Our savior has returned! LittleKuriboh posted a new episode! Everyone go watch it now! Right now... oh wait, you're here to read this. Well, that's fine too, but watch it afterwards.

I'll be honest, this chapter was a little tough to write. This episode isn't one that I watch a lot when I rewatch the series, so I was essentially watching the video for the first time in years, so I didn't have a lot of plans in mind for this one. Nonethelss, I hope it still came out well, and you all enjoy reading this one.

That said, let's get into it. I only own the computer used to type all this up. Enjoy!


-Abridged Series.-

"Mind speaking."

Normal dialogue.


"Well, that was it for all the duels in the semi-finals," Duke said. "What's this one going to be about?"

"Judging by the thumbnail, it looks like Marik and Ishizu when they were younger," Yugi said. "Does this mean we're going to see their past again?"

"That's going to be interesting," Bakura said. "I wonder what's going to happen?"

Yugi was still thinking when Yami appeared next to him. "Yugi, if I remember correctly, this was when Ishizu gave us the Millennium Necklace."

"You're right," Yugi said. "That means we're going to find out more about Marik's dark side… well, at least what this video will show of his origins."

Everyone was ready to get this video started, and all three parties clicked play.

-Yami: I just realized what the 'G' stands for in Yu-Gi-Oh GX. Don't watch it! – "Do I dare ask what that means?" Duke asked.

Tea thought for a second. "Does the 'G' stand for gun? Gore? I have no idea, and I don't think I want to know." At this, she paused. "That was some pretty gruesome stuff I thought off… it felt weird."

-Kaiba: Mokuba, have you finished translating the Egyptian text on that God card yet?-

-Mokuba: No, but I did download the new trailer for the Yu-Gi-Oh tenth anniversary movie! – "Wha- a MOVIE?" Joey shouted, astonished at what he was hearing.

"Did someone make a movie out of all of us?" Yugi asked. "Are we really that popular?"

"Well, you are the king of games," Bakura pointed out. "It wouldn't surprise me if someone decided to make a film about you."

"You mean, like a documentary or something like that?" Yugi asked. "I guess that wouldn't be too bad." He paused. "Although most of it would be about the pharaoh, since he's the one doing most of the dueling."

-Kaiba: Does it look any good?-

-Mokuba: Well, we're not in it.-

-Kaiba: F*ckers! I mean, carry on. – Yugi's group was laughing like crazy. "Ah classic Kaiba, has to be in everything or else his ego will run out," Tea said.

"Hey, maybe the movie will actually be good without him!" Joey said.

Mokuba chuckled a little. "Well then, if me and my brother aren't there, then it's not worth our time!" he said.

"Hmph, nice one Mokuba," Seto said.

-Mokuba: It appears to be about this guy, Paradox going back to the past on his time-traveling motorcycle in order to play a children's card game with the three main Yu-Gi-Oh protagonists.-

-Announcer: In 3D! – Yugi's group was speechless, trying to comprehend what they all just heard. "Uh…" Joey finally spoke up, "That's not at all what I was expecting."

"Time travel can be a difficult plot to write," Duke said. "And what's all this about other protagonists?"

"I have no idea," Tristan said. "Although… do you guys remember that one guy that was mentioned a few times in previous videos?" He thought for a second. "Ja-something?"

"Jaden?" Yugi asked. "I remember him from one of the earlier videos." He paused. "Although, I have a weird feeling I've met him before… but I can't remember clearly."

"I have a feeling this movie was made by the same guy who made these videos," Mai said. "After all, they claim that this is all some kind of show, just like these videos, and we all know that isn't true!"

"You right," Serenity said. "Maybe we should watch this movie one day if it really is the same person. And not only that, but it's in 3D!"

Kaiba let out a noise. "That's got to be one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard for a movie. And the 3D will probably be a load of garbage."

"Why's that?" Mokuba asked.

"Because that technology is the Jurassic age compared to our top-notch advances and pretty much everything here in Kaibacorp," Kaiba answered.

Mokuba chuckled. "You always know what's best big bro!"

-Kaiba: Just like James Cameron's Avatar, only instead of intergalactic smurfs fighting giant robots, it's a children's card game.-

-Announcer: In 3D! – "You know, I've never actually seen that movie," Tea said. "Although, I'm not sure the two would be the same."

"Well, they do have one thing in common," Tristan said.

"In 3D!" Joey announced. This managed to make Tea laugh a little.

