Author's Notes: I'm back! I sort of went on an art phase, and dropped the ball on all of my stories. Also, it's been fairly hard to get my hands on the older episodes, and watching them with Winston and Henry is where I get most of my sarcastic-Yami ideas. So, this is the first chapter that I will write completely off of memory and episode guides (which are a pain to come by, by the way. If anyone knows of a reliable, detailed site, pleeeeease let me know!)





Last part of Day Sixteen:



Have been here much too long. Does Yugi not remember need for food? Or sleep? Or...movement? If -when, must keep spirits up- I'm allowed to take over again, will probably feel cramp in legs from crouching here on the ground for hours on end.

Here comes......Mai?? What's she doing here? Can she really have made it all the way to...but of course! She was a good duelist, I suppose, not so good as me or as Joey with my advice, but good anyway.

I KNEW IT! She IS coming on to me! Is offering me star chips! I mean, offering Yugi star chips, but only because she likes me (especially after I was noble and rescued her from being kicked off island). What in all that is under Ra's gaze is Yugi doing? Nothing. He's doing nothing but crying and whimpering about how scared of me he is. Worst part? Not whimpering out loud. Nooo, just where I can hear it. Tried to tell him to get up and get star chips and go into castle, but...no...he just started shaking and screaming (in his head). Am intimidating. V. nice.

So, guess what happens next. No no. Wrong again. Keep going. Wrong. Ok. Tea challenged Mai. TEA challenged MAI. This is suicide on a ridiculous scale. Stole a look at Joey/Tea/Tristan's decks a few nights ago, hoping they'd have extra pieces of Exodia. Joey's deck is ok, but oh-so-predictable. Tristan's isn't even finished yet, and he's got stupid cards anyway.

What does Tea have? FLUFFY BUNNY FEELING CARDS! Stupid, insignificant, stomach-churning cards one would see at a baby shower. Am so screwed, but can't take over; won't allow me to. Not without melting his brain anyway.

Must sit here and watch and try to listen around Yugi's sniveling...am so nervous....palms are sweating. Ick. Wiped them off on Joey, got strange look, as Yugi won't look anywhere but at empty space in front of his feet, which made him look stupid.

Am weeping. Or would be, if such things were in the know-how of the greatest Pharaoh Ra ever spawned. Mai kicking butt, as always...Tea losing, and horribly. Score? Too embarrassing to be in journal, especially if it's my side that is losing.

Think that Tea is (slowly) getting ideas, and Joey and Tristan are (by force) showing some enthusiasm for her. Wait, Yugi is in mind now, wants to talk. Will finish writing later.



A Little Later:

Updates are of the good news, bad news variety. Yugi didn't really want to talk. Wanted to whine some more, wonder about 'what if big spirit is evil', 'what if can't control him', etc. Wasn't willing to listen, so I didn't even bother.

Now for good news, which I desperately need. Tea somehow beat Mai. I don't know how. Think that she let Tea win...in which case, my gratitude goes up while my respect goes down. WAY down. How could she let herself be beat by a card named 'Shining Friendship', especially after the headache we all got from Tea's long...loooooong lecture on the 'benefits and strengths' of real friends? (Tend to agree with Mai on theory of Duelists Fend For Selves. Except Yugi...I fend for me and Yugi, but as I live in his jewelry and his body, think that am entitled to duel for him.)

So, Yugi finished internal struggle (more or less. Don't see signs of struggle, as was not fighting with him, was trying to ignore him, but whatever). Tea beat Mai and gave Yugi the star chips, and we went to watch Kaiba and Pegasus duel.



DAY SEVENTEEN:

Is not actually a 'new day' in that the sun has not actually set or risen since I last wrote, but being Pharaoh have decided Day Sixteen was getting much too long, and we need a new day. On to the duel!

First time have been excited about a duel that does not concern me whatsoever, but must admit, is very interesting to watch the two mortals I hate most battle it out. Just can't decide who I want to lose more, but if was gambling, would place my palace on Pegasus. After all, he has Egyptian Eye, and we know how powerful certain items are.

Oooh, Kaibo just lost his Blue Eyes. That's gotta sting. So wonderful, it's killing me!!



Twelve guesses who won. Am in shock. Wish had put bet on Pegasus, but didn't, as Yugi is still in an anti-Egyptian-Pharaoh mood, and would seem 'insensitive' to make money off of Kaiba's demise.

Oh. Did I mention his demise?

He's cursed, just like me. Only my curse was more or less voluntary. His was...being trapped in a card with a stupid look on his face. And Mokuba is in a card, too.

Thought that Pegasus showing Kaiba his younger brother wandering around without a soul was a very low blow, even if earlier I thought he might have deserved it. So, Yugi and I took on responsibility of freeing the Kaibo....er, Kaiba brothers as well as Grandpa, as well as earning money for Joey. Ok, didn't mention the money thing, but that is in my grand scheme, because I plan on beating Joey into the ground if I have to, and he'll need consolation prize.

That and, to build palace with the money I'd earn, I'd have to take over Egypt again, and that would involve war and more of Yugi's griping about how evil I am.

More good news: Got out and threatened Pegasus. He looked...well...not exactly worried, more smug actually, but that is not the point. Point is that I got out for a bit.



NIGHT SEVENTEEN:

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh, that was priceless! And a little disgusting. Ok, lots disgusting, but not anything I haven't seen before. In fact, there was one time when I was still a Pharaoh-in-waiting (i.e. Prince), and learning politics from my mortal father, and he did the exact same thing as Pegasus, only a little worse.

See, there are eyeballs in the soup everyone was eating for dinner. Ok, one eyeball per bowl, but the eyes weren't real, and they had the name of who we are to face. (Goody! Facing Mai!) Father had eyeballs in the enemy's soup as well, but....well, you can fill in the blanks.

Anyway. Expressions and reactions made me homesick, so am going to bed now to dream of older days.



Yugi is dreaming of Grandpa, and the Kaibas. I have bigger problems. Could have sworn I felt that grave-robbing dog-kisser, Bakura. (Or rather, the evil spirit taking over the poor mortal. And need I explain again that if cats are holy creatures worthy of worship, dogs are scum between my toes? The stuff that gets noticed in outhouses? The slimy white maggots eating bodies that have not been mummified? Therefore, being a dog lover would be...oh, forget it, I can't be bothered with further insults of dogs.)

He's alive? How could I have failed in defeating him?

No, must not think down thoughts. Good karma, come back to me...(must have left due to terrifying Yugi. Will make special note to be nice to him and win back his trust). Someone must have...I don't know...brought Bakura's evil self back somehow. Bad mystery, but can't be solved now, must rest. Big day tomorrow, after all.