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-Abridged series.-

"Mind speaking."

Normal dialogue.


The group had just finished their school day and were heading to the game shop to watch another video. Along the way, they were talking about an exam they had at the end of the week. "Man, all this reviewing for a simple exam," Joey said.

"It's a little excessive, but reviewing all the material is helpful," Yugi said.

"Yeah, but did we really have to go through every single little detail? Why can't we just do an overall recap, leaving out the things we don't need to know?"

"I think recapping is okay, but knowing the details is important too," Tea said.

"Either way, I'm done with school for the day, let's watch a video," Tristan said as the group arrived at the game shop. Going upstairs, Yugi loaded up the next video. Everyone gathered around the computer as Yugi hit play.

-Yami: It was the best of card games, it was the worst of card games. – "Wait, go back!" Tea said. Yugi paused the video and replayed the intro. "Those aren't real Duel Monster cards!"

"You're right. Is this gonna happen from now on?" Joey asked. "I recognize some of those characters."

"Same, wonder if we'll get more," Tristan said.

-Mokuba: According to the computer, it should take us exactly one episode to reach our destination.-

-Kaiba: An entire episode just sitting in a helicopter? How the hell are we going to pass the time? – "Did you bring anything to do? Books? Games?" Tristan asked.

"You two could have a friendly duel, without holograms or anything dramatic," Tea suggested. Everyone looked at her and started laughing, even Tea. Kaiba? Dueling without holograms and without being dramatic? Not in a million years.

-Yami: Well, we could either play a card game…-

-Kaiba: Without super-advanced holograms? Are you out of your mind? – "Hey, what did I just say?" Tea said laughing.

-Yami Or we could flashback to previous episodes in an attempt to save the animators time and money. – "Wait what? Are we going to watch all those videos again?" Tristan asked.

"I doubt it, the video isn't that long," Yugi noted. "Are we going to just watch clips from all the previous videos?"

"Possibly, but we won't know unless we keep watching," Tea said as the video continued.

-Kaiba: Wouldn't that just piss off all our viewers and send our ratings plummeting into the ground?-

-Yami: Yep!-

-Kaiba: Let's do it! – "And there's the answer to your question. Get ready for a recap," Tea said.

"Great, just what I need, more reviewing," Joey said deadpanned.

*intro sequence*

-Yami: Say Kaiba, do you remember the first time you and I met?-

-Kaiba: Actually, no. You did that Mind Crush thing to me, so everything's sort of a blur. In fact, I kind of think you gave me brain damage. – Yami appeared by Yugi's side. "Something wrong Yami?" he asked.

"That mind crush was only supposed to get rid of the darkness in Kaiba's heart, he shouldn't have brain damage," Yami said.

"I'm pretty sure he doesn't. That duel opened his mind and caused things like Battle City to happen, didn't it?" Yugi asked with a chuckle.

Yami smiled. "You're right Yugi."

-Yami: Well I do, it was a long time ago, when the video quality wasn't very good, and the audio was all muffled and scratchy.-

As the flashback began, everyone started laughing as soon as the old-timey filter and music started playing. "I guess when you said 'long time ago' you really meant it," Tristan said.

"And why does Kaiba have a moustache!? It looks weird!" Joey said.

-Kaiba: Your brash nature offends me, Mr. Moto! I shall soon put an end to your impertinence! – "I don't think I've ever heard you being addressed as 'Mr. Moto.' It makes you sound much older than you are," Tea said.

"Yeah, I guess I'll have to get used to that in a few years," Yugi said.

-Yami: You have assembled several creatures! Surely this is a violation?-

-Kaiba: My affluence makes a nonsense of the regulations. – "Is that what 'screw the rules, I have money' would have been worded back then?" Tea asked.

"Eh, I like the other one better," Tristan said.

-Kaiba: Huh, I don't remember ever growing a moustache. – "Good, please don't," Joey said.

-Kaiba: But I do remember when Pegasus held the Duelist Kingdom Tournament. – "I still can't believe how long it's been since Duelist Kingdom," Yugi said. "I hope Pegasus is doing okay from the whole Dartz mess."

"Didn't you email him a link to these videos?" Tristan asked. "If that's the case, I'm sure he's doing just fine."

-Pegasus: I'm going to host an official card game tournament on my own private island. And there's not a damn thing Konami can do about it.-

-Yugi: What is this strange device?-

-Joey: I believe it's called a video tape.-

-Pegasus: I'm in your TV kidnapping your Grandpa.-

-Yugi: We have to go rescue him!-

-Tristan: I'm the Jar-Jar Binks of this show. – Joey started laughing. "You kinda are when you think about it," he told Tristan.

