Author's Notes: Yay! Thanks for the reviews, all you reviewers! In answer to a few questions/comments: I think Sarah's right, Joey did only get two. It's been a while since I saw that episode. I love watchful reviewers! Secondly: Yami's pretty sarcastic in this. I think this is his way of lashing out at life for putting him in a tiny golden Puzzle. Looking from a psychological point of view, him venting through writing in a journal is really very healthy. ...*coughs*... Okay, fine, it's partly because Winston (my brother) pointed out how irritating it must be for Yami to have everyone around him be so dense. That got the wheels turning, so to speak. Yami would be happier in this if Winston had pointed out how much fun Yami would have in Vegas first, but...well...we didn't think of it then. :o)



Day Seven: (before dawn)

Has been days since I was able to write in here. Saw Pegasus in person. Yugi only allows me to take over when (a) he needs help, or (b) is scared. Feel used.

Anyway, Yugi stayed in control, so didn't get to crush Pegasus' mind. Oh well. Something to be said about humiliating someone before you defeat them. Except have sneaking suspicion that's what Peg is doing. Also wonder if he is after me instead of Yugi. Probably wishful thinking; getting delirious from ignorance of the people around me.

On to more important points of interest: I won another star chip. FROM WEEVIL. He's disqualified now, as I tricked him into betting both his star chips as long as I bet my only one and my deck. Feel very, very smug. Happy mood ruined by fact that, once again, was only seen as 'Yugi' in the duel. Maybe light from Puzzle blinds them? Distracts them?

Must test theory with Puzzle and flashlight.

Five minutes later

Nope. Am still unnoticed. But have very pissed off Tristan on my hands. Told him it was Joey.

Did I mention Tristan and Tea are here? Yes. They snuck on Peg's "invite only" yacht. As if no one's going to notice when they don't duel? Or that they don't even have duelist gloves? (Each person was only given one. Pegasus is one cheap b******. Not to mention, mine is......pink. Will kill Pegasus.)



Next Day:

Apparently, Pink Glove is not just grand conspiracy devised by Pegasus to snub Joey and me. Joey and Yugi. Whatever. You see, was rather blinded by rage when I dueled Weevil, so didn't notice the bright magenta leather glove on his hand. (Hah! Weevil wore 'magenta'! ...Yes, I know. Shut up.)

Was not blind when we met up with Mai. Mai is one tough chick, maybe a tad overdone with perfumes, but after carrying around a deck soaked in French smellies, suppose it is excusable. Has an eye for strategy; wanted to knock out the 'weaker players' first, so she challenged Joey rather than me.

Tea got panicked and begged Yugi to help Joey. Naturally, the transformation from Yugi into SuperYami went unnoticed, even by Mai. (Overestimated her ability to observe surroundings?) Not that it matters. Am becoming less bothered by it. It has advantages.

Offered a few hints to Joey...messed with his deck a bit (via telekinesis)...had faith that he would pull through, and -crack out the champagne!-- he won. Won't go into Mai's weird strategies. Are too strange and overwhelmingly obvious to those with a strong sense of smell.

Mai, unlike He-Who-Is-Beneath-Naming-But-Will-Be-Remembered-For-Destroying-Pieces-Of-Exodia, is not disqualified. She has more star chips than Joey and I put together do. Must work harder.



Day Nine:

Am beginning to think that I must have underfed my servants. Do all people need to eat as much as Joey and Tristan? Or do they have some sort of...abnormality, other than the obvious ones? Will explain my inane ponderings now.

Joey was hungry. Tristan offered to cook us some 'outdoors food' from his 'outdoor cookbook'. Egypt is, well, quite a bit more sandy and less forested than this island. But at least the foods in Egypt looked edible. What was Tristan planning, anyway? To fix us some pinecone salads? (Eww. Know for a fact that pinecones have been used by the group recently as toilet paper. Thus, have had to hide journal even more carefully; caught Tea eyeing it earlier this morning.)

So Joey surprised us all with a sense of smell that would make a bloodhound envious. He ran and ran and ran...was so happy...realized he was running towards food, we followed. Found Tristan and Joey eating some conveniently frying fish. Doubted that fish just jumped out of the sea to cook themselves for weary travelers, so suspected they belonged to someone. Was right.

