Chapter the seventh
"Who are you?"Asked Yugi.There was a very still man by a door.The guy shrugged."A guard,I guess.What are you doing here?This is Master Pegasus's castle.There's a lock on the door.How did you get in?" "We picked it."Said Bones."It was a simple door lock." "You lie.We have 2 or 3 deadbolts." Yugi shook his head."Nope.A simple door lock."The guard ran over to the front door and peeked at the outside locks.3 deadbolts had been ripped out of the wall.
"Somebody else must have come in before us."Yugi said.The guard shook his head."You did it!!You did IT!!!!!"He grabbed a butcher knife and started for the three."Run!!"Bakura said,and they all started up the stars.The man grabbed an axe and swung it."The Texas chainsaw massicer!!"Yugi said."I always feared it!!" "No way!!"Bakura said."There's no way out of this!!Look at all the locked doors.We have no time to pick the locks.We just HAVE to trick him.Find a way to get him outside,and we can reattach his deadbolts on him." "Bakura,were you always so smart?" "I'm not that smart now.I got the idea off of Matlock." Yugio rolled his eyes."Let's split up!!Bones,go grab the deadbolts from outside.Bakura,ditract him,and once Bones has the locks I'll get the guard outside." They all nodded,and ran off in different directions.Bones ducked as the guard swung an axe,but m,ade it to the door.Bakura whopped the guy on the head with a block,and he ran after him.Yugi ran but tried to watch Bones's progress.
"This castle is dumb."Kaiba said."I don't want to go to his castle.I'll pass.Go by yourself."Mai sighed."No."She said.She was packing food and druinks in a knapsack at the store."How are you going to pay for that?"Kaiba asked."My money is at home,and we;'re almost out of the money in my wallet!!"Mai wasn't worried."I have Rex's bank account #."She said."I'll just ewrite a check under his name and I'm sure he won't mind."Kaiba shifted his eyes to the cigeratte counter,where he noticed Weevil the bum buying a new pack.To avoid talking to him,Kaiba didn't say anything."Uh...that's nice."Kaiba said to Mai."Then let's go!!"Said Mai.Kaiba noticed Weevil was still there."How about we get an icee?"Asked Kaiba.He drug Mai to the back of the store."OK."Mai said."Can you pay for it?"Kaiba was aware he had 20 dollers left."Yeah."He said."Take your time on picking the flavor.No hurry."He noticed Weevil was coming back to get an icee.While Mai's cup was half full,Kaiba grabbed her arm and drug her to the drink freezer."Have one."He said."Forget the icee.Sugars bad for you." Mai nodded and got a Wine cooler.But then Weevil decided to steal some candy,and the candy aisle was right parellel to the drinks.Kaiba tugged Mai,causing her to drop the Wine cooler. "Whats wrong with you?"Asked Mai.Kaiba didn't answer."Lets go across the street.To the puppy store!!"Mai loved puppies."OK!!"She said with glee,and the walked over to the puppy store.Mai was busy playing with a puppy,but Kaiba was reading a magazine on Parrots that went mad.He looked up to show Mai a really funny part,and Relized Weevil was talking to her!!Kaiba quickly ducked behind the snakes and fish and squatted against the puppys.That made him remember--where was Spotty?He shrugged,and continued wondering what to do about Weevil.He accidently bumped into a cage latch,which hurt his elbow and caused the latch to come ondone.The puppy smelled Weevil,and went straight for him.That gave Kiaba an idea.He unlatched the cage of a huge husky.It bounded after Weevil,tackled him,and began tearing ligments in his face."Get it off!!Get it off!!"Weevil shouted.He hurt very bad.Mai just stood there,chuckling.The dog ripped up all of Weevil's dueling cards.The store owner took off the dog. "My cards!!"Weevil cried."My career--gone once again!!"Weevil sobbed and cradled his bleeding face.Blood puddled up on the waxed tile ground.Mai gave him a hankie,but it was sobbed up with blood within 2 seconds.The shop owner gave him a towel.It was sopped up within 5 minutes.They gave him a table cloth,and it worked.The bleeding was lamost totally healed,but the cuts were so deep he got sent on an ambulance.
"Look!!"The puppy store!!"Said Mokuba.He raced inside.Puppysa barked because he had a special touch with animals.Rex noticed a notice on the door. It said: Due to a young boy being attacked,dogs larger than a Pomeranian are no longer sold here.A large husky attack the bum because he smelt like dog food,which was in the trash cans he went through.You aren't aloud to enter the dog section,snake section,or any biteable animal section unless you spray yourself with the provided perfume. Mokuba was mad."The boy was probley being stupid.Its not the dogs fault he smelt good!!"Mokuba and Rex stopped as a large man sprayed them with powder scented perfume. Mokuba went to the puppy section.(They sold puppys that would get big,but as soon as they got big they got killed.) "Oh!!"Mokuba said."Look at this cute little puppy!!WE have to buy him!!" Rex was amazed."Mokuba,I've been chased,mauled,scratched,bitten in the cock and attack by dogs.What do you think me answer to that question is?" Mokuha hung his head."I wonder what stupid kid was attacked by a sweet little dog?"ASked Mokuba. The shopkeeper walked up."That nerd,Weevil Underwood."He said,and walked back to feed the snakes.Mokuba laughed.Weevil got attacked by a dog!!"He said."Thats soooooo funny!!"Rex agreed."See?No dogs.How about a nice snake?"He pointed to a snake named Boga in a cage."Uh....no thank you."Said Mokuba."Well how about a lizard?"MOkuba crunged as a lizard devoured a bug,and shook his homely little head.He watched a ferret play with a ball.He decided to pick it up."Its cute!!"He said.It bit him on the arm.He cried out and moaned."AAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!"He said.He cried. "Shut up,Mokuba."Said Rex.He walked over to a puppy cage."Pegasus"Is what it said on the name tag."Look,Mokuba.He's named after that ugly geek Maximillion Pegasus!!" Mokuba walked over."Pegasus.He used to make threats to Tea and Joey for screwing up his lawn,and--"Mokuba stopped."Rex,did you ever think that Pegasus could have--"Rex's eyes brightened."Thats right!!"He said."Pegasus could have done it!!" "Yeah!!"Mokuba said."Let's go!!"Rex smiled."Yeah!!The sooner we get to Pegasus,the sooner we can get back to Mai and the others." MOkuba nodded,and they walked out.