"At least I'm more universally liked than he is," Tristan said.

"You don't even duel. I'm more well-known and liked than you are," Joey argued back.

"Yeah, well I…"

"Alright you two! Stop it!" Tea said breaking up the fighting. Both boys smiled, making Tea sigh as the video continued.

-Kemo: Attention duelists, my hair is now an internet phenomenon. – This got a laugh from everyone. "Now that I believe," Tea said.

"But why is his hair a phenomenon? Shouldn't Yugi's hair be the one for that title," Tristan said.

Yugi looked up at his hair. "Looks like I have some competition."

-Mai: The name's Mai Valentine, no relation to Faye Valentine. – "Huh, wonder who that is?" Tristan asked.

Joey took out his phone. "If both of them have the same last name, then there must be some kind of connection," he said as he typed.

"I don't think that's how it works," Tea said. Joey shrugged and looked down at his phone. As soon as he did, his eyes widened. Tea glanced over and quickly snatched the phone away. "Alright, that's enough for you today!"

"Can we see?" Tristan and Yugi asked.

"No," was Tea's firm reply.

-Weevil: Exodia go down the hole hehhehheh!-

-Pegasus: Let the Duelist Kingdom Tournament begin!-

-Tea: Did anyone else just notice how Yugi suddenly got a lot bigger? – "The pharaoh isn't that much taller than me, just a few inches," Yugi said.

"Nowadays, but back when all of this started, he was a lot taller than ya Yug," Joey said with a chuckle.

-Tristan: I get bigger sometimes too. My mom says it's perfectly natural for a boy my age. – Everyone slowly turned towards Tristan. "Tristan, what do you mean by that?" Tea slowly asked.

Tristan was blushing. "…I'd rather not talk about it."

-Joey: I gotta win this tournament for my loli sister Serenity. – "Wait, my what sister?" Joey asked.

"Another time," Tea quickly said with her head buried in her hand.

-Kaiba: Losing a children's card game has caused me to have an existential crisis! – Everyone burst out laughing. "That just sounds weird," Tristan said in between laughs.

"I mean, it can happen," Yugi said calming down, "But I wouldn't word it that way."

-Guy: Freeze or we'll shoot you! – "Oh no, the invisible guns!" Yugi said, making the others laugh.

-Kaiba: Go right ahead!-

-Guy: Bang, bang, ba-dow ba-dow ba-dow! Bang! – "Oh man, he's really going in, guns blazing," Joey laughed. "How many shots does this guy have?"

"As many as he wants," Tristan added.

-Kaiba: Oh no, you got me.-

-Guy: Hey, stop making fun of our invisible guns.-

-Guy: Bang!-

-Guy: Larry stop it. – Nobody said anything because they were too busy laughing.

-Ghost Kaiba: I am the ghost of Seto Kaiba.-

-Yami: Yeah? Well I'm Knuckles the Echidna. – "Alright, who's that?" Tristan asked. He looked over at Yugi, who seemed to be in deep thought. "Hey, are you okay?"

"…Why?' he said quietly before snapping out of it. "Oh, sorry. It's nothing," he said before turning back to the computer. "Why do I have a feeling I know who Knuckles is? I've never even heard of him until now."

-Kaiba: I'm the Goddamn KaibaMan! – "You know, Kaiba's got such a big ego I wouldn't be surprised if there was a card called 'Kaibaman," Joey joked.

-Bakura: I'm here to join you on your adventure. I hope you don't mind, but I brought my fangirls with me. – "Wow… that's a lot of fangirls," Tristan said at the screaming girls.

"Hey, where are all my fangirls? Second place in Duelist Kingdom and Semifinals in Battle City warrant as many fangirls as Bakura has," Joey said triumphantly. "They should be here any second now… any second… any-"

"I don't think that's happening," Tea said.

Joey had a small look of disappointment, which prompted Yugi to place a hand on his shoulder. "We'll be your fans," he said. Joey looked at the others, who were smiling at him. He smiled as well and gave the others a thumbs up.

-Joey: God it's like hanging out with the Jonas Brothers. I hate you Kaiba!-

-Kaiba: And I despise you Wheeler.-

-[fangirl interpretation: they must be in wuv!] – "For the last time, I'm never gonna marry that brat!" Joey said loudly.

"I would, you'd have access to all that money he has," Tristan said.

"True, but I'd rather it be with someone other than Rich boy," Joey responded.

-Bandit Keith: That ought to show those no-good terrorists! – "Please tell me he isn't talking about us," Tea said.

"The only one who could have that title is the evil spirit of the ring, not us," Yugi said.