-Kaiba: Sounds awful.-

-Mokuba: Did you want to go see it bro?-

-Kaiba: Mokuba, were in the middle of a tournament. We'll just download it illegally like everybody else. – "Well, I didn't know Kaiba was a pirate," Duke said.

"But if you want to watch a movie during a tournament, I guess you gotta do what you gotta do," Tristan said. "I'm sure a lot of people watch shows that way too."

Mokuba frowned a little. "My brother wouldn't do anything like that," he said quietly to himself. He looked back at Kaiba, then back to the computer. "Although… if there was something I wanted to watch, Seto would make sure that I could watch it by any means necessary…" He rubbed his head. "Ugh, I don't want to think about this anymore."

*into sequence*

-Announcer: In 3D! – "Imagine if this video really was in 3D!" Serenity said. "That would be really cool!"

"But then we would need to wear glasses or something," Joey said. "Unless there was another way to watch it in 3D without glasses."

"I bet Kaibacorp could find a way to make it happen," Mai said.

-Yugi: Ishizu, why didn't you warn us that your brother was freaking Charles Manson!? – "Wow, that's uh… quite the comparison," Tea said, feeling uncomfortable.

Marik was also feeling uncomfortable. "I… don't know if I would go that far, but that's not to say my other half was still evil."

-Ishizu: I didn't think it was important.-

-Yugi: But he's insane! Were literally sleeping on the same blimp as a deranged psychopath. He could kill any one of us at any time, and let me tell you something, if it isn't Tristan, I'm gonna be pissed. – "Whoa, whoa! What are you saying here?" Tristan asked. "Do you really want me dead?"

"N-No! Of course not!" Yugi said, waving his hands in defense.

-Tristan: Yeah! – "See, even Tristan agrees… wait," Yugi paused, thinking about what he just said.

"Well then, that just about seals the deal, doesn't it?" Tristan said, nudging Yugi's head.

-Ishizu: I suppose an explanation is in order. It all began many years ago in the dunes of far off Egypt, where my family guarded the secrets of the pharaoh's tomb.-

-Hank: A kid showed up just the other day. – "Oh no, don't tell me he's gonna start singing," Mai said. "Well, that will make this flashback interesting."

Ishizu gasped again. "Hold on, are we doing this again?"

"I thought we already saw this part," Marik said. "Is this video going to show more of our past?"

"The real question is… is Father going to be singing the entire time," Odion asked with worry in his voice.

"I… I don't think I could imagine that," Marik said. "…No, not at all!"

-Hank: I don't know how, but it was kinda cool. And there was stuff to do and so I got real busy, and then he grew up was all pissed off. He was bitter for some reason, and as he grew, he said 'I don't want to be like you dad, and I sure don't want to live underground.' And the cats in the cradle and Millennium Rod, my favorite Superman quote is "Kneel before Zod!" When you coming home son I don't know when, you probably should've told me when you're coming home, I mean it's not like I have my own wristwatch.-

Nobody knew what to say. I mean, what to comment on first? The singing? That fact that it was Mr. Ishtar who was signing? The flashback itself? That fact that this flashback was actually showing the ritual and not the 'tattoo' that everyone was thinking about?

"Well… that was something that just happened," Tea said, finally speaking up a little, but everyone was still speechless.

Out of everyone who was watching the video, the first one to start laughing slowly was… Marik. His laughter started out soft, but it gradually got louder. Ishizu and Odion were a little surprised at how Marik was taking all this in.

"Didn't you just say you couldn't imagine father signing?" Ishizu asked.

Marik paused his laughter and slowly caught his breath. "I know, I just said that. I can't imagine our father singing. This guy though, in the video… he doesn't sound that bad. Also, did you hear some of those lyrics?"

The two other siblings looked at each other. "I guess that's one way to look at it," Odion said.

"I figured you wouldn't enjoy that, since it showed the darker moments of our past," Ishizu said.

Marik sighed (mostly to himself). "My past is in the past. All I can do now is move forward. And yeah, seeing those glimpses of my past in these videos can be a little unsettling, but I know that I'm not bound to that time anymore. Knowing that, I can look past the visuals and focus on the song itself."

"And father?"

"I don't feel bad laughing at his expense," was Marik's simple answer.

Ishizu smiled. "I'm glad to hear that. It's always nice to be reassured that you're doing okay."

"Agreed," Odion said.

Marik smiled back at his siblings. "Thank you, both of you. Now, let's see where this all is going towards."

-Marik: Ishizu, I wanna go outside. Wah! – "Oh…" Ishizu realized. "This was when we went outside for the first time!"