"I got the locks!!"Bones motioned.Yugi nodded,and broke into a swift run for the door.Bakura,anxious,threw his gaze at Yugi.Instead of concentrating on destracvting the guy,he was watching Yugi.THe guy turned around."What are you doing,you little--"Bones threw a block and klunked the man in the head.He payed no heed and threw a heavy stick at Yugi,who ducked just in time.Yugidanced outside and peed on the shrubs. "ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!"The guard said,and hurled himself outside.He ran after Yugi,who when had taken him far into the back of the yard,broke into a run,and ran as fast as he could back into the house.He slammed the door shut and Bones fumbled with the locks.Bones was having immense trouble because he was scared.The guard began beating on the door with all his strength.It had almost splintered,and Bones didn't even have on one lock!! Bakura looked around for something to block the door.There were no chairs or furniture in the room.But then something caught his eye.A small red button by the door peephole.Above it in bold red lettering,it said "RELEASE THE HOUNDS."Bakura saw the door pulsate.There was a fine crack in the middle.About 3 more kicks,and it was history.There was a chance that Bones woulden't get the locks in time,and at human scent,the dogs could break in and kill,but Bakura had to take a chance.He pressed the button several times.BOnes clasped the first lock.Bakura knew it wasn't enough to hold the dogs.Bakura shoved Yugi aside and clasped the other two.They all three stood back,releaved,as the kicking stopped.Screams,barks,growls and rips were heard from the outside.Bakura snickered. "What happened?"Asked Yugi."Well,"Said Bakura,"I saw the hound button,and pushed it."Yugi was happy.They had escaped narrow death.Yugi turned to Bones."Isn't it great,Bones?"He asked.But Bones wasn't cheering.He was pointing and stuttering at a window.Bakura turned to the window.There was a slobbering,nasty dog at the window with a red-spiky coller.There was blood on its teeth."Oh no!!The dog finished off the guard and wants us as an appetizer!!"Bones said.Bakura watched as the dog tried to break the glass.It was ugly and it looked crazy."Now now,nice doggy."Yugi said."We can settle this.How about some dogfood?Or a dogtoy?" The dog roared,and Yugi cringed.It broke the glass,and stood with it's head it the window."Now now,stupid dog."Said Bones.He picked up a wooden block and hurled it.It smacked the dog square in the forehead.The dog shook his head and lunged in the window.He jumped ontop of Bones and hurled him to the ground."Help!!"Bones said.Bakura yelled."Stupid dog!!Come here!!"Pegasus's dog didn't losten.It prepared to rip Bones apart. Bakura whistled loudly and the dogs head turned.It slashed Bones's cheek once and turned for Bakura.He grabbed Bones's and Yugi's arms and tugged them into a room.He clicked the lock shut."Whew."Bones said."That was a close one.No need to be scared now.But boy,my face hurts."He turned around to find a band-aid,and saw a greusome sight.There was blood everywhere."AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"Bones said."There's blood everywhere!!And look at the body!"They all looked at the body.It was....PEGASUS?!" "Yes!!"Bakura said."He's dead!!Gone!!Outta here!!"He whooped and hollered.But Yugi and bones were not laughing."He didn't do it?"Asked Yugi."But if not him--than who?" Bones was starting to have a sneaking suspiciopn that it was his boss."Maybe it was.....Tristan Taylor?"He said,making a wild guess,to keep them from wanting to research Keith.But Keith used to go out with Mai,and woulden't do anything to make her depressed,so that crossed him out. "Yeah!!"Yugi said."Tristan got in a fight with me,Joey and Tea once.He said we were being mean torturing Pegasus's yard,and that he'd have no part of it.So Tea and Joey went to do that to his yard alone!!"Bakura nodded."Thats sensible.But we have to call the police about this nasty scene."Blood was scattered everywhere,and there were sighns of struggle.But not the struggle you might think.The kind of struggle that happens when your trying to get to the phone for help.It looked as if Pegasus had scooted a long distance,trying to reach the phone before he collapsed.What had finished off Pegasus was a deep gash running across his forhead,to where you could see his skull. "But if Tristan thought the treatment to Pegasus was harsh,why did he go and kill him?"Asked Yugi. "Well,"Said Bakura,"He could have done it to repay the debt to Tea and Joey."After he killed Tea and Joey,he felt he owed it to him."They all nodded. "But,"Said Bones,"The person that killed Pegasus could have been someone totally different."He said."Pegasus had alot of enemy's." "Well."Said Bakura."I would like to get out of this room.I don't like being around dead guys."
"I think we should be nice."Said Mai."Oh,now what?"Asked Kaiba."Do we always have to be so 'nice'?And what do you mean?What do you want me to do?" "I think we should go see Weevil in the hospital."Said Mai.Kaiba was taken aback."Weevil Underwood?The world's biggest nerd and worst duelest?" "Actually,I thought he was pretty good."Said Mai. "Whatever."Kaiba said."Tne point being,we aren't going to see Weevil.End of story." Mai was sad.She wanted to see Weevil because she liked him."Well,I'm going to see Weevil!!"She said."And you don't have to come.Matter fact,I want you to stay.Stay,go ahead.You always call Weevil a nerd and he is a sensitive soul whop doesn't like being called names anymore than you do,You horrible rich snobby pig!!"Mai walked away,making sure her little handbag smacked Kaiba's face.He rubbed it,and watched Mai go.She walked stiffly,and her high-heels clancked."Mai!!"Kaiba called,pitifully."Is it OK if I come?I'll try to be nice!!"Mai didn't stop.Her high-heel fell off and rolled away,but she kept going.Kaiba ran up and grabbed it.He caught up to her."I got your shoe."He said.She didn't say anything,but she grabbed the shoe and put it back on."Uh....it's a pretty shoe."Said Kaiba.Mai didn't pay any attention.She walked into into the hospital.Kaiba waltzed into the gift shop and stole Mai a teddy bear."I got you a bear."He said."Its a pretty bear.Say hello to the bear."Mai took the bear and smiled as they reached Wevil's room.He was asleep in the bed and his face was horrible.There were about a thousand stitched everywhere,and he looked like frankenstien.He had been watching the playboy channel,which Kaiba just coulden't seem to keep his eyes off of.Mai turned it off. "Wake up,Weevil!!"She said,a little too loud.He stirred,and his eyes popped open."Hello."He said."My programming is turned off."Mai nodded,and handed him the bear Kaiba gave her."I got you a bear."She said.
"Uh,according to this,old Maximillion was found brutally murdered by Yugi,Bakura and Bones.They are...."Rex read someore of the article they had found to himself. "BEING CORNERED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BELEIVED KILLERS?WHAT?"The yelling had been so loud,birds flew away.Mokuba was scared."Will they be shot?Or punished?Or locked in a crime cell?And we still don't know what happened to Bakura's arm!!That could be a valuble clue!!"Said Rex."We have to get it out of him!!But there's only one person in the world he would tell...."He said.Rex dialed a # in a cell phone.It rang. "Who are you calling?"Asked Mokuba,jumping up to get a look."Patience,shrimp."Said Rex."You'll see."Someone pickled up. "Hello?"Said Mai. "Hello.Its RRRRRRREEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX RRRRRRRAAAAPPPTTOOORRRRRR!!!!!!"Rex said loud. "Oh,hello,Rex."Said Mai."I was just visiting Weevil Underwood in the hospital.What do you need?" "Well."Said Rex,"I need you to meet me somewhere.I think you could get something out of Bakura." "Like what?"Asked Mai. "Like....what happened to his arm that one day." "I've already tried!!"Mai said,raising her voice to match Rex's. "Well....,"Rex said,"Try harder.Seduce him or something." "Im not a hooker!!" "Since when?" "OH,Rex,alright.Meet me....outside the hospital at5:00 today.Kaiba will be with me if thats not a problem." "No,not a problem at all.While he's here he can take his whiney brother." Mokuba glared. "OK."Mai said."Ill be there."She hung up.Now,all Rex needed to do was call Bakura.He dialed the number. "Hi Bakura."He said."Did you know your being chased by the law?" Bakura sounded out of breath,making his english accent even worse."Uh,yes."He said."I'm running through a woods right behind the HEB hospital."Why do you ask?" "Well,I thought you might want to come see Mai.She said she wasnted to see you." Bakura got happy."Really?"He said."Yeah."Said Rex."And afterwards,we can all go to the police station and lie to them and say we were witnesses and that a strange guy in black did it." "OK."Said Bakura."Me,Yugi and Bones will be there.Oh,we were going to check out Tristan to see if maybe he killed im'?" "That can wait."Said Rex. "OK."Said Bakura.It sounded like he had stopped running."Ill be at the front hospital doors in about 30 minutes." "Yeah.Thats when Mai will be there."Said Rex. "Bye."Said Bakoo,and hung up. Rex grabbed Mokuba's hand."Where are we goin'?"Asked Moku."We are going to the hospital to see....Weevil."He said.Mokuba tried to jerk away."I don't want to see Weevil!!"He said."I want to play in the dirt!!!"He threw a handful of dirt at Rex.
