Millennium Shadows

By Ulrich362

"What, where am I?" asked a white haired man in a red suit. "The last thing I remember is having a glass of wine and going to bed."

Looking around the man noticed he was surrounded by pure darkness, there was enough light to see but shapes were blending together.

"Maximillion Pegasus, you are to serve me." said a ominous voice emanating with power.

"Who's there, show yourself!" Pegasus said nervously as he looked around searching for the other party in the endless blackness.

"You dare to command me mortal, I'll admit you have courage." the voice said. "Gather the seven Millennium Items and I shall honor any request that you have."

"Wait, you mean the other items from that tablet don't you?" Pegasus asked in shock. "How am I supposed to collect those items for you in the first place?"

"The president of the worlds most famous gaming corporation can't figure out how to get people to come to your island?" the voice asked in amusement. "The solution is simple, I will provide you with allies for this battle."

"Of course, wait you said you were willing to honor my request no matter what it is?" Pegasus asked suddenly. "Does that mean?"

"Cecilia Pegasus returning to you, consider it your reward should the items be delivered to me." the voice said calmly.

"Alright, I'll be sure to get all seven of the Millennium Items." Pegasus said just before dropping into an endless abyss.

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What in the world; it was just a nightmare, Pegasus thought to himself. "No, I know when I'm dealing with ancient magic and this was definitely something dangerous."

"Mr. Pegasus, is everything alright sir?" asked a voice from outside of his room.

"I'm fine, you can return to your duties Kemo." Pegasus said calmly.

"Yes sir, right away." Kemo said walking off.

"That just might be the way to get the other items here, who could resist the prizes I have in store." Pegasus said. "Still, what to do about Kaiba boy? I suppose that's something to work out soon, wait the ultimate challenge a duel against the creator of the game and the champion at the same time."

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"Wait, what do you mean Mitsuru?" Yu asked. "I thought things had finally quieted down."

"I thought the same thing, however it seems that shadow activity is increasing on an island 200 miles off the American coastline." Mitsuru said. "An island called Duelist Kingdom."

"I've heard of it, isn't there going to be an announcement about a tournament of some kind being held there later today?" Yu asked.

"Yes, a tag team duel monsters tournament." Mitsuru said calmly. "If there are shadows involved we should be prepared for the worst."

"I get it, do you have everything planned out?" Yu asked.

"Yes, I've spoken with Maximillion Pegasus myself and already have all seven of our teams entered." Mitsuru said calmly. (1)

"Let me guess; I'm with Aigis, Yukiko and you are working together, Akihiko-san and Chie, Rise and Fuuka, Naoto and Yukari, Yosuke and Junpei, and Teddie and Kanji?" Yu asked.

"Precisely, that should optimize our chances of learning something and in case of emergency any team can contact everyone else." Mitsuru said calmly.

"Alright, I'll let the others know." Yu said. "Still, if this is anything like what we've had to deal with before there's some kind of god at the source."

"I know, which is exactly why we're going to work together this time." Mitsuru said calmly.

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"So what do you guys think this special announcement is going to be Yugi?" Joey asked with a smirk.

"I don't know, but it has something to do with duel monsters." Yugi said with a smile just as the commercial aired.

"Hello duelists of all ages, I am Maximillion Pegasus the creator of duel monsters." Pegasus said calmly. "However as you can see I'm not alone today."

"My name is Seto Kaiba, the current world champion of the game." Kaiba said calmly.

"As you can tell, the two of us are the most powerful duelists in the entire world." Pegasus said calmly. "Of course that may change soon."

"In one month's time duelists who think they have a chance are more than welcome to come by boat to Pegasus' island, Duelist Kingdom, for a chance to enter the first tag duel tournament." Kaiba said. "If your team wins you'll get a chance to duel the two of us."

"Well you heard him duelists, one month from now the greatest duel monsters tournament in the world will begin. So ready your decks and your teams." Pegasus said. "We look forward to seeing you all there."

The moment Pegasus said that the commercial ended.

"Did you hear that Yugi, a tag team tournament." Joey said. "What do you think?"

"It sounds fun, what do you think grandpa?" Yugi asked.

"I'll admit it might be interesting." said Yugi's grandfather. "I don't see why you two couldn't enter."

"Awesome, this is going to be great Yugi." Joey said with a grin.

"Yeah." Yugi said with a smile.

"Don't forget Yugi, your puzzle." said his grandpa.

"I won't it's my good luck charm." Yugi said while putting the puzzle around his neck.

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"So you're going to be competing in this competition halfway around the world?" Dojima asked.

"Yeah, don't worry uncle everything is going to be fine." Yu said.

"I know, but how do you plan on getting to the island, I doubt the boat is leaving from Shichiri Beach." Dojima said calmly.

"A friend of mine can take care of that." Yu said.

"What kind of friend?" Dojima asked suspiciously.

"Mitsuru Kirijo, and before you ask it does have to do with what happened last year." Yu said. "At least in some way."

"Kirijo, you mean the Kirijo group?" Dojima asked in surprise.

"Yeah, my friends and I met her a while ago." Yu said.

"Alright, this is clearly something you guys need to take care of." Dojima said in defeat. "Just make sure you stay safe and keep in touch."

"I will uncle, don't worry." Yu said. "I'll make sure stay in touch with you and Nanako."

(Maximillion Pegasus has announced a new duel monsters tournament, but all is not as it seems. Next chapter Yu and Aigis will have a practice match in preparation for the tournament. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)

(1) (Mitsuru Kirijo knows Maximillion Pegasus professionally; their companies have cooperated in the past.)

(Author's Note: Igor will not make an appearance in this story, however the four other residents of the Velvet Room will appear.)