"I still don't get exactly how we are able to see all of this through these videos," Odion said. "But on the other hand, I was always curious about what actually happened while you two were out."

-Ishizu: Marik, you know it's forbidden for us to wander the surface. It's too dangerous. Haven't you seen The Little Mermaid? – "I thought Marik couldn't watch any movies… except if they involve Chihuahuas," Joey asked.

"Maybe only Ishizu has seen it," Tea said.

-Marik: Only like a bajillion times! I wanna go to the surface and befriend a seagull and fight a giant octopus and maybe fall in love with a handsome prince! – Marik chuckled a little. "Well, I don't know about all of that. I think what happened to us was enough… although what would happen if we befriended a seagull?"

-Ishizu: Alright, but I can only guarantee one of those things will happen. – "Which one would that be?" Marik asked with a smile.

Ishizu chuckled a little. "Whichever one you want."

-Marik: OMG Ishizu! This place is off the hook! Just look at all the poverty and disease! It's so cool! – "Uhhh…" Tea started to say. "That's the one thing you decided to focus on?"

-Marik: Oh, lets buy a rag! I've always wanted a rag! – "That's not making things better," Tea added.

-Ishizu: I just hope Odion was able to fool our father into believing we haven't left the tomb.-

-Odion: I fluffed a pillow… it's f*cking foolproof! – Mokuba was the first one to laugh at this scene, making a mental note to use that in the future. You never know when you'll need to sneak off and use a pillow as a decoy.

Yugi's group was laughing too. "That's not gonna last long. Sorry Odion," Joey said.

Ishizu and Marik looked at Odion. "I know that you were trying, but I think you could've thought of something better than that. You're smarter than that," Marik said.

Odion sighed. "I thought it would work at the time… You're right, I should've been smarter with that."

"Well, I didn't notice the alarm device Father used, so I wasn't thinking ahead either," Ishizu said.

"True," Marik said. "Still, it was a nice effort, but it wasn't going to work."

-Marik: Whee! Hahahaha! – "Why shouldn't I be allowed to frolic?" Marik asked reading the text at the bottom. "Because… I'd be too cute for everyone to handle?"

Ishizu laughed. "You were really cute back then. Brings back the better memories we all had together."

-Marik: Look Ishizu, somebody left a perfectly good comic book lying around. Hey, this isn't like my scriptures at all. I mean, what's that one guy doing to that other guy? I'm not sure what it is, but it gives me cravings. – "What kind of comic book would that be? What he said was kind of vague," Serenity said. Everyone was looking at her, secretly praying for her innocence to not be messed with, at least not in this stage of life. Even Tristan and Duke didn't want to explain it to her.

"…What?" she asked, noticing everyone was looking at her.

"Nothing sis," Joey said. "You'll… find out more about that later on in life."

Marik had a surprised look on his face. "Marik, what was that comic you were looking at?" Ishizu asked. "It couldn't have been anything like that."

"N-No it wasn't!" Marik defended. "I… actually don't remember what that comic was about, but it wasn't about any of that, I swear!"

-Marik: And-oh look, a shiny box. I must worship it! – This got a laugh from Yuig's group. "That was me back when I was a kid," Tristan said.

"I think that was all of us when we were kids," Tea said.

-Actor: Sorry baby, but I'm a rebel, a loner if you will, and I can't…-

-Yami Marik: Kill your family! Kill your family! Kill your family! – "What the…!?" Yugi asked in shock. "What's going on there!?"

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say Marik's evil half can hack into TVs," Tristan said. "Probably using the Millennium Rod."

"That could be but…" Tea started.

"There's no way something like that really happened in the past," Bakura said. "I think it was just something added in to this video, right Joey?"

"Kill my family, kill my family," Joey said in a trance like voice.

"Joey!?" Serenity asked shocked.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!" Joey quickly responded. Serenity sighed in relief, and Tea was this close to knocking his head.

Marik had to blink for a moment before he could begin to take in what he was seeing. "What… am I watching?" he asked.

"This is so weird," Ishizu said. "How is that even possible? Even for this video, how can someone know about your evil half and make it public knowledge like that?"

"I have no idea, but these videos can do anything. Even this doesn't seem to out of the ordinary," Marik said. "It's still bizarre to watch."

-Ishizu: Marik, are you alright?-

-Marik: Must… kill… family…-

-Merchant: What's the matter kid, you've never seen the Kill Your Family show before? – "Okay, what idiot greenlit that show?" Tristan asked.