"Im finally here!!"Bakura said."I was early for once in my life and Rex or Mai aren't even here yet!!"He stomped the ground and turned to Yugi."You,and Bones--go somewhere else once Rex and Mai gets here because Mai wanted to see me,and your annoying.But once,.my mom called me annoying,and it made me so mad I went into my room.It was a nice room,with blue wallpaper and a little fish the swanm away when you looked at him.We had to get rid of that fish because mom said she didn't like him and--" Yugi held up a hand."How about we go away right now?"He asked.Bakura nodded."Thats a good idea."He said.Yugi took Bones's hend and dragged him away.Just as they were leaving,Bakura saw Rex and Mokuba arriving from a store.Rex looked irritated,and Mokuba was smiling."Hello,Bakura."Rexs mumbled as they arrived.Rex tossed his large canvas backpack to the ground and slumped onto the bench."Where's Seto?"Asked Mokuba."Yeah."Said Rex."Where's Kaiba and Mai?They are just in the hospital.It shoulden't have taken them this long."Bakura shrugged and ducked behind a bush as a police squad car passed by.He got out and brushed himself off when it had passed.He became aware of Yugi and Bones playing in the dirt a couple hundred meters away.A big gust of wind blew clumps of Rex,Mokuba's and Bakura's hair in their eyes.Rex looked up."Storm clouds."He said."Mai and Kaiba better hurry before it starts raining and we have to cancel- "(Bakura's eyes widened)"And Mai said it was very important." At these words,Seto Kaiba stumbled out of the hospital.He looked angry,(like always)and had his fists and teeth clenched. "Hello,Seto."Said Mokuba."What is making you so mad-ful right now?" "I just spent some time with Weevil Underwood."Kaiba mumbled."Enough said."Rex said."Where is Mai?"Asked Bakura."If It starts to rain,I'm in trouble because I hate getting wet,sorta like a cat.When a cat gets wet,it starts to scream and shout and jump and scratch and bite.That can really hurt when sometimes your faithful cat decdies to bite.Right,Rex?Isn't that right?" "Uh....Yes."Said Rex."Well,Kaiba,speaking of Weevil,we heard you caused him to be attacked by a vicious husky,and we thought we would throw you a party." "Ha."Kaiba said."It was funny.You should have heard him scream.Man,I thought someone outaside was stabbing a rabid cat!"Kaiba started to laugh,when Mai came out of the hospital."Oh,Rex,MOkuba,Bakura,How good to see you!!"She said.She waved to Yugi and Bones in the background.Bakura noticed she gave a look at Rex like they were up to something. "You woulden't be trying to pull a fast one on your old friend Bakura,would you?"He asked with a raised eyebrow."Because Bakura doesn't take jokes.And if you make a-heck-of-a-fool-of-a-person out of me,I will have to kill you." "No.We arent."Said Rex."Oh,paleeze."Said Kaiba."This sounds like something out of "As The World Turns.""He grunted at Mokuba for throwing rocks."Lets just get this over with.The sky is getting cloudy and looks threatening.So Mai,tell the boy what you were going to." "Stop griping,Seto."Said Mokuba."I remember back with mom and dad you used to gripe." Kaiba was sad because Mokuba had metioned his mom and dad,who had died when he was about Mokuba's age and left them in an orphanage. "Shut up,you brat."Said Kaiba. Rex was mad."Lets get this show on the road!!"He said."We will be going now!!"Rex grabbed Mokuba's and Kaiba's arms and dragged them far away. "So...what dfid you want to talk about?"Asked Bakura,clearing his throat as thunder clapped. "Well."Said Mai,"We need to taslk about...our future." This was the talk Bakura thought he had been waiting for."Uh,yes."Bakura said in a macho voice.Sometimes he wished he could control that lousy accent. "Well,Do you want to be sad in your future?"Asked Mai.Bakura was very puzzled."I...guess not."He said."Who wants to be sad?" Mai shrugged."Well,if you don't want to be sad,woulden't it make you feel alot betterif we could get revenge on who killed Joey,Tea,and if anyone cares,Pegasus?"Bakura nodded very hard."Yeah."He said."Give me 30 seconds with the gaywad,and ill be ringing him out like a mop!!"Bakura rung his hands and did not notice Mai roll her eyes. "Well,don't you think,to get revenge,we need to know who did it?" Bakura nodded. "Well,we've been looking for clues to lead to....this.Do you have any that might help?"Mai smiled a bright smile at Bakura. "Nope."He said. "Well....Oh wait!"Mao said,pretending to arrive at an idea."Something horrible happened to you about a month ago,rignt?"She said,grabbing Bakura's arm and turning it over so that the bandages over the gash showed.The gash was healing,but he liked the band-aid on. Bakura nodded,but Mai relized his eyes looked mad.He was getting suspicious. "W-well,"Mai continued,"Could you tell me what happened?" Bakura's eyes narrowed to slits. "Sure,Mai."He said in a sweet voice.His voice rose as he said the following scentence."As soon as you tell me why your a double crossing maiden who trys to get me to leak information that could get me killed!!"Bakura was so mad he could barely see."You remind me of a baboon."He said,and got up.He 'accidently'stepped on Mai's foot as he hurried over to The bench.He sat down ,looking very mad.Mokuba skipped by,and noticed Bakura."Hello?"He said.Bakura was still as a statue."Hey,Seto.I think you better come look at british dude.He looks like a statue.A very mad one."He skipped away as Kaiba arrived."Uhhh...hello,Bakura.Whats wrong?"He asked."Did a bully punch you?Did a man cut you?did a bug bite you?Did a person anger you?" Balura was so mad he coulden't talk.He was so mad he coulden;t move.Besides,he didn't want to move.He was perfectly happy where he was. "Uh.....you can talk to me."Said Kaiba."Im your friend.I dont even know why you are mad." Bakura was still so mad he coulden't talk,but he talked anyway. "Well,a big old rat just asked me some questions."Said Bakura."I just decdied the rat was even worse than before!!"He said,very mad,so mad he coulden't talk.Rex came over."He Bakura,old pal.Here comes your friend Mai!!"Bakura looked up into Mai's face.Rain began to poor down.It wettened her hair."You know,in the rain you look more like a raccoon thatn a rat."Mai was hurt.She buried her head into her hands and ran away crying."Bakura,that was mean."Said Mokuba."You apoligize right now." "Yes,Mother."Said Bkaura,still so mad he coulden't talk."You made her cry."Said Mokuba.
