The cementery had various people in there. Yugi and his grandpa Sugoroku, Anzu, Jonouichi, Hiroto and Bakura; some business partners of Kaiba Corp. and even Pegasus J. Crawford were there to support the Kaiba girl, now alone, without family. Her usual, white attire was now black. The rain was coming as everyone was giving some words to the, once aliva, Kaiba little one.
Pegasus, with the Millenium eye on his face, saw through Maria's thoughts. He wanted to know with more accuracy how bad she felt about this. Mokuba was everything for Maria, everything she was doing, everything she had done and everything she would do was for her little brother; to give him a better life, to give him the happiness she could never have. He walked up to her. "Kaiba-girl" He looked at her as she turned to see him, her tears rolling down his cheeks. "I understand how you feel right now. I had a wife, and I still miss her."
Pegasus planned to take over Kaiba corp eventually, but he saw that she has a similar pain to what he has and sighed. "We will work together, not only to improve Duel Monsters, but to make sure both can keep going, alright?" He offered his hand and she held it, still crying, not saying a word.
"Tell me, Kaiba-girl. What made that duelist thing he could defeat you?" Maria slowly checked her small bag with cards and showed the card of Slifer, the Sky Dragon. Pegasus' right eye widened in surprise. "It has been a while since I've seen an Egyptian God card. Maria, I don't know what will come to you, but please be careful. There are other 2 Egyptian God cards out there: Obelisk the Tormentor; and the strongest of the 3, the Winged Dragon of Ra."
Maria looked at him, although she took note of it, she simply didn't want to think on it. Everyone left the place.
In her room, Maria undressed to get some pijama as she noticed a man, wearing a long, grey cloak; his skin was brown and had a hat of sorts on his head, maybe Egyptian. She stood and got in a fighting position. She got close of her prototype of a duel disk. "Who the hell are you?" She asked. Shadi sighed. "My name is Shadi, I am the guardian of the Millenium Items"
She looked seriously. "Millenium Items?" Shadi nodded. "7 powerful objects made in the Antient Egypt 5000 years ago." He explained softly as he showed a box. "You, Maria Kaibam had been chosen to hold of this: the Millenium Puzzle. However..." He showed the Millenium Scale and used it on Maria. Her eyes widened as she felt like she fell asleep. He could see that the heart of the Kaiba girl was in pain, but it was not evil on itself. Although she could be cruel, she didn't mean to be like that. She does things so her brother Mokuba could be safe, now that he is gone...she feels she lost her purpose. "I see. That is all I need to know. I will give to you something that may be beyond your knowledge. The Millenium Puzzle grants a wish to anyone who manages to put it together. It requires extreme intelligence to do so" Maria was holding of her head and received the box. Then, Shadi was suddenly gone. She feels he will be watching over her. She still was not in mood to do so, but she opened the box to see various scattered pieces. "This may take a while..." She thought and looked to her prototype of a duel disk. "And work on the actual product will also...take a very long time..." she sighed. "Let's see what we can work with..."
-4 Months later-
Maria had been working greatly on both the Millenium Puzzle and the Duel Disk, also in several things related to her company. Her device now worked perfectly. She smiled greatly, and the shine of her eyes was returning. "Very well. " She left it on the table and then, with only a piece remaining, she managed to do the pyramid with the chain known as the Millenium Puzzle. Her wish was that someone could fill the void that Mokuba left. The Item shined intensely as she covered her eyes. "What in the world...?" She wore the Millenium Puzzle on her neck and it began to shine. Her eyes widened as the sign of the Millenium Items, like a light on her forehead, appeared and transformed her. Maria's hair was slightly spikier, her chess was bigger and some facial factions were more defined than before. She opened her eyes and looked around. "Hm? Where am I?" Her voice was different than before, this one looked to her left arm then to her right hand. Maria's spirit was floating next to the newly formed Maria, Yami Maria. "WHAT?! THAT IS MY BODY!" Her eyes widened in shock as the other could see her. "So, you were the one who fixed the Millenium Puzzle? You are my partner now" She said calmly, with a soft smile on her face. "Partner?! You stole my stupid body! Give it back!" She seemed angry.
"Who are you?!" The Kaiba girl asked in several anger. "Who...am I?" The other one sighed and looked down. "I am sorry I can't answer you that but...I can't remember anything from my past" She answered. Maria's eyes changed from angered ones to surprised ones. "Wait, you don't?" She asked once more. "No, I don't remember anything. I don't know why I am in the Millenium Puzzle. "
Both looked at eachother and the Kaiba girl sighed. "Alright, then. There is no other choice. We will be partners. Although...you do look pretty much like me. Maybe I should refer to you as 'other me' for now" Maria suggested to the other girl. "I don't see the problem, partner" She replied with a soft smile. "Understood, other me. I will find a way to bring your memories back!" She showed some excitement.
Yami Maria decided to go back to the Millenium Puzzle and give back Maria's body to her. She looked surprised and smiled. The Kaiba girl grabbed the Duel Disk and wore it on her left arm when she got a call from one of her employes. She answered the call. "Kaiba here. What do you want?" "Ms. Kaiba! There is a woman that wants to meet you." The man on the phone said. Maria nodded. "Understood, I will go there." She said as she went down to the entrance of the Kaiba Tower. Once there, she would meet a woman with similar clothes to those of Shadi, long black hair and a beautiful face. She stepped back. 'Another one...is she like Shadi? No...my guards could see her. Shadi just...appeared' She thought.
The woman walked slowly to Maria. "Ms. Kaiba. It's an honor to meet you. My name is Ishizu Ishtar, and I must talk to you of various things" That was what the Egyptian woman said. Maria remained sceptical and wondered what she wanted to talk about...