-Para: When we're through with you, you will want to submit.-

-Dox: If you ask me, this clip show is a pile of horse sh… - Tristan started laughing, followed by the others. "From the other guys line, I kind of knew that was coming," he added.

-Kaiba: Yugi, if you don't let me win this duel, I'll kill myself.-

-Yami: Oh no, that would be terrible. Whatever will we do without you. – "Wow, your video self thinks that low of Kaiba?" Tristan asked.

"I guess so. Even in one of our more intense duels," Yugi said.

-Tristan: Yousa tinkin yousa people gonna die?-

-Yami: Shut up Tristan. – Joey started laughing, and Tristan was super close to starting a small fight with him, but decided against it knowing Tea and Yugi would break it up.

-Yugi: Losing a children's card game has caused me to have an existential crisis!-

-Tea: I have prepared a friendship speech for such an occasion.-

-Yugi: Never mind I'm all better now. – "Didn't want to hear another friendship speech?" Joey asked.

"I pretty much have them all memorized by now," Yugi said turning towards Tea. She was giving him a suspicious look. "Hey, that's a good thing. If I'm ever in a pinch, I can always remember your friendship speeches," he added.

Tea smiled. "I'm always happy to help."

-Pegasus: Woohoohoohoohoo! If I weren't so very camp, I'd probably make a credible villain. – "Back in that day, I'd say he was a pretty credible villain," Joey said. "But now we had Marik, who was much worse in my opinion," he added thinking back to his duel with his evil half.

-Yami: You want to know the main flaw in your evil plan Pegasus? You based it around a f*cking card game, for children!-

-Pegasus: Oh poopie! – The group started laughing. "Alright, when you put it that way, it does sound kind of stupid," Tea said.

"It would be if it wasn't for the Millennium Eye," Tristan said.

-Yami Bakura: I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'eye.' Guess what? It's your eye.-

-Pegasus: But that doesn't start with… - "Agh!" Tea filched as the eye was removed. "We just had all those harpoons and now this?"

"At the very least, this didn't show anything, unlike the harpoons," Yugi mentioned.

-Tea: It turns out that Pegasus was just trying to bring back his dead wife. I guess that kind of makes up for all the horrible stuff he put us through.-

-Yugi: Not really. – "I guess if you're not quick to forgive it doesn't," Yugi said.

-Shadi: Allow me to bamboozle you with my cryptic nonsense that won't pay off for about five seasons.-

-Yugi: Hey I just realized, I don't even know your name.-

-Yami: My name is Yami.-

-[lol, 4kids!] – "I mean, I know that's not the pharaoh's real name, but I like it," Yugi said with a chuckle.

"It goes nice with your name, Yugi, Yami, Yugi, Yami, Yami Yugi!" Tea said.

-Mokuba: How come I don't remember any of this?-

-Kaiba: Because you were a trading card at the time. – Tristan smirked, causing the others to look at him. "Okay, I probably shouldn't have laughed at that, but Kaiba's delivery on that line was funny," he said.

-Yami: Well I'm sure you couldn't possibly forget what happened after Duelist Kingdom.-

-Rebecca: This is my best friend Teddy. Pull his chord and he says an evil backwards message.-

"Gotta admit, I'm curious what that message is," Yugi said.

"If it's anything like it's previous lines, I don't think I want to know," Tea said. But everyone looked at each other, knowing that they were thinking the same thing.

Playing that part again, Tea filmed it on her phone (which would be deleted later) and played it through a reverse filter.

-Teddy: You've got way too much time on your hands! – Everyone paused and stared out in space. Four teenagers watching a video series about themselves with funny jokes and commentary on their lives. Were they really wasting their time watching these instead of doing something meaningful? Finding Yami's memories? Solving the mysteries of the Millennium items?

Suddenly, Tea shrugged and deleted the video on her phone. Everyone knew that was wrong. Watching these videos was worth it. They were awesome and defiantly worth their time. And with that, the video continued.

-Rebecca: Squeeze his paw and he spews blood. – "…Alright, never squeeze a bear's paw, real or fake," Tristan said.

Kaiba: The graphics for my Duel Monsters video game are incredible. It's just a shame about the Nintendo Wii version. – "I dunno, I think those simple graphics are cute," Yugi said.

-Duke: I'm Duke Devlin. Worship me won't you?-

-Yami: Mustn't… look… directly at his face. So beautiful… no words to describe it. They should've sent a poet. – "Whoa, getting seduced by him Yug?" Joey asked nudging Yugi in the elbow. Yugi smiled nervously while Tristan rolled his eyes.

-Kaiba: These flashbacks are making me air sick.-

-Yami: Hey, do you guys remember the first episode of season two?-

-Kaiba: Oh God, I'm gonna open a window. – "You're gonna open a window with no protection when you are way up in the air, with the wind and everything?" Joey asked. "Good luck with that."

"I mean, he's been up in the air before, right before Battle City," Yugi said.

"And it not like he's as high as an airplane," Tristian said.

"And also…" Tea started.

"Alright, I get it!" Joey said defeated.

-Bandit Keith: I'm taking this Egyptian artifact back to America, where it belongs.-

-Marik: Secretly unbeknownst to Yugi, I am in control of Bandit Keith's mind, also I'm not wearing any underwear. – "Ew, go put some underwear on!" Tea said.

-Bandit Keith: I don't wanna be an America idiot! – "You don't wanna live in a nation under the new mania?" Joey asked, which made everyone laugh.

"Also, I thought he was supposed to be Canadian instead," Tristan said. "Is there a song called Canadian Idiot?"

"Actually…" Tea said showing the parody song on her phone.

"And there you go," Tristan said.

Yami Bakura: I have placed my soul inside the Millennium Puzzle, because apparently I can do that. – Yugi turned to Yami. "You sure you haven't sensed anything?"

"Nothing, but these videos keep mentioning that. I'm worried," Yami said.

-Ishizu: Allow me to explain everything.-

-Kaiba: Your exposition is nothing but a load of crap, but your God cards are very impressive.-

-Tristan: Serenity's hot.-

-Joey: She my sister!-

-Tristan: She's still hot asshole. – Joey looked over at Tristan, who looked back at him confused. He then turned back to the video, not noticing Tristan's smirk behind him.

-Yugi: Hey Tea, since I almost died in the previous episode, would you go on a pity date with me?-

-Tea: finally, a genuine excuse to dress like a slut. – "Alright, if these videos keep saying things like that!" Tea started, but then she sighed. "I can't do anything about it." Luckily, the next line would cheer everyone up.

-Yami: Epic pouting maneuver. – Tea and Yugi both chuckled at seeing that face again (Yami had told Yugi about it after seeing the video), but Joey and Tristan burst out laughing, as this was the first time they had seen that face.

-Ishizu: Allow me to explain everything, again.-

-Yami: I instantly believe you.-

-Ishizu: By the way, your name is definitely Yami.-

-[4kid's] – Tristan laughed. "I always love hearing that sound byte."

Kaiba: My Battle City tournament will rock your face off! Only the best duelists in the world get to compete, even though more than half of the competitors are the losers from Duelist Kingdom. – "Hey, didn't we make note of that when Battle City started?" Yugi asked. "I know I did."

"Nice to know Richboy is aware of that," Joey said.

-Joey: That rare hunter stole my Red-Eyes!-

-Yami: Give Joey back his Red-Eyes.-

-Steve: Okay, geez. – "…Wow," Joey said before laughing out loud. "I wish it was that easy! But then again, it was cool seeing Yug defeat Exodia!"

-Yami: Here you are Joey.-

-Joey: I don't want it anymore.-

-Yami: God, make up your mind. – Both Yugi and Joey chuckled. "Doesn't matter, I got it back!" Joey said with a smile.

-Espa: I have tremendous psychic powers!-

-Joey: Stop yelling at me!-

-Espa: What? This is my normal speaking voice! – "That's some voice he has!" Joey yelled, making the others laugh.

Then, the group started moving along to Magical Trevor. The song itself was catchy and was probably going to be in the back of Yugi's mind when he used Dark Magician next.

-Tristan: This is a bug hunt Joey, a bug hunt! Game over man, game over!-

-Strings: I have no personality whatsoever. Cower before my blandness! – "He's got no personality, but he did have a god card," Yugi said.

Yami Bakura: We should be partners.-

-Marik: You mean like partners in crime?-

-Yami Bakura: Yeah, that's precisely what I meant. – "Oh no, not after the other video!" Tea said. "I think we all know what this Bakura means when he talks about partners."

-Yami: Marik has kidnapped my friends.-

-Kaiba: Then let's get inside this helicopter and go rescue them.-

-Yami: And then we got inside the helicopter.-

-Kaiba: Yeah, those were some good times. Feels like it was just last week. – "I bet it was when this video was uploaded. Too bad were watching this much later," Yugi said.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I think that's enough recapping for me," Joey said stretching his arms.

-Yami: Indeed, and now we're going to save my friends if my name isn't Yami.-

-Kaiba: Hey Yugi, remember when this episode began. – "Oh no, don't tell me we're watching this video all over again!" Joey said as the intro sequence played, but was relieved when it went to the credits.

-[this episode is dedicated to everyone out there making their own abridged series] – "Aw, that's a cute shoutout," Tea said.

"Yeah, and it's cool that there are more videos like these. I wonder what they are like," Yugi added.

-Gozoboro: I drank your milkshake! I drink it up! – "Okay, those angles are so weird!" Tristan said.

"Also, how could he have drunken a milkshake if Yugi killed it in that other video?" Tea asked. Yugi chuckled while Joey and Tristan were confused.

-Yami: Hey Kaiba, remember what I cameoed on Naruto the Abridged Series?-

-Naruto: Hey Sasuke, in the English dub I sound like I smoke too much. Believe it!-

-Yami: Hey, when do I get paid for this? – "Who was that?" Joey asked. "He kinda looks like a young Raphael." Everyone turned towards him confused. "What? He has spikey blond hair, a deep raspy voice, it's not too far of a stretch," he explained.

"It must be another one of those abridged series," Yugi said. "I wonder what those ones are like."

As the video ended, Yugi realized they still had some time left before it would be getting too late. "You guys want to watch another video?" he asked. Everyone except Joey nodded. "What's wrong Joey?" Yugi asked. He looked at the next video and realization hit him.

"I'll still watch it, but I'm not sure if I'll like it," Joey said unsure about it all.

"Don't worry, I'll watch it with you," Yugi said. "We all will." Joey saw Yugi, Tea, and Tristan looking at him with a smile. And even though he couldn't see him, Yami was also smiling. Joey smiled bac kat them and nodded.

"Alright, I'm in."

Yugi smiled. "Awesome! And who know, maybe this video will be funny, or maybe it will focus on our friendship, knowing these past videos, that wouldn't surprise me."

Joey chuckled. "Nothing will ever get between our friendship, no matter what."


The next episode is one of my favorites, so I'm really excited to write it, which means the update should be quicker than this one. I'm sorry if this update took a while. I think being stuck inside all the time is starting to get to me, but I have ways to keep me active and motivated, in both my personal life and my writing.

With that said, onto the reviews!

Ronin Warriors Fanatic: Ohhh, that's a good idea! I will keep that in mind when I get to that chapter (I'll also give you credit for that joke).

Dusk the Cybertronian Fox: I'm glad I could get you back into the fandom!

SaphiraNight2809: Thank you so much! I'm glad you are still enjoying this fanfic!

Sunny Lighter: Thank you! I'm happy you found it funny.

thedarkpokemaster: I can't wait either. It's a shame there isn't more of Steve!Tea, but for what there is, we'll see how she reacts.

raydark182: I hope you liked this chapter, and I love writing stories like these, with the canon cast reacting to parodies of themselves.

Rinfantasy: *evil laugh* The Kaiba bros will definitely be watching more videos in season 3 since there are more opportunities for them to appear.

MasamuneNoirPrime: I'm glad to be back! I have my motivation back and now that were all stuck inside, I have more time to write.

Greer123: Glad you liked the Kaiba brothers, and we're doing fine, I hope you are safe as well.

LealovesMokuba: Oh my, this is the first time someone has said their heart was pounding while reading this! I'm so glad you liked it!

NightThief200: Yes I am, there's no way I would pass up that opportunity! Keep on the lookout!

FANactic Writer: You stay safe as well!

James95: I think Ryou would just be a little embarrassed, unlike Yami Bakura. I need to get around to watching Vrains, people said it's pretty good.

mistersnx: You're welcome!

chaosmutated: I can't wait for those episodes too! Season 3 is one of my favorites!

Guest: I'm glad to be back writing this.

novelreader: I would bring in manga events if they are referenced in the videos. The reason I use the anime and English dub canon is because that is the media that is being parodied, and I want those specific characters to be reacting to their parody selves. However, when I get around to them reacting to the season 0 abridged, I might put in some manga references like Death-T.

CuriousMidnight: Thank you so much, comments like this make me super happy!

The Sith'ari: Heh, I don't watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force ^^; but I could do something more for the robot in episode 44.

Catfan1: These are so many Yugioh ships I like! People in the fandom are very talented writers and artists (also Bi!Ryou ftw, along with Bi!Yugi and heartshipping) I don't know if I can fit Jaden into the main series, but he will definitely watch the BBT movie and the duel between him and Yugi.

CuriousMidnightHeart (unsure if you're the guest from before or a different user): I'm glad I made you laugh, and I like your username as well.

Apologies if I missed any. See you guys soon!

Next time, episode 36: The Man who Would be Steve. Duel Standby!