"Bingo."Bakura replied."So you really can think!!!"Kaiba was startled.Bakura was acting different.Bakura was acting like...like...him!!"Bakura,stop this mess."Said Rex.Bakura decked Rex across his ugly mug."You are so stupid your mother had to get you an eating tutor!!Wait--you coulden't even recogznize your mother!!You called her nana!!" Rex was mad.He didn't like it when people revealed his secrets. Rex decided to punch Bakura."Take that,ugly british guy!!"He said.Bakura b arely was fazed."I'll always be so much more handsome than you!!"He said. "Yeah!!"Said Kaiba."And I do the puching around here!!"Yugi tripped over Rex's foot and fell down."Ow."He said."I fell on the metal rod."He was mad and threw it in the air.It clunked Kaiba on the head,who fainted and fell to the gorund with a groan."Oh,now look what you've done!!"bONE SAID."Now you will get beat up!!Head for the hills!!"And they did. "Kaiba,wake up!!"Said Rex.But Kaiba was so hurt he coulden't even talk.And Bakura was so mad he coulden't even talk.And Mokuba was laughing so hard he coulden't talk.So it was very quiet except for Mokubas laughing. Mai came running from nowhere with wet cheeks and red eyes."Elevate his head!!"She said,and put his head on Rex's backpack."Wake up!!"She said,but Kaiba woulden't wake up.Mai and Bakura kept giving evil glances at eachother."Hey,Seto,wake-up or i'll steal some of your money."Mokuba said.Kaiba's eyes rolled open."Raaaaaaggghhhh....."He groaned.his eyes rolled up into his head and closed again. "Uh....put water on his face."Said Bakura."Maybe that will help."Mai just stood there."Oh,geez,Mai,grow up."Said Rex,and squirted a water bottle on Kaiba's face.Kaiba's eyes opened."Huh?"He said."What happened?"Mai helped him up. "You fainted,Seto."Said Mokuba."Yeah."Said Bakura."Yugi threw a metal rod and hit you on the head." "I'll get that little man!!"Said Kaiba. "No.Thats not fair."Said Bakura."He's like 3 feet shorter than you.You would kill him." "Well,Bakura,that seems to be the idea,now doesn't it?"Said Kaiba. "Stay calm."Mai ordered."Think of something happy." "LIke what?"Asked Kaiba."Well,"Said Mai,"You could think about that Pegasus is dead?"Kaiba's face brightened,but he did not smile."Alright."He said."But still,next time I see Yugi will be the last time HE sees anything." Mai shook her head and groaned like Marge on the Simpsons."Kaiba,can you walk?We need to get going." Bakura flipped a coin that hit Mai in the head on purpose.She glared at him. "Uh,I think I can walk."Said Kaiba.He could.So,the group started walking while Mokuba chattered on about GI Joe.But soon,Kaiba relized someone was missing.He turned around,and noticed Bakura was still planted on the white bench.His face was so screwed up it looked like a Jack-O-Lantern that had been left out till July. Kaiba ran over."Bakura,you big baby,get up.Gee,she just wanted to know.It WOULD help alot.Youv didn't even tell her why you coulden't tell!!You just started spouting off bunches of crap.I don't know why.Well,actually,I do.Your British.All British people seem to be snotty,and think they are better than everyone else.Well I have news for you.The only one here better than everyone else is ME!!ME ME ME!!!"Bakura blinked up at Kaiba. "You are rude and snide."Said Bakura."How dare you insult my heritage!!When I was transported to your high school from england,you didn't have any friends at school.You would make fun of everyone.Even me.You used to call me"The crocidile Hunter."But then,I became your friend.So did everybody else.But you are still ugly and stupid and as rude as you ever were!!"Bakura hit Kaiba.And everyone knows if you hit Kaiba your a dead man walking. "I'll....KILL YOU!!"Said Kaiba.But he didn't.He just went to catch up witbh his other friends. Bakura was now all alone.
"Oh no!!"Said Yugi."I hit Kaiba's head!!Now I'll die for sure!!"He buried his face in the sand."Dead man walking....."Bones said."Shut up!!"Yugi snapped."At least I don't LOOK that way!!"Bones sneered."Be quiet.I'm not the one that knocked out Seto Kaiba.But,on the bright side,Thats gotta be some kind of record." "Hey,your right!!"Yugi suddenly said."Uh...I am?"Asked Bones.Yugi nodded."It is some kind of record.Now,everyone thinks I'm the bestest fighter ever!!Me,Yugi Motou,knocked out Seto Kaiba!!"Yugi puffed out his chest."Step aside."He said to Bones."I'm Yugi Motou,and I knowcked out Seto Kaiba." "Yes sir!!"Said Bones.But the funny thing was that Yugi didn't need to go there. "Now,I have to go beat up more celebrities."Said Yugi.He felt really tough.But what he didn't recellect was that the rod incident was an accident. "Uh,Yugi,I don't think you should do that..."Said Bones,who was very smart but never acted like it."Perposterous!!"Yugi boasted."I will go beat up Arnold Schwartsinigger!!" Bones was nervous."Ok."Said Bones."Whatever."
Bakura had finally decided to follow,but he was far behind.He was lucky to be alive.Why Kaiba didn't kill him,he'd never know.All he knew was he didn't want Kaiba as a best friend anymore,and he wished he could help liking Mai,but he coulden't. "Hurry up,Bakura!!"Said Mokuba."Everyone will be so sad if you get lost!!!" "No they won't."Mumbled Bakura.Mokuba didn't understand.Bakura was usually so happy."Hey,Bakura,why don't you tell us one of your great stories,OK?I'm sure we'll be glad to listen!!"Kaiba grabbed Mokuba's hand."Come on."He said."I don't want this monster punching an innocent little child in the face." Bakura was shocked because now Kaiba thought he was mean.He wasn't mean.He didn't like it when people thought he was mean. "I'm not mean!!"Said Bakura."If you think I'm mean,your wrong."Kaiba gave a snide laugh and turned around."You like to punch people."Said Mokuba,and ran ahead with Kaiba. Soon,Rex came back with Bakura."Hey."He said.Bakura grunted.His normally hansome face looked rotten and distorted."Uh,Mai wants to say sorry."Said Rex.Bakura became a little happier."She does?But why--I was so mean!!"Rex hesitated."Well....um....I...was....I mean,It was my....." Bakura cocked his head."Yes?"He asked."Alright,you wanna know?"ASsked Rex."It was my idea.My idea.Got that?I coulden't take it any longer,because I had to find out who did this or..."Rex hesitated."I could be next.See?I got Mai in trouble for a totally selfish reason and guess what I don't really care if you ever forgive me because I never liked you anyway." Rex hurried up and got away.Bakura was sad everyone thought he was mean. He was also sad because Rex never liked him.But he decided it was time for him to apoligize to Kaiba and Mai.But when he got nervous,he talked alot and he was afraid it would happen again but there was nothing he could do about it. "Uh,Mai?"He said.She just leaned over and asked Rex if he heard something."Yeah."He said."Bakura was talking to you."Mai glared at Rex."What do YOU want?"She asked,one eye slightly squinted."Well,uh,I wanted to say that I was sorry."Bakoo said,and gave a quick nod."I was very mean and I apoligize." Mai thought a moment and smiled.OK."She said."I can't stay mad at you Bakura because your always so happy."Bakura nodded."But once,I got mad.It was at my mom when she took my phone out of my room because I kept calling girls and overlapping my plans with hers.Its a funny story,really,cuz once I did something really bad.Wanna hear?" "Uh,thats OK,Bakura."Said Mai."Look.Heres a really pretty beetle we can catch and watch." "Uh...a beetle?"Asked Bakura. "Yep."Said Mai."I know!!Lets give it to Weevil!!" Bakura cocked his head."But uhhh...I thought we didn't like Weevil."Bakura snickered as Kaiba tripped up ahead and tried to blame it on Rex,but Rex was 4 feet away so that coulden't be possible. "I like Wee!!"Said Mai."He's very nice and likes to share!!" Bakura wasn't so sure.
"We want to see Arnold Schwartsinigger!!"Said Yugi."Right now.I wanna beat him up!!"Yugi was at a studio for makiing movies. "Ha!!"Said the lady at the desk."Your so puny you coulden't beat up Gary Paulsen!!Who are you fooling?Leave now before you humiliate yourself,shorty!!"She gave a cackle. Yugi relized something.It was true!! "Bones!!"He cried,heartbroken."I am the most shortest,most puny kid in all the state.It was just an acident I beat up Seto Kaiba!!"Bones nodded."Isn't it wierd how you figure things out hours after I'd been trying to tell you?"Yugi buried his fat face into his hands. "But at least your a better duelest than Kaiba--you creamed him,remember?"Yugi did remember how he beat up kaiba in a duel once using the most unstoppable card ever--Exodia. "But Iw oudlen't have won without Exodia!!"Said Yugi."Face it!!Im a sucky dueler and a sucky person.Im ugly.No girl wants to go out with me because my hair is in the shape of a star!!"He busted out crying. "Excuse me?"Said a voice."HI!!!!"Bones said."Who are you?You look familier!!"Yugi kept sobbing and trying to shield his hair so no one could see how he looked."So do you...."Said the voice.Yugi thought that the voice sounded very familier,too."I know you!!"The girl said."I went on a blind date with you once!!" "Yeah!!"Said Bones."I did!!And I remember seeing you in the paper once,but I don't think it was good....."Yugi slowly looked up,and to his suprise....there stood Tea!!The ugly,nasty female with a pokey butt and nasty racoon eyes.