"Marik's evil half probably promised free hugs to everyone who agreed to go along with his show, and also to everyone who tried to stop it," Bakura said. Everyone turned to look at him. "…What?"

"Pretty dark there 'kaura," Joey said.

"Well, it makes sense."

-Ishizu: Marik, we have to go!-

-Marik: But I like that show.-

-Marik: What a sweet kid. – "Yeah… give him a few years," Mai said.

-Marik: Oh Ishizu, I'm having such a great time out here on the surface. It has pretty much everything.-

-Ishizu: Be quiet Marik.-

-Marik: TVs, motorcycles, rags, friggin rags Ishizu! But so long as I'm a tomb keeper, I'll never be able to enjoy any of those things. – "You know, I feel bad for Marik," Mai said. "Seeing him happy like this, and compare to how he was during Battle City."

"Like last time, it feels different actually seeing what happened rather than Ishizu telling us all of this," Yugi said.

Mokuba was also feeling a little bad for Marik. He and Kaiba also had an abusive father who never let them out unless it was for business purposes, never to go out and play, or walk around town for their own leisure.

"You know, I think if we met Marik at a younger age, we probably would've gotten along. He's kind of similar to us," he said.

"Hmm, I'm not so sure about that," Kaiba said, though in the back of his mind, he knew Mokuba had a point.

-Ishizu: I then realized that defying thousands of years of family tradition and spitting in the face of our insane father was probably not the best idea I've ever had.-

-Marik: Ishizu, I have to go pee-tinkle. – Joey was trying to hold back his laughter, but Tristan and Duke took notice of him.

"Hey man, nothing wrong with laughing at a little dirty humor," Duke said.

"I know, it's just… saying that right as Ishizu was having a serious inner thought… the timing was perfect."

Marik, on the other hand, was going red in the face out of embarrassment. Ishizu giggled a little as Marik slowly tried to hide himself from anyone that was nearby, besides Ishizu and Odion. Lucky for him, no one else was paying attention.

-Ishizu: Marik, our time is up. We must return home.-

-Marik: Aw, come on! Just five more minutes. We didn't even ride Splash Mountain yet. – "This isn't an amusement park little guy," Tristan said.

"I've always did want to go back to Disneyland! I haven't been there since I was really small and before… everything that happened," Serenity said.

Joey patted her shoulder. "I'll take you back there one day, promise."

Serenity smiled. "Thanks Joey!"

-Ishizu: No Marik!-

-Marik: Geez, you're such a buzzkill sis, but could I… maybe keep the comic book? It is relevant to my interests.-

-Ishizu: Marik, please don't flaunt your yaoi in public. – "What's yaoi?" Joey asked.

Tea turned to him. "Do you really want to know?" Joey nodded. "Remember in a previous video where it implied that you and Kaiba were a couple? And a while back when you saw all those images of you and Kaiba-"

"You know on second thought, never mind," Joey said, face reddening. He then thought for a second. "All those images… who were the ones who made all those?"

-Shadi: Jagshemash, my name is Shadi. – "Oh boy, here we go again," Tea said.

"So he did appear when they were kids," Yugi noted. "I really hope we find out more about him soon."

-Shadi: I am here to warn you gypsies that if you disobey your crazy papa and reject your duty as tomb keepers, something really bad will happen.-

-Ishizu: But we already did that, what good is warning us going to do now? – "…She's got a point there," Yugi said.

-Shadi: … I am a ghost! – "What kind of answer is that?" Mai asked with a laugh.

-Ishizu: Yes, but that still doesn't explain…-

-Shadi: High five! – "Okay, he's actually pretty funny in this one," Tea said laughing too.

-Marik: I don't need to pee-tinkle anymore. – "Well, that solves one problem at least," Marik said quietly as his face became red again.

-Ishizu: We soon returned home, but something told me that Marik wasn't going to forget his experiences on the surface in a long time.-

-Marik: I am not going to forget my experiences on the surface in a long time. – This got a laugh from the Ishtar siblings. "And I didn't forget that time!" Marik said.

"Looks like you guys had a fun time," Odion said.

Ishizu nodded. "It was nice… but if I'm right, then I know what's going to happen next."

