SailorStar9: With Chapter 61 uploaded, I present Chapter 62 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

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Chapter 62: Battle Ship Takes Off!

Domino Stadium. Kaiba mused, arriving via helicopter with Mokuba. The stage only the chosen tournament finalists will know the location of. Right now, several have gathered to fight for the title of Duel King. Just seven more to go.

"The other man who holds a God Card, Kaiba Seto, was the first to arrive?" Marik noted, waiting in the stands with Rishid. "Rishid, you haven't forgotten the agreement you made with my father, have you?"

"Of course not, Marik-sama." Rishid replied.

"Very good." Marik nodded. "I'm going to put an end to the cursed inheritance that my family has suffered for the last 3000 years, by taking Yuugi's life. In Ancient Egypt, the Pharaohs forced their subjects to build pyramids. These pyramids were shaped like solidified beams of light pointed towards the sun. They were a monument to the Pharaoh's absolute power. But one day, a man who worshiped absolute darkness came forth. There was a war, and the Court Magicians created seven items to seal the darkness away. One of them, the Millennium Puzzle, is in the shape of a reverse pyramid. That's the symbol of darkness. In order to protect the seal on that darkness, my family suffered massive losses. It is written in the prophecy handed down in my family. 'An evil power was sealed in darkness along with the spirit of a young Pharaoh. But after thousands of years of slumber, the evil power will rise again and when that happens, the Pharaoh's soul will awaken. He will wander this world, seeking the memories he has lost.' And only I know how to find these memories. I will never give him his memories back. I'll use the power of the 'Winged Dragon of Ra' to bury Yuugi back in the world of darkness. That's the only way I'll ever be free."

"Isono, turn on the stadium lights." Kaiba instructed. "Aim the lights at the stands."

"Nii-sama, Yuugi and the others are here." Mokuba pointed out, seeing Yuugi's group enter the stadium.

"So, this is the location of the finals?" Jonouchi gawked.

"Isn't it still under construction?" Otogi looked around.

"Are we really going to do it here?" Mai wondered.

"Welcome." Roland greeted. "You have discovered the location of the tournament finals. "We recognize you three as participants in the final tournament." he handed Yuugi, Jonouchi and Mai the ID passes."Please accept these ID cards."

"Where are the other finalists?" Jonouchi asked.

"Currently, only Seto-sama and the three of you have arrived." Roland replied.

"He's..." Jonouchi realized Marik as he entered the stadium. "Namu. Are you alright?"

"We were worried about you." Anzu added.

"And you two as well." 'Namu' beamed. "I'm so glad you're safe."

"Yuugi, Ami, let me introduce you." Anzu informed the cousins. "This is Namu. He tried to save us when we were being attacked by the Ghouls."

"It's an honor to meet you." 'Namu' addressed the cousins. "I'm Namu." he held out a hand

"Nice to meet you." Yuugi returned the handshake. "You must be really strong. It takes more than luck to win and get this far."

"With so many tough-looking people here, I think I just lost my self-esteem." 'Namu' joked.

"Bakura." Jonouchi blinked when the white-haired teen entered the stadium. "Why's he here? What the heck are you doing here?"

"We should take him back to hospital." Honda suggested. "How'd he even get here with his body in the shape it's in?"

"Ryou, that Duel Disk..." Ami spotted the Duel Disk on her partner's arm.

"Of course it's so I can participate in the tournament finals." Bakura replied. "See?" he showed the six Puzzle Cards he had obtained.

"When the heck did you even enter?" Jonouchi stammered.

"More than that, you even won six Puzzle Cards to qualify?" Honda gripped.

"You know what?" Ami sighed. "I don't want to know."

"Seriously?" Anzu blinked at the dismissal tone the girl had used. "You're just going to let this slide?"

"Anzu, I've reached my quota for 'weird' for the day." Ami deathpanned.

"It's the seventh Duelist." Bakura voiced, noticing Rishid had also entered the stadium.

"Are you Marik?" Kaiba asked.

"I am." Rishid replied.

"You bastard." Jonouchi snapped. "There's no way in hell I'm letting you off the hook."

"So we meet once more." Rishid noted.

"Marik of the tournament's evil organization, I'm free to disqualify you from this tournament." Kaiba stated. "But rather than do that now, I'll beat you to a bloody pulp and take your God Card away from you."

"Will the seven Duelists please give me your attention." Isono called. "I have an announcement to make. All of you have won in the prelims and assembled here in the final location, Domino Stadium. However, this will not be the location of the finals. The real stage should appear before us momentarily."

The stadium lights then centered on the hot-air blimp in the sky.

"And it's called the 'Battle Ship'." Mokuba supplied as the blimp landed. "The tournament finals will take place 1000 meters in the air."

"Now, please board." Roland gestured. "We will take off once the eighth duelist arrives, at 7.00 sharp."

"Just pretend you didn't see them." Kaiba let the others through.

Just then, the masked Ishizu entered the stadium.

"Battle Ship, take off." with Ishizu on board, Isono gave the order to take off.

In the air...

"Yuugi, let me give you a piece of advice." Kaiba started. "In one of the Battle City preliminary matches, you left your God Card out of your deck, for whatever foolish reason. I noticed this while working with you in that Tag Team against the Ghouls. I will not accept that during our fight. I'm sure you know in this final tournament, we are about to set foot into the domain of the Gods. The winner will be determined by the three God Cards. A fight that will go down in legend is about to begin. I will beat you and Marik, obtain the three God Cards and become the world's strongest duelist."

"He's still the same as ever." Ami shook her head as Kaiba walked off.

"We have arranged rooms for all eight duelists." Isono informed the blimp's passengers. "You may access them with your ID cards. The tournament will begin in one hour. The match-ups will be announced at that time. The first round of the tournament will begin now." he announced, an hour later. "All participating duelists and everyone else, please assemble in the central assembly hall."

SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.