"Who are you?"Asked Yugi.There was a very still man by a door.The guy shrugged."A guard,I guess.What are you doing here?This is Master Pegasus's castle.There's a lock on the door.How did you get in?" "We picked it."Said Bones."It was a simple door lock." "You lie.We have 2 or 3 deadbolts." Yugi shook his head."Nope.A simple door lock."The guard ran over to the front door and peeked at the outside locks.3 deadbolts had been ripped out of the wall.
"Somebody else must have come in before us."Yugi said.The guard shook his head."You did it!!You did IT!!!!!"He grabbed a butcher knife and started for the three."Run!!"Bakura said,and they all started up the stars.The man grabbed an axe and swung it."The Texas chainsaw massicer!!"Yugi said."I always feared it!!" "No way!!"Bakura said."There's no way out of this!!Look at all the locked doors.We have no time to pick the locks.We just HAVE to trick him.Find a way to get him outside,and we can reattach his deadbolts on him." "Bakura,were you always so smart?" "I'm not that smart now.I got the idea off of Matlock." Yugio rolled his eyes."Let's split up!!Bones,go grab the deadbolts from outside.Bakura,ditract him,and once Bones has the locks I'll get the guard outside." They all nodded,and ran off in different directions.Bones ducked as the guard swung an axe,but m,ade it to the door.Bakura whopped the guy on the head with a block,and he ran after him.Yugi ran but tried to watch Bones's progress.
"This castle is dumb."Kaiba said."I don't want to go to his castle.I'll pass.Go by yourself."Mai sighed."No."She said.She was packing food and druinks in a knapsack at the store."How are you going to pay for that?"Kaiba asked."My money is at home,and we;'re almost out of the money in my wallet!!"Mai wasn't worried."I have Rex's bank account #."She said."I'll just ewrite a check under his name and I'm sure he won't mind."Kaiba shifted his eyes to the cigeratte counter,where he noticed Weevil the bum buying a new pack.To avoid talking to him,Kaiba didn't say anything."Uh...that's nice."Kaiba said to Mai."Then let's go!!"Said Mai.Kaiba noticed Weevil was still there."How about we get an icee?"Asked Kaiba.He drug Mai to the back of the store."OK."Mai said."Can you pay for it?"Kaiba was aware he had 20 dollers left."Yeah."He said."Take your time on picking the flavor.No hurry."He noticed Weevil was coming back to get an icee.While Mai's cup was half full,Kaiba grabbed her arm and drug her to the drink freezer."Have one."He said."Forget the icee.Sugars bad for you." Mai nodded and got a Wine cooler.But then Weevil decided to steal some candy,and the candy aisle was right parellel to the drinks.Kaiba tugged Mai,causing her to drop the Wine cooler. "Whats wrong with you?"Asked Mai.Kaiba didn't answer."Lets go across the street.To the puppy store!!"Mai loved puppies."OK!!"She said with glee,and the walked over to the puppy store.Mai was busy playing with a puppy,but Kaiba was reading a magazine on Parrots that went mad.He looked up to show Mai a really funny part,and Relized Weevil was talking to her!!Kaiba quickly ducked behind the snakes and fish and squatted against the puppys.That made him remember--where was Spotty?He shrugged,and continued wondering what to do about Weevil.He accidently bumped into a cage latch,which hurt his elbow and caused the latch to come ondone.The puppy smelled Weevil,and went straight for him.That gave Kiaba an idea.He unlatched the cage of a huge husky.It bounded after Weevil,tackled him,and began tearing ligments in his face."Get it off!!Get it off!!"Weevil shouted.He hurt very bad.Mai just stood there,chuckling.The dog ripped up all of Weevil's dueling cards.The store owner took off the dog. "My cards!!"Weevil cried."My career--gone once again!!"Weevil sobbed and cradled his bleeding face.Blood puddled up on the waxed tile ground.Mai gave him a hankie,but it was sobbed up with blood within 2 seconds.The shop owner gave him a towel.It was sopped up within 5 minutes.They gave him a table cloth,and it worked.The bleeding was lamost totally healed,but the cuts were so deep he got sent on an ambulance.
"Look!!"The puppy store!!"Said Mokuba.He raced inside.Puppysa barked because he had a special touch with animals.Rex noticed a notice on the door. It said: Due to a young boy being attacked,dogs larger than a Pomeranian are no longer sold here.A large husky attack the bum because he smelt like dog food,which was in the trash cans he went through.You aren't aloud to enter the dog section,snake section,or any biteable animal section unless you spray yourself with the provided perfume. Mokuba was mad."The boy was probley being stupid.Its not the dogs fault he smelt good!!"Mokuba and Rex stopped as a large man sprayed them with powder scented perfume. Mokuba went to the puppy section.(They sold puppys that would get big,but as soon as they got big they got killed.) "Oh!!"Mokuba said."Look at this cute little puppy!!WE have to buy him!!" Rex was amazed."Mokuba,I've been chased,mauled,scratched,bitten in the cock and attack by dogs.What do you think me answer to that question is?" Mokuha hung his head."I wonder what stupid kid was attacked by a sweet little dog?"ASked Mokuba. The shopkeeper walked up."That nerd,Weevil Underwood."He said,and walked back to feed the snakes.Mokuba laughed.Weevil got attacked by a dog!!"He said."Thats soooooo funny!!"Rex agreed."See?No dogs.How about a nice snake?"He pointed to a snake named Boga in a cage."Uh....no thank you."Said Mokuba."Well how about a lizard?"MOkuba crunged as a lizard devoured a bug,and shook his homely little head.He watched a ferret play with a ball.He decided to pick it up."Its cute!!"He said.It bit him on the arm.He cried out and moaned."AAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!"He said.He cried. "Shut up,Mokuba."Said Rex.He walked over to a puppy cage."Pegasus"Is what it said on the name tag."Look,Mokuba.He's named after that ugly geek Maximillion Pegasus!!" Mokuba walked over."Pegasus.He used to make threats to Tea and Joey for screwing up his lawn,and--"Mokuba stopped."Rex,did you ever think that Pegasus could have--"Rex's eyes brightened."Thats right!!"He said."Pegasus could have done it!!" "Yeah!!"Mokuba said."Let's go!!"Rex smiled."Yeah!!The sooner we get to Pegasus,the sooner we can get back to Mai and the others." MOkuba nodded,and they walked out.