-Ishizu: Oh quit your crying and get back inside this dungeon of misery and despair already.-

-Marik: Okay, but there's something I must do before I leave. One day, I will ride a motorcycle, and it will be so friggin sexy! All around the world, fangirls will be left convulsing in throes of ecstasy as I ride suggestively towards the horizon! – Tea, Mai, and Serenity were watching the sequence before them intently. Duke must have noticed this and snapped his fingers. "You ladies alright?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, we're fine," Tea said. "I did like that though… ugh, get a hold of yourself," she said to herself.

-Marik: And then maybe I'll play a card game while riding my motorcycle… no wait, that's just ridiculous. – "Okay seriously, is this really going to be a thing in the future? This is the millionth time these videos have mentioned this!" Tristan said.

"It's possible. If these videos can show the past, they might as well show the future," Yugi said.

"Remember in the last one, with that war against the machines… and that one robot?" Duke asked. "That was the future."

"Yeah, a future in a dystopian novel or something," Tea said.

-Ishizu: Marik, what are you doing?-

-Marik: I'm riding an imaginary motorcycle, what the EFF does it look like? – "I kind of wish Marik's dark half used the same sound whenever he swears," Joey said. "It's always funny hearing that sound effect."

"It EFFing does," Duke said, causing Joey and Tristan to laugh.

-Ishizu: Remember, we must very quiet so that we don't disturb our father.-

-Marik: Hey Ishizu Look at that thing over there! I wonder what it is! Loudly do I wonder about it! – Now this made everyone who was watching the video laugh. "Maybe he should quiet down a little more," Mai said sarcastically.

Marik was trying to recover from his laughing. "I believe that was hilarious, loudly do I believe that was hilarious!" he yelled. A couple people looked over at him, and then went back to what they were doing.

-Ishizu: It's some kind of alarm! I must not have seen it in the dark, even though I spent my entire life in the dark and would therefore have no trouble seeing it. Come on Marik, and be very quiet.-

-Marik: Sounds like a plan Ishizu! – "I guess it was kind of my fault too," Marik said. "I kind of rushed you to take me outside, not wanting to stop or wait or anything."

"Father never told us about that alarm either. I'm not sure either of us is to blame," Ishizu said.

"You could've used a pillow on that alarm to silence it. It would be foolproof," Odion said, to which Marik and Ishizu laughed a little.

-Ishizu: I only hope Odion was able to convince our father that- wait a minute, a fluffed pillow? How is that supposed to trick anybody?-

-Marik: A fluffed pillow. That's ingenious. – "That settle's it then, every problem in the world can be solved by using a pillow," Bakura said.

"Not just any pillow, a fluffed pillow," Duke added with a laugh.

"Yeah, I can use a pillow to sleep and just ignore everyone, problem solved!" Joey said. Tea just shook her head.

-Hank: Oh hey son, how's it going. I was just busy whipping the only true friend you ever had. So, how was your day?-

-Marik: *screaming* – "Yikes, that looks painful, and this is happening to a child too," Tea said.

-Hank: I cannot believe you would both disobey me! ME! Hank Ishtar! The finest human being in the world! – "That's a lie and you know it," Marik said.

-Hank: I'm going to fix this like I fix every other problem in my life. By whipping everybody within a 500-yard radius. – "Or you could use a fluffed pillow? I think that would make everything better," Duke said.

-Hank: Starting with you, binky-boy!-

-Yami Marik: Hahahahaha!-

-Hank: Okay… wasn't expecting that. – "Oooh, there he is," Tristan said.

"So that's really when he first appeared," Yugi noted. "Seeing all of this though, it does make sense that there would be darkness and resentment in Marik."

"Still can't help but feel bad for him," Tea said.

Marik sighed. "So, this is what happened…" He thought back to all the things he did during Battle City and started to frown. "All because of him, and my misguided anger…"

Ishizu placed a hand on his shoulder. "You're much stronger than your dark half," she said. Odion placed his hand on Marik's other shoulder.

"I know, but still…" he said. "I want to see what happened."

-Ishizu: Marik?-

-Yami Marik: Not Marik, Melvin. Before Odion became his friend, Marik was forced to create an imaginary one out of sheer loneliness. A friend that would give him all the hugs he ever needed. A friend known as, Melvin. – "I don't think 'imaginary friend' is the right word to use here," Tea said.

"Yugi called him an imaginary friend in one of the other videos," Mai said.

"Uh… I guess I did," Yugi said a little embarrassed.

-Yami Marik: And now that Odion is gone, I am free! Free to claim my prize, the Millennium Rod! Behold it's true power!-

-Hank: No! The yellow squiggly lines! They burn! – Mokuba was the one who laughed first. "What kind of power is that? Making squiggly lines? That's a downgrade compared to what he did in the finals."

Tea was thinking the same thing. "I mean, the visual for that isn't intimidating. I don't mean to downplay the power of the Rod, but… that does look kind of goofy," she said.

-Yami Marik: And now Dr. Scuzzbucket, you're going to experience first hand what one of my famous hugs feels like. Open wide Binky-boy!-

-Hank: And then he stabbed me in the torso and the cat's in the cat place and- oh God that's sharp, please stop stabbing me, I'm going to die. When you gonna stop son-oh God that hurts. I think you pierced my lungs there. Yes, that was definitely my lungs. – "Okay, who in their right mind sings while they're being killed!?" Tea asked.

"That's easy, this guy does," Duke said.

Yugi shook his head. "Guys, Ishizu told me that their father was banished to the Shadow Realm, not killed."

"Eh, I don't know Yug. Look at the wall behind him." Everyone looked and saw blood smeared above him. "I think he's dead."

"But then where does the Shadow Realm come into play? That's what the Rod does, it doesn't kill people," Yugi said.

"I don't know. Maybe he was banished after he was killed?" Duke asked.

"But that doesn't make sense either," Yugi said. Joey was about to say something when he heard voices again.

"You're on the right track Joey. He wasn't banished, he was killed." Joey shook his head and turned towards where he heard the noise. His eyes widened when he saw a group of people watching him. They were transparent, almost like ghost, with no one else seeing them.

One of them spoke up. "Hi Joey, I'm a huge fan!"

Joey rubbed his eyes, and the people were gone. "Something weird is happening," he whispered to himself before returning his attention to the video.

-Yami Marik: The man did not know what he was f*cking with. – Ishizu's eye widened. "Wait! This isn't right!" she said. "Father was banished to the Shadow Realm, not killed!"

"You're right," Odion said. "This footage we're seeing can't be right! Something doesn't add up!"

Marik held his head. "I wish I could remember exactly what happened, but I can't."

-Yami Marik: And now Odion, it's time for you to join the great card game tournament in the sky. Say hi to the gummy bears for me.-

-Odion: Did somebody say, gummy bears?-

-Yami Marik: No, he woke up! For some reason this ruins everything. – "I think we should give Odion a lifetime supply of gummy bears if it means we'll never have to see his dark half again," Tristan said.

Serenity giggled a little. "Now I'm starting to get hungry."

-Odion: Are you alright, Master Marik.-

-Marik: I just killed my own father in cold blood. I might need a moment to get over it… … … …Okay I'm over it. – "Well that was quick," Bakura said.

"I mean, he is still a child. Even if his father was horrible, that's still traumatizing for him," Mai noted.

-Shadi: I am here to warn you that your father is going to try to…-

-Marik: It already happened. – "Geez Shadi, get your timing right," Tea said.

-Ishizu: And so it was that Marik dedicated his life to destroying the pharaoh and all of his friends.-

-Yugi: Waitwaitwaitwaitwait. How the hell is any of this the pharaoh's fault!? – "I hate to admit it, but I kind of agree with that," Joey said. "Marik's father abused him, Marik dark half emerges, either kills or banishes to the Shadow Realm, and now he wants to destroy the pharaoh… I feel like something's missing here."

"Did Shadi say something to him? The only connection Marik has with the pharaoh is that he's guarding the tomb and items for his return, right?" Tea asked.

Yugi nodded. "I hate to say it, but we might not know everything, and we may never find out."

-Yugi: If anything, he should be blaming you Ishizu, a.k.a. the worst sibling ever. – "What? What did she do?" Tea asked. "Because she took Marik outside?"

Mai thought for a second. "I'm 100 percent sure it was unintentional… but her letting Marik and herself go outside did cause a chain reaction of some sort, which lead to all of that happening."

"…Oh," Tea said. "But still, she shouldn't get all the blame! It was still their father that was the bad guy here."

Ishizu gasped when she heard Yugi in the video. Marik quickly turned towards her. "No, it wasn't your fault! We had no idea what would happen when we went out for the day! Don't blame any of that on yourself!"

Ishizu nodded. "I just wished I was more aware that day. I could've done more to prevent any of that…"

Marik shook his head. "You did what you could, and we can't change that. All we can do is move forward," Marik said smiling.

Ishizu nodded. "Thank you."