Had to duel Tsunami the fish-guy after he put on this nice-guy act. Beat the socks off of him for it. Also, he gave long speeches on how 'great' the 'mighty' sea was. BIG DEAL. The Heart of the Cards is what really matters. And did he think the ocean would help him? HELLO: WE'RE DUELING ON A HOLOGRAPHIC BOARD. And I know for a fact that the ocean is very good at destroying cards.

Am I becoming bitter over losing Exodia?

....Stupid question. Must go amuse self now.

Three minutes later:

Tea is losing her feeble mind. Keeps saying 'There's Bakura again!' 'Look! I didn't imagine it!'. Despite fact that none of us has seen anyone new. Asked her if she had eaten any strange mushrooms. She was not amused.

BTW, just who is 'Bakura' again? I thought Yugi brought all his friends on this whirligig of fun.



Next day:

Big news. Writing fast. Am dueling as I'm writing. Am also trying not to laugh. Found Mokuba (spoiled little brother of Seto Kaiba; reminds me v. much of own spoiled little brother). Have to duel to free him and protect him. Must win.

Bad guys w/pointy hair thought they'd put me off by making me duel some guy with a bad Seto Kaiba mask. (Mask has ugly bags under eyes. V. amusing.) Also (have to fight back...smile...and....laughter...!) They told me it is Kaiba's ghost.

Ri-ight. I'm a ghost, you fools. And this Kaiba didn't notice me. Is how I know real Kaiba is sitting around shuffling his deck, or maybe drunk and puking in a gutter. Whichever.



One minute later:

Oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap.....no no no no no no nonononono! Fake Kaiba has Real Kaiba's Blue Eyes!!

A few seconds later:

YES! I was SO right! Real Kaiba just saved me. And Fake Kaiba is some ugly demon.

.....Wait a minute. I know him...I banished him from Kaiba's mind! I sent him to the netherworld! Oh, good Karma, good Karma! Hold on...must banish him again.

Ok, done and done. I love my life!



Two days later (Day Eleven):

B-O-R-I-N-G. Would rather sit around twiddling my thumbs. Wait...I was...am now writing. Joey is dueling, which is normally fun for me because get to tell him what to do. But Mai insisted he'd be disqualified. So am stuck in Puzzle.

Wish that book on 'Karma' could fit in here. Sigh. Will meditate or dream or something.

Later:

What is going on? Why is Yugi asleep? ...that's not sleeping. Not sure what it...Amon-Ra! There's another ancient spirit around here! He's...he's...touching Yugi. Wait! He's after the Puzzle!

Well, I have one thing to say to that: I am Pharaoh, FEAR ME! Mwaha.

Still later:

Here we are, in the Shadow Realm. Scared the thief when I stood up, tall and menacing! (Not so tall, actually, but menacing and very pissed off anyway). Awww....the mortals are all trapped in the cards! (Don't worry, won't let them die or anything.) They look so tiny!

THEY CAN SEE ME!!!!! (!!!!!!) THEY'RE TALKING TO ME! And Yugi's saying something... that he could hear me the whole time! I could kill him. Yugi, you twit, don't you dare ignore me after this...

Oh, yeah. Bakura is the one with the other Millennium Item. It's some kind of 'Ring', but believe me, it ain't meant for no finger. (What the...? Grammar...suffering...in...Shadow Realm...)

Time to win and get us out of here 'afore I tern into a slak jaw'd yokel. (No, I'm not talking like that. A Pharaoh never loses his cool. That's why I have this journal. To put away my crown and just be me.) Oh, Isis, help...I'm turning into a sap now.

Even later:

My. Powers. Rule. Supreme. In short, I'm still the Pharaoh! Evil Bakura tried to turn Yugi-the-Mini-Dark-Magician against the others. So then I switched Evil Bakura with Good Bakura (who was trapped in the Change of Heart card), and had Yugi finish exacting revenge by destroying him. After which, everyone convinced themselves it was just a dream. RIGHT. A dream that EVERYONE had. Morons.

But anyway, Bakura's nice again and coming with us, and we're free. Anyone else wanna try me?

...Crap. Spoke too soon. Someone's screaming. Sigh.