"I got the locks!!"Bones motioned.Yugi nodded,and broke into a swift run for the door.Bakura,anxious,threw his gaze at Yugi.Instead of concentrating on destracvting the guy,he was watching Yugi.THe guy turned around."What are you doing,you little--"Bones threw a block and klunked the man in the head.He payed no heed and threw a heavy stick at Yugi,who ducked just in time.Yugidanced outside and peed on the shrubs. "ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!"The guard said,and hurled himself outside.He ran after Yugi,who when had taken him far into the back of the yard,broke into a run,and ran as fast as he could back into the house.He slammed the door shut and Bones fumbled with the locks.Bones was having immense trouble because he was scared.The guard began beating on the door with all his strength.It had almost splintered,and Bones didn't even have on one lock!! Bakura looked around for something to block the door.There were no chairs or furniture in the room.But then something caught his eye.A small red button by the door peephole.Above it in bold red lettering,it said "RELEASE THE HOUNDS."Bakura saw the door pulsate.There was a fine crack in the middle.About 3 more kicks,and it was history.There was a chance that Bones woulden't get the locks in time,and at human scent,the dogs could break in and kill,but Bakura had to take a chance.He pressed the button several times.BOnes clasped the first lock.Bakura knew it wasn't enough to hold the dogs.Bakura shoved Yugi aside and clasped the other two.They all three stood back,releaved,as the kicking stopped.Screams,barks,growls and rips were heard from the outside.Bakura snickered. "What happened?"Asked Yugi."Well,"Said Bakura,"I saw the hound button,and pushed it."Yugi was happy.They had escaped narrow death.Yugi turned to Bones."Isn't it great,Bones?"He asked.But Bones wasn't cheering.He was pointing and stuttering at a window.Bakura turned to the window.There was a slobbering,nasty dog at the window with a red-spiky coller.There was blood on its teeth."Oh no!!The dog finished off the guard and wants us as an appetizer!!"Bones said.Bakura watched as the dog tried to break the glass.It was ugly and it looked crazy."Now now,nice doggy."Yugi said."We can settle this.How about some dogfood?Or a dogtoy?" The dog roared,and Yugi cringed.It broke the glass,and stood with it's head it the window."Now now,stupid dog."Said Bones.He picked up a wooden block and hurled it.It smacked the dog square in the forehead.The dog shook his head and lunged in the window.He jumped ontop of Bones and hurled him to the ground."Help!!"Bones said.Bakura yelled."Stupid dog!!Come here!!"Pegasus's dog didn't losten.It prepared to rip Bones apart. Bakura whistled loudly and the dogs head turned.It slashed Bones's cheek once and turned for Bakura.He grabbed Bones's and Yugi's arms and tugged them into a room.He clicked the lock shut."Whew."Bones said."That was a close one.No need to be scared now.But boy,my face hurts."He turned around to find a band-aid,and saw a greusome sight.There was blood everywhere."AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"Bones said."There's blood everywhere!!And look at the body!"They all looked at the body.It was....PEGASUS?!" "Yes!!"Bakura said."He's dead!!Gone!!Outta here!!"He whooped and hollered.But Yugi and bones were not laughing."He didn't do it?"Asked Yugi."But if not him--than who?" Bones was starting to have a sneaking suspiciopn that it was his boss."Maybe it was.....Tristan Taylor?"He said,making a wild guess,to keep them from wanting to research Keith.But Keith used to go out with Mai,and woulden't do anything to make her depressed,so that crossed him out. "Yeah!!"Yugi said."Tristan got in a fight with me,Joey and Tea once.He said we were being mean torturing Pegasus's yard,and that he'd have no part of it.So Tea and Joey went to do that to his yard alone!!"Bakura nodded."Thats sensible.But we have to call the police about this nasty scene."Blood was scattered everywhere,and there were sighns of struggle.But not the struggle you might think.The kind of struggle that happens when your trying to get to the phone for help.It looked as if Pegasus had scooted a long distance,trying to reach the phone before he collapsed.What had finished off Pegasus was a deep gash running across his forhead,to where you could see his skull. "But if Tristan thought the treatment to Pegasus was harsh,why did he go and kill him?"Asked Yugi. "Well,"Said Bakura,"He could have done it to repay the debt to Tea and Joey."After he killed Tea and Joey,he felt he owed it to him."They all nodded. "But,"Said Bones,"The person that killed Pegasus could have been someone totally different."He said."Pegasus had alot of enemy's." "Well."Said Bakura."I would like to get out of this room.I don't like being around dead guys."
"I think we should be nice."Said Mai."Oh,now what?"Asked Kaiba."Do we always have to be so 'nice'?And what do you mean?What do you want me to do?" "I think we should go see Weevil in the hospital."Said Mai.Kaiba was taken aback."Weevil Underwood?The world's biggest nerd and worst duelest?" "Actually,I thought he was pretty good."Said Mai. "Whatever."Kaiba said."Tne point being,we aren't going to see Weevil.End of story." Mai was sad.She wanted to see Weevil because she liked him."Well,I'm going to see Weevil!!"She said."And you don't have to come.Matter fact,I want you to stay.Stay,go ahead.You always call Weevil a nerd and he is a sensitive soul whop doesn't like being called names anymore than you do,You horrible rich snobby pig!!"Mai walked away,making sure her little handbag smacked Kaiba's face.He rubbed it,and watched Mai go.She walked stiffly,and her high-heels clancked."Mai!!"Kaiba called,pitifully."Is it OK if I come?I'll try to be nice!!"Mai didn't stop.Her high-heel fell off and rolled away,but she kept going.Kaiba ran up and grabbed it.He caught up to her."I got your shoe."He said.She didn't say anything,but she grabbed the shoe and put it back on."Uh....it's a pretty shoe."Said Kaiba.Mai didn't pay any attention.She walked into into the hospital.Kaiba waltzed into the gift shop and stole Mai a teddy bear."I got you a bear."He said."Its a pretty bear.Say hello to the bear."Mai took the bear and smiled as they reached Wevil's room.He was asleep in the bed and his face was horrible.There were about a thousand stitched everywhere,and he looked like frankenstien.He had been watching the playboy channel,which Kaiba just coulden't seem to keep his eyes off of.Mai turned it off. "Wake up,Weevil!!"She said,a little too loud.He stirred,and his eyes popped open."Hello."He said."My programming is turned off."Mai nodded,and handed him the bear Kaiba gave her."I got you a bear."She said.
"Uh,according to this,old Maximillion was found brutally murdered by Yugi,Bakura and Bones.They are...."Rex read someore of the article they had found to himself. "BEING CORNERED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BELEIVED KILLERS?WHAT?"The yelling had been so loud,birds flew away.Mokuba was scared."Will they be shot?Or punished?Or locked in a crime cell?And we still don't know what happened to Bakura's arm!!That could be a valuble clue!!"Said Rex."We have to get it out of him!!But there's only one person in the world he would tell...."He said.Rex dialed a # in a cell phone.It rang. "Who are you calling?"Asked Mokuba,jumping up to get a look."Patience,shrimp."Said Rex."You'll see."Someone pickled up. "Hello?"Said Mai. "Hello.Its RRRRRRREEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX RRRRRRRAAAAPPPTTOOORRRRRR!!!!!!"Rex said loud. "Oh,hello,Rex."Said Mai."I was just visiting Weevil Underwood in the hospital.What do you need?" "Well."Said Rex,"I need you to meet me somewhere.I think you could get something out of Bakura." "Like what?"Asked Mai. "Like....what happened to his arm that one day." "I've already tried!!"Mai said,raising her voice to match Rex's. "Well....,"Rex said,"Try harder.Seduce him or something." "Im not a hooker!!" "Since when?" "OH,Rex,alright.Meet me....outside the hospital at5:00 today.Kaiba will be with me if thats not a problem." "No,not a problem at all.While he's here he can take his whiney brother." Mokuba glared. "OK."Mai said."Ill be there."She hung up.Now,all Rex needed to do was call Bakura.He dialed the number. "Hi Bakura."He said."Did you know your being chased by the law?" Bakura sounded out of breath,making his english accent even worse."Uh,yes."He said."I'm running through a woods right behind the HEB hospital."Why do you ask?" "Well,I thought you might want to come see Mai.She said she wasnted to see you." Bakura got happy."Really?"He said."Yeah."Said Rex."And afterwards,we can all go to the police station and lie to them and say we were witnesses and that a strange guy in black did it." "OK."Said Bakura."Me,Yugi and Bones will be there.Oh,we were going to check out Tristan to see if maybe he killed im'?" "That can wait."Said Rex. "OK."Said Bakura.It sounded like he had stopped running."Ill be at the front hospital doors in about 30 minutes." "Yeah.Thats when Mai will be there."Said Rex. "Bye."Said Bakoo,and hung up. Rex grabbed Mokuba's hand."Where are we goin'?"Asked Moku."We are going to the hospital to see....Weevil."He said.Mokuba tried to jerk away."I don't want to see Weevil!!"He said."I want to play in the dirt!!!"He threw a handful of dirt at Rex.
"Im finally here!!"Bakura said."I was early for once in my life and Rex or Mai aren't even here yet!!"He stomped the ground and turned to Yugi."You,and Bones--go somewhere else once Rex and Mai gets here because Mai wanted to see me,and your annoying.But once,.my mom called me annoying,and it made me so mad I went into my room.It was a nice room,with blue wallpaper and a little fish the swanm away when you looked at him.We had to get rid of that fish because mom said she didn't like him and--" Yugi held up a hand."How about we go away right now?"He asked.Bakura nodded."Thats a good idea."He said.Yugi took Bones's hend and dragged him away.Just as they were leaving,Bakura saw Rex and Mokuba arriving from a store.Rex looked irritated,and Mokuba was smiling."Hello,Bakura."Rexs mumbled as they arrived.Rex tossed his large canvas backpack to the ground and slumped onto the bench."Where's Seto?"Asked Mokuba."Yeah."Said Rex."Where's Kaiba and Mai?They are just in the hospital.It shoulden't have taken them this long."Bakura shrugged and ducked behind a bush as a police squad car passed by.He got out and brushed himself off when it had passed.He became aware of Yugi and Bones playing in the dirt a couple hundred meters away.A big gust of wind blew clumps of Rex,Mokuba's and Bakura's hair in their eyes.Rex looked up."Storm clouds."He said."Mai and Kaiba better hurry before it starts raining and we have to cancel- "(Bakura's eyes widened)"And Mai said it was very important." At these words,Seto Kaiba stumbled out of the hospital.He looked angry,(like always)and had his fists and teeth clenched. "Hello,Seto."Said Mokuba."What is making you so mad-ful right now?" "I just spent some time with Weevil Underwood."Kaiba mumbled."Enough said."Rex said."Where is Mai?"Asked Bakura."If It starts to rain,I'm in trouble because I hate getting wet,sorta like a cat.When a cat gets wet,it starts to scream and shout and jump and scratch and bite.That can really hurt when sometimes your faithful cat decdies to bite.Right,Rex?Isn't that right?" "Uh....Yes."Said Rex."Well,Kaiba,speaking of Weevil,we heard you caused him to be attacked by a vicious husky,and we thought we would throw you a party." "Ha."Kaiba said."It was funny.You should have heard him scream.Man,I thought someone outaside was stabbing a rabid cat!"Kaiba started to laugh,when Mai came out of the hospital."Oh,Rex,MOkuba,Bakura,How good to see you!!"She said.She waved to Yugi and Bones in the background.Bakura noticed she gave a look at Rex like they were up to something. "You woulden't be trying to pull a fast one on your old friend Bakura,would you?"He asked with a raised eyebrow."Because Bakura doesn't take jokes.And if you make a-heck-of-a-fool-of-a-person out of me,I will have to kill you." "No.We arent."Said Rex."Oh,paleeze."Said Kaiba."This sounds like something out of "As The World Turns.""He grunted at Mokuba for throwing rocks."Lets just get this over with.The sky is getting cloudy and looks threatening.So Mai,tell the boy what you were going to." "Stop griping,Seto."Said Mokuba."I remember back with mom and dad you used to gripe." Kaiba was sad because Mokuba had metioned his mom and dad,who had died when he was about Mokuba's age and left them in an orphanage. "Shut up,you brat."Said Kaiba. Rex was mad."Lets get this show on the road!!"He said."We will be going now!!"Rex grabbed Mokuba's and Kaiba's arms and dragged them far away. "So...what dfid you want to talk about?"Asked Bakura,clearing his throat as thunder clapped. "Well."Said Mai,"We need to taslk about...our future." This was the talk Bakura thought he had been waiting for."Uh,yes."Bakura said in a macho voice.Sometimes he wished he could control that lousy accent. "Well,Do you want to be sad in your future?"Asked Mai.Bakura was very puzzled."I...guess not."He said."Who wants to be sad?" Mai shrugged."Well,if you don't want to be sad,woulden't it make you feel alot betterif we could get revenge on who killed Joey,Tea,and if anyone cares,Pegasus?"Bakura nodded very hard."Yeah."He said."Give me 30 seconds with the gaywad,and ill be ringing him out like a mop!!"Bakura rung his hands and did not notice Mai roll her eyes. "Well,don't you think,to get revenge,we need to know who did it?" Bakura nodded. "Well,we've been looking for clues to lead to....this.Do you have any that might help?"Mai smiled a bright smile at Bakura. "Nope."He said. "Well....Oh wait!"Mao said,pretending to arrive at an idea."Something horrible happened to you about a month ago,rignt?"She said,grabbing Bakura's arm and turning it over so that the bandages over the gash showed.The gash was healing,but he liked the band-aid on. Bakura nodded,but Mai relized his eyes looked mad.He was getting suspicious. "W-well,"Mai continued,"Could you tell me what happened?" Bakura's eyes narrowed to slits. "Sure,Mai."He said in a sweet voice.His voice rose as he said the following scentence."As soon as you tell me why your a double crossing maiden who trys to get me to leak information that could get me killed!!"Bakura was so mad he could barely see."You remind me of a baboon."He said,and got up.He 'accidently'stepped on Mai's foot as he hurried over to The bench.He sat down ,looking very mad.Mokuba skipped by,and noticed Bakura."Hello?"He said.Bakura was still as a statue."Hey,Seto.I think you better come look at british dude.He looks like a statue.A very mad one."He skipped away as Kaiba arrived."Uhhh...hello,Bakura.Whats wrong?"He asked."Did a bully punch you?Did a man cut you?did a bug bite you?Did a person anger you?" Balura was so mad he coulden't talk.He was so mad he coulden;t move.Besides,he didn't want to move.He was perfectly happy where he was. "Uh.....you can talk to me."Said Kaiba."Im your friend.I dont even know why you are mad." Bakura was still so mad he coulden't talk,but he talked anyway. "Well,a big old rat just asked me some questions."Said Bakura."I just decdied the rat was even worse than before!!"He said,very mad,so mad he coulden't talk.Rex came over."He Bakura,old pal.Here comes your friend Mai!!"Bakura looked up into Mai's face.Rain began to poor down.It wettened her hair."You know,in the rain you look more like a raccoon thatn a rat."Mai was hurt.She buried her head into her hands and ran away crying."Bakura,that was mean."Said Mokuba."You apoligize right now." "Yes,Mother."Said Bkaura,still so mad he coulden't talk."You made her cry."Said Mokuba.
"Bingo."Bakura replied."So you really can think!!!"Kaiba was startled.Bakura was acting different.Bakura was acting like...like...him!!"Bakura,stop this mess."Said Rex.Bakura decked Rex across his ugly mug."You are so stupid your mother had to get you an eating tutor!!Wait--you coulden't even recogznize your mother!!You called her nana!!" Rex was mad.He didn't like it when people revealed his secrets. Rex decided to punch Bakura."Take that,ugly british guy!!"He said.Bakura b arely was fazed."I'll always be so much more handsome than you!!"He said. "Yeah!!"Said Kaiba."And I do the puching around here!!"Yugi tripped over Rex's foot and fell down."Ow."He said."I fell on the metal rod."He was mad and threw it in the air.It clunked Kaiba on the head,who fainted and fell to the gorund with a groan."Oh,now look what you've done!!"bONE SAID."Now you will get beat up!!Head for the hills!!"And they did. "Kaiba,wake up!!"Said Rex.But Kaiba was so hurt he coulden't even talk.And Bakura was so mad he coulden't even talk.And Mokuba was laughing so hard he coulden't talk.So it was very quiet except for Mokubas laughing. Mai came running from nowhere with wet cheeks and red eyes."Elevate his head!!"She said,and put his head on Rex's backpack."Wake up!!"She said,but Kaiba woulden't wake up.Mai and Bakura kept giving evil glances at eachother."Hey,Seto,wake-up or i'll steal some of your money."Mokuba said.Kaiba's eyes rolled open."Raaaaaaggghhhh....."He groaned.his eyes rolled up into his head and closed again. "Uh....put water on his face."Said Bakura."Maybe that will help."Mai just stood there."Oh,geez,Mai,grow up."Said Rex,and squirted a water bottle on Kaiba's face.Kaiba's eyes opened."Huh?"He said."What happened?"Mai helped him up. "You fainted,Seto."Said Mokuba."Yeah."Said Bakura."Yugi threw a metal rod and hit you on the head." "I'll get that little man!!"Said Kaiba. "No.Thats not fair."Said Bakura."He's like 3 feet shorter than you.You would kill him." "Well,Bakura,that seems to be the idea,now doesn't it?"Said Kaiba. "Stay calm."Mai ordered."Think of something happy." "LIke what?"Asked Kaiba."Well,"Said Mai,"You could think about that Pegasus is dead?"Kaiba's face brightened,but he did not smile."Alright."He said."But still,next time I see Yugi will be the last time HE sees anything." Mai shook her head and groaned like Marge on the Simpsons."Kaiba,can you walk?We need to get going." Bakura flipped a coin that hit Mai in the head on purpose.She glared at him. "Uh,I think I can walk."Said Kaiba.He could.So,the group started walking while Mokuba chattered on about GI Joe.But soon,Kaiba relized someone was missing.He turned around,and noticed Bakura was still planted on the white bench.His face was so screwed up it looked like a Jack-O-Lantern that had been left out till July. Kaiba ran over."Bakura,you big baby,get up.Gee,she just wanted to know.It WOULD help alot.Youv didn't even tell her why you coulden't tell!!You just started spouting off bunches of crap.I don't know why.Well,actually,I do.Your British.All British people seem to be snotty,and think they are better than everyone else.Well I have news for you.The only one here better than everyone else is ME!!ME ME ME!!!"Bakura blinked up at Kaiba. "You are rude and snide."Said Bakura."How dare you insult my heritage!!When I was transported to your high school from england,you didn't have any friends at school.You would make fun of everyone.Even me.You used to call me"The crocidile Hunter."But then,I became your friend.So did everybody else.But you are still ugly and stupid and as rude as you ever were!!"Bakura hit Kaiba.And everyone knows if you hit Kaiba your a dead man walking. "I'll....KILL YOU!!"Said Kaiba.But he didn't.He just went to catch up witbh his other friends. Bakura was now all alone.
"Oh no!!"Said Yugi."I hit Kaiba's head!!Now I'll die for sure!!"He buried his face in the sand."Dead man walking....."Bones said."Shut up!!"Yugi snapped."At least I don't LOOK that way!!"Bones sneered."Be quiet.I'm not the one that knocked out Seto Kaiba.But,on the bright side,Thats gotta be some kind of record." "Hey,your right!!"Yugi suddenly said."Uh...I am?"Asked Bones.Yugi nodded."It is some kind of record.Now,everyone thinks I'm the bestest fighter ever!!Me,Yugi Motou,knocked out Seto Kaiba!!"Yugi puffed out his chest."Step aside."He said to Bones."I'm Yugi Motou,and I knowcked out Seto Kaiba." "Yes sir!!"Said Bones.But the funny thing was that Yugi didn't need to go there. "Now,I have to go beat up more celebrities."Said Yugi.He felt really tough.But what he didn't recellect was that the rod incident was an accident. "Uh,Yugi,I don't think you should do that..."Said Bones,who was very smart but never acted like it."Perposterous!!"Yugi boasted."I will go beat up Arnold Schwartsinigger!!" Bones was nervous."Ok."Said Bones."Whatever."
Bakura had finally decided to follow,but he was far behind.He was lucky to be alive.Why Kaiba didn't kill him,he'd never know.All he knew was he didn't want Kaiba as a best friend anymore,and he wished he could help liking Mai,but he coulden't. "Hurry up,Bakura!!"Said Mokuba."Everyone will be so sad if you get lost!!!" "No they won't."Mumbled Bakura.Mokuba didn't understand.Bakura was usually so happy."Hey,Bakura,why don't you tell us one of your great stories,OK?I'm sure we'll be glad to listen!!"Kaiba grabbed Mokuba's hand."Come on."He said."I don't want this monster punching an innocent little child in the face." Bakura was shocked because now Kaiba thought he was mean.He wasn't mean.He didn't like it when people thought he was mean. "I'm not mean!!"Said Bakura."If you think I'm mean,your wrong."Kaiba gave a snide laugh and turned around."You like to punch people."Said Mokuba,and ran ahead with Kaiba. Soon,Rex came back with Bakura."Hey."He said.Bakura grunted.His normally hansome face looked rotten and distorted."Uh,Mai wants to say sorry."Said Rex.Bakura became a little happier."She does?But why--I was so mean!!"Rex hesitated."Well....um....I...was....I mean,It was my....." Bakura cocked his head."Yes?"He asked."Alright,you wanna know?"ASsked Rex."It was my idea.My idea.Got that?I coulden't take it any longer,because I had to find out who did this or..."Rex hesitated."I could be next.See?I got Mai in trouble for a totally selfish reason and guess what I don't really care if you ever forgive me because I never liked you anyway." Rex hurried up and got away.Bakura was sad everyone thought he was mean. He was also sad because Rex never liked him.But he decided it was time for him to apoligize to Kaiba and Mai.But when he got nervous,he talked alot and he was afraid it would happen again but there was nothing he could do about it. "Uh,Mai?"He said.She just leaned over and asked Rex if he heard something."Yeah."He said."Bakura was talking to you."Mai glared at Rex."What do YOU want?"She asked,one eye slightly squinted."Well,uh,I wanted to say that I was sorry."Bakoo said,and gave a quick nod."I was very mean and I apoligize." Mai thought a moment and smiled.OK."She said."I can't stay mad at you Bakura because your always so happy."Bakura nodded."But once,I got mad.It was at my mom when she took my phone out of my room because I kept calling girls and overlapping my plans with hers.Its a funny story,really,cuz once I did something really bad.Wanna hear?" "Uh,thats OK,Bakura."Said Mai."Look.Heres a really pretty beetle we can catch and watch." "Uh...a beetle?"Asked Bakura. "Yep."Said Mai."I know!!Lets give it to Weevil!!" Bakura cocked his head."But uhhh...I thought we didn't like Weevil."Bakura snickered as Kaiba tripped up ahead and tried to blame it on Rex,but Rex was 4 feet away so that coulden't be possible. "I like Wee!!"Said Mai."He's very nice and likes to share!!" Bakura wasn't so sure.
"We want to see Arnold Schwartsinigger!!"Said Yugi."Right now.I wanna beat him up!!"Yugi was at a studio for makiing movies. "Ha!!"Said the lady at the desk."Your so puny you coulden't beat up Gary Paulsen!!Who are you fooling?Leave now before you humiliate yourself,shorty!!"She gave a cackle. Yugi relized something.It was true!! "Bones!!"He cried,heartbroken."I am the most shortest,most puny kid in all the state.It was just an acident I beat up Seto Kaiba!!"Bones nodded."Isn't it wierd how you figure things out hours after I'd been trying to tell you?"Yugi buried his fat face into his hands. "But at least your a better duelest than Kaiba--you creamed him,remember?"Yugi did remember how he beat up kaiba in a duel once using the most unstoppable card ever--Exodia. "But Iw oudlen't have won without Exodia!!"Said Yugi."Face it!!Im a sucky dueler and a sucky person.Im ugly.No girl wants to go out with me because my hair is in the shape of a star!!"He busted out crying. "Excuse me?"Said a voice."HI!!!!"Bones said."Who are you?You look familier!!"Yugi kept sobbing and trying to shield his hair so no one could see how he looked."So do you...."Said the voice.Yugi thought that the voice sounded very familier,too."I know you!!"The girl said."I went on a blind date with you once!!" "Yeah!!"Said Bones."I did!!And I remember seeing you in the paper once,but I don't think it was good....."Yugi slowly looked up,and to his suprise....there stood Tea!!The ugly,nasty female with a pokey butt and nasty racoon eyes.