-Joey: Yeah, I mean you did kind of mess him up pretty bad.-

-Ishizu: Yes, but it was his role as tomb keeper that had led Marik to such a life of misery…-

-Yugi: Okay, so let me get this straight. Because he was abused and tortured by his own family, Marik swore vengeance against a guy who had been dead for thousands of years, a guy he probably never even met, due to the fact that he was, you know, kind of dead and stuff. – "I mean, the pharaoh isn't 'dead' per say," Yugi said holding the puzzle. "But he's not exactly alive either. He lives through me…"

-Ishizu: Well, it made perfect sense in the Japanese version. – "Huh?" Mai asked. "Are people in Japan watching this too?"

"There were a few things like that in previous videos, like Joey being called Jounouchi," Tristan said.

Joey nodded in agreement, and then heard a voice again. "But you ARE Jounouchi! That's the original." Shaking his head again, Joey tried to regain focus.

-Yugi: How? How the hell does that even begin to make one iota of sense?-

-Ishizu: Because shut up. – Yugi's group started laughing. "Alright, good enough explanation for me," Joey said, though he was also trying to get his mind off the voices he was hearing.

Ishizu sighed, but smiled all the same. "That's one way to explain everything," she said to herself.

"You know Joey, you should become a singer who only says 'nyeh'," Tristan said in response to the song playing.

"Ha ha, very funny," Joey said, although he did wonder if anyone would be interested in that.

"Oh, so that's what happened," Tea said as she watched herself being the Ring back to Bakura. "Marik did have a portion of his soul in my head."

"I vaguely remember Marik being with me, but that's about it. I have no idea what really happened at that time," Bakura said.

"Well, I think we're about to find out," Duke said.

-Marik: Hey Bakura, guess who?-

-Yami Bakura: Oh bugger! – "What did Bakura call it in a previous video… thiefshipping?" Tea asked. "I think we're about to see more of it."

-Yami Marik: Merry Christmas Odion, it's time to die. What!? A fluffed pillow!? Impossible! Who is responsible for this? – "See? There you go! Fluffed pillows fix everything!" Tristan said.

-Yami Bakura: That would be me. – "Oooh, I think something's about to happen here," Joey said.

-Yami Marik: Well, look what the cat dragged in and pissed all over. I thought they wrote you out of the show, Florence.- (Bakura felt a cringe in the back of his mind after hearing that name) -You think you can just barge into here and defeat me all by yourself?-

-Yami Bakura: Not quite.-

-Marik: Hey, that's my bread and butter you're EFFing with. – "Yep, here we go," Tea said.

-Yami Marik: I always knew you wanted me to be inside you Bakura. -

-Marik: What do you suppose he means by that?-

-Yami Bakura: I couldn't hazard a guess. – Nobody commented on this because nobody wanted to comment on this and everyone just wanted the video to continue so they wouldn't have to think more about this.

-Yami Marik: Trust me Florence, you really don't want to get involved.-

-Yami Bakura: Oh, but I think I do. You see, I know who you really work for. Does the name '4kids' ring a bell? – "Are we ever going to get answers about who this '4kids' is?" Joey asked.

"Yep, and you're going to help stop them." Joey looked over and saw a few translucent people nearby, waving at him.

"And maybe get answers as to what is happening here too?" he quietly said to himself.

-Yami Marik: How could you possibly know…-

-Yami Bakura: Let's just say I put two and two together. After all, you are the single most evil entity on the show, which means you're the one trying to get us cancelled! – "Cancelled? What does he mean by that?" Serenity asked.

"Does that mean these videos we're going to stop at one point?" Tea asked. "These videos are great! I wouldn't want them to stop!"

-Yami Marik: And you think you can stop me? Just you f*cking try. – "Uh oh, it's getting real in here!" Tristan said as Marik's lightsaber was shown.

-Yami Bakura: Three words, Melvin. Bring it on! – "OOOOOHHHH!" Tristan and Duke cheered. "It's about to go down!" Tea couldn't help but laugh at her friends fanboying over the lightsabers.

-Yami Marik: Very well, if it's a duel you want, it's a duel you'll get.-

-Yami Bakura: Right you are. And the winner decides if the show gets cancelled or not.-

-Yami Marik: Then face me Florence, and watch the fourth wall collapse around you. – "Are we seriously about to watch these two throw down?" Tristan asked, hardly being able to contain his excitement.

"Please, please!" Duke begged. "I am so ready for this!"

"Alright! Here we go! Best fight of the centur- OH COME ON!" Tristan yelled as the logo popped up. "Don't do this to us! Please!" He, along with Duke and Joey, looked defeated.

