. . . = Yugi's thoughts
~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
"Serenity, I have to see my friends before we go," Joey said.
"Your friends?"
"Yugi, Téa, and Tristan," Joey said. "They've been my best buds. I have to see them!"
Serenity looked at her brother. "Well, Mom and Dad are busy arguing in the next room, so I say we should try."
"Thanks!" Joey hugged Serenity. "But . . . I don't know where they are. Yugi's gone."
"You mean, Yugi Moto?" Serenity asked. "The guy who beat Seto Kaiba at Duel Monsters?"
"Yep, that's the guy."
"I - I think I saw him on the street as we were coming here," Serenity said. "He was walking towards a huge, beautiful house."
The only nice, beautiful house she could be talking about . . . Could it be?!
"Kaiba's mansion?!" Joey yelled. "What's the little guy doin' there? Whatever it is, I'm goin'. It could be my last chance to say goodbye!"
Just as they were about to head out the door, Joey's parents stopped them. "The moving van is coming," said Joey's father. "We're leaving as close to now as possible."
"So we don't change our minds about this," Joey's mom added.
* * *
"Duel!" yelled Yami and Kaiba, atop the platforms in the arena. Téa and Mokuba were watching from the sidelines.
Yami had the first move. He saw the totem in Kaiba's hand and knew that he had to finish this duel - quickly.
"Go! The mighty Summoned Skull!" Yami slapped his card down, and the beast appeared. "I also lay a card face-down on the field."
Kaiba shook his head. "You DO realize that by dueling me, you will eventually have to face my Blue Eyes White Dragon?" He drew a card. "I play Saggi the Dark Clown in Defense mode, and I ALSO lay a card face-down. Your move."
"Yugi!" Téa cried.
Her voice cut into Yami like a knife. ~I HAVE to win . . . for her.~
Snap out of it! Don't lose your fighting spirit!
~By winning this duel, I'll regain more than just my fighting spirit, but that totem as well!~
Then fight on! And watch out for the Crush Virus combo!
Yami summoned his Curse of Dragon and laid another card face-down on the field. Knowing that Saggi might a virus, he did not attack.
"This is odd," Kaiba said quietly to himself. "I still haven't drawn any Blue Eyes cards. I usually have by now." Kaiba's eyes widened. He remembered that he had taken them out of his deck to test out a new duel simulator. He was testing the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon in his new device and now has to duel without them!
"Why is Kaiba not playing his Dragon?" Téa wondered aloud.
"I don't know," said Mokuba. "Don't lose, Big Brother!"
Kaiba knew that without his Blue Eyes, he was at a horrible disadvantage. "I've had enough of this!" Kaiba showed Yami the totem. "If I can't beat you this way, I'll use THIS!"
"No!" Yami said. "You might win the duel, but you don't know what else might happen."
"Big Brother!" yelled Mokuba.
"Fight this duel out honorably!" Yami yelled, trying to get Kaiba to not use the totem, but Kaiba didn't move. At last, Yami conceded the match and went up the Kaiba to get the totem. "There, you got your wish. Now hand it over!"
Kaiba laughed. "Why should I? I beat you without even using this thing. Imagine what it can accomplish if I DO." His intention was to wish to be the world champion once more.
Yami grabbed Kaiba's arm in attempt to take the totem.
"Yugi, I'm glad you have finally resorted to force to get what you need." Kaiba realized that Yami's grip was very strong. Before Yami could grab the totem, he threw it to Mokuba, who caught it and ran.
"Mokuba!" yelled Téa. "Put it down! It's not safe!"
"It belongs to Seto!" Mokuba yelled back.
"You won't wrestle a little boy for that totem, would you?" Kaiba snickered.
"Mokuba," Yami said. "Listen to me. That is dangerous. Why, Bakura - "
"I don't care!" Mokuba yelled. "How dangerous could it be?" He looked around to see if he knew how to wish on it. He found the paper and followed its instructions. He wished that Kaiba Corp. would be the wealthiest company in the world three times. "There! Seto, I know that is what you wanted."
Just then, five gunmen entered the room. One of them immediately shot and killed Mokuba.
"Hand over your company, or hand your life over to us!" one of them yelled.
Kaiba ran over to Mokuba and checked his pulse. "You monsters!" He grabbed the totem, flipped it upside-down, and wished three times for Mokuba to be revived.
"I thought we hit him good!" another gunman said. "Your company may be the best in the world, but I bet you wouldn't sacrifice your baby brother for it!"
Kaiba threw the totem on the floor and was prepared to fight.
Yami was about to use his powers to banish the men, but two of Kaiba's security guards entered and got rid of the gunmen. Both Kaibas were trembling.
"I warned you," Yami said, sensing things. "This," he picked up the totem off the ground, "is dangerous."
Yami and Téa left the building.
* * *
Joey was sluggish. "Serenity, this ain't right. We can't live together. Mom and Dad will just fight all the time."
Serenity nodded. "But Joey, we'll be together, and we'll support each other." She put her hand on his shoulder. "It'll be okay, Big Brother."
The phone rang just before Joey's dad was about to put it away. Joey picked it up. "Mai?"
Mai was calling about the status of Bakura, but Joey's number was the only one she had.
"Bakura's hurt? Naw! I just saw him! Uh-huh. Okay. No, I don't know the number to Kaiba Corp. Is that where they are now? Uh-huh. Okay. Bye." He hung up.
"Who was that?" Serenity asked.
"We can't leave here!"
* * *
"Yugi," Téa said. "What are you going to do with that?"
"Good question," said Yami.
"Yugi, I - I'm sorry," said Téa, knowing that the yami was out. "Maybe we can start over."
Yami shook his head. "Some things just aren't meant to be, no matter the feelings involved. When Yugi was protecting me, I saw that things are good as they are right now." He took her hand. "I sense that my feelings toward you have been manipulated by this." He raised the totem. "And that isn't the way it should be."
Téa was ashamed. "I know."
Yami and Téa went their separate ways. As Yami was nearing the Game Shop, Yugi interrupted.
I'm so proud of you. Now, what are we going to use that totem for?
(To be continued.)
"Serenity, I have to see my friends before we go," Joey said.
"Your friends?"
"Yugi, Téa, and Tristan," Joey said. "They've been my best buds. I have to see them!"
Serenity looked at her brother. "Well, Mom and Dad are busy arguing in the next room, so I say we should try."
"Thanks!" Joey hugged Serenity. "But . . . I don't know where they are. Yugi's gone."
"You mean, Yugi Moto?" Serenity asked. "The guy who beat Seto Kaiba at Duel Monsters?"
"Yep, that's the guy."
"I - I think I saw him on the street as we were coming here," Serenity said. "He was walking towards a huge, beautiful house."
The only nice, beautiful house she could be talking about . . . Could it be?!
"Kaiba's mansion?!" Joey yelled. "What's the little guy doin' there? Whatever it is, I'm goin'. It could be my last chance to say goodbye!"
Just as they were about to head out the door, Joey's parents stopped them. "The moving van is coming," said Joey's father. "We're leaving as close to now as possible."
"So we don't change our minds about this," Joey's mom added.
* * *
"Duel!" yelled Yami and Kaiