"You're…Kisara?" He asked.

"Who are you? And why are you dressed so strangely?" Kisara asked.

"Well…first I want to know where I am…and why are you the only one that can see me?" Kaiba asked.

"An evil force is threatening our land and we must act quickly or everything will be lost." Kisara explained.

"Do you expect me to believe that?" Kaiba asked.

"You can believe what you want, but the darkness is coming and I have to warn Seth." Kisara said. "Farewell."

And with that, she ran on.


"What did you do with my friends?" Yami asked.

"I bought some time." Bakura said.

A viewscreen appeared on top of the RPG table. It showed Mana standing in the deserted village, calling out to the others. The vision changed to Shada and Shimon, wondering where they were. Then it changed to Isis and Karim.

"That's cheating!" Yami protested.

"I make the rules in this game, and this is the part where we wait for Zorc to resurrect and you watch your friends squirm." Bakura said.

"I won't let you win!" Yami said.

"I already have." Bakura said.


Yugi and everyone stood before the entrance to the Pharaoh's tomb.

"According to Bobasa, the Pharaoh's name is hidden somewhere in there." Anzu said.

"So let's go!" Jounouchi said, determined.

"Pharaoh…we won't let you down." Yugi said and the four entered the tomb.


Yami stood with Hasan, and Cat.

Mahaado joined them.

"I've seen no sign of the others." He said.

"They can't be too far." Cat said.

"Separating us must be all part of Bakura's plan to stall for time." Mahaado said.

Yami nodded. "But Bakura must be doing more than waiting." He said. "I suspect Bakura is planning to weaken our defenses, so when Zorc arrives, he'll be unstoppable."

They all paused when they spotted a shadowy cloud rise over the nearby buildings.

"It's Egypt's most feared predator." Hasan said.

Bakura stood on top of one of the buildings and laughed.

He then sent a swarm of locusts to attack Yami.

Mahaado attempted to fight them off, but there was too many!

Hasan threw his cloak around Yami and Cat to protect them as Mahaado continued to fight the swarm.


"One by one, your game pieces are being crushed." Bakura said to Yami.

Yami frowned.

"I'm running out of time." He mummered to himself. "As Bakura's hourglass counts down to the destruction of Egypt, the Pharaoh's priests are growing weaker. Before long, Bakura will have succeeded in rewriting history."

"If only you knew a little more about your past, you might remember how you beat me the first time. But you erased your memory, giving me the chance to destroy you." Bakura said.

Yami could only watch helplessly as Mana stood against a Skeleton Fiend.

Mana summoned the Dark Magician Girl to fight.

The other Priests were dealing with the same problem. They were all facing monsters.

"She's just wasting her time. The priests are even more pathetic now that they've been separated from each other. The only question is, who will die first?" Bakura said.


Another chapter! Yay!
And Kaiba's finally in the picture! About time! :P
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! See you next chappie! :D