"Calm down boys, you won't have to wait long," Mai said.

-[tune in next time for our final episode…?] – "Well, we know this isn't the final one, but imagine what people were thinking when this video was first uploaded," Tea said.

-Marik: I'm in a glass case of emotion! -"I don't think I'd call it that," Yugi said. "More like a glass case of shadows and dread."

-Announcer: Next time on the kill your family show, a very special episode, in 3D! – "No thank you! I wouldn't watch any episode of that show," Mai said.

"Not even… IN 3D?" Joey asked.

"Who cares about that, I want to see that fight between Marik and Bakura!" Tristan said as he eagerly clicked on the next video.

"Well, looks like we have no choice," Yugi said.


Mokuba paused for a moment before starting the next video. He was thinking about how his and Seto's backstory had similarities to Marik's. Abusive fathers, and people changing from what they once were. He looked at Kaiba. "I'm glad to have someone like you looking out for me," he said softly.


"I think next will be when I fought with Bakura against my evil half," Marik said. "…But knowing what has happened in these videos with me and Bakura… I feel like I know what's coming."


And there you go! I'm actually really excited for the next chapter, because it's one of my favorite episodes! And for those of you paying attention, somethings happening with Joey, which will be revealed very soon.

Onto the reviews (A lot this time)

Toaneo07: Thnak you!

Naughty Tome: Yep, and I'm actually really excited for the Virtual arc.

SilverJoJo: I have big plans for the Virtual World, involving Joey, but Kaiba will still be important too!

MAJORMATT1234: They really are, the abridged series is the entire reason I ship thiefshipping.

The Richmaster: The last one was a good episode, one of my favorites.

Chronosign: I'm glad this was able to cure your boredom!

raydark182: True, plus this is suppose to still take place in the 4kids universe... although that seems to be coming into question.

Evilkitten3: I always keep forgetting that he is a teenager, since he acts really old for his age.

Turnabout Of The Shadows: Aww thank you. College was the main reason for that, but now I'm back! And yeah, that was one of Kaiba's greatest moments!

cybresamurai: This takes place between KC Grand Prix and Millennium World, but one they catch up to the latter, there will be a time skip.

Rinfantasy: I think they were more focused on the "YYYEEEEAAAAHHHH" to comment on the glasses, and yeah, Kaiba was pretty good in that one.

calderoneric758: There's probably an AU of that somewhere in the world of Fanfiction.

Nexus240: Well, looks like it worked on Joey... kind of.

Spiritstrike: Goddamnit! Puzzleshipping is the best OTP! It's basically canon, and I can't wait to have Yugi and Yami find out about it!

Project Pseudonym: True, I have an OC who is a modern day Kisara, and she's my main ship with Kaiba.

Johnny Spectre: You mean Nike, like the shoes? In that case, I bet I know who would buy those... oh let's face it, I would too.

CuriousMidnightHeart: One of Kaiba's best moments imo.

Sauwk: True, we all love Kaiba, and his enourmous ego.

thedarkpokemaster: And I have something planned for 4kids in the Virtual arc, which is coming up soon.

Hero Of The Hazard: Yep, Kaiba actually watched one. You can't escape Mokuba's puppy-dog eyes.

Mrpeepington: They might come back later, but it will be a while.

Jose: Hope you enjoy the chapter!

TheMeniacalMagician: Must... kill... family...

Guest: I don't know. I never liked Weevil.

Merinus: I love reading reviews like this. Not only do I try my best to keep them in character, but it's the 4kids characters. Sometimes it can be a little difficult, but it's something I really enjoy writing.

Strange Person: I don't think he's ever seen Yami punch anyone... or he has and isn't telling anyone... who knows?

FoxMan888: In another fanfic after this one.

TyForestWrites2: That's next! It's one of my favorites!

Greer123: That's coming up soon, isn't it? I guess we'll have to wait and see ;)

iCatgirl27: That sounds like a Yu-Gi-Oh horror movie!

Guest: It's a bigger plot, which will happen in a few episodes with our favorite Brookyln raging duelist.

Wingsong5555: I think Joey is going to like what he sees, but we still have to wait a couple chapters.

Gods of Delusion: I am doing well, I hope you are too.

And thank you to everyone who informed me about the recent episode. I'm sorry if I missed any. I don't always get notifications when people review, but I try my best to answer as many as I can. Until then, see you guys February 20th or 21st for the next chapter.

Next time: Episode 46 - Melvin'd. Duel Standby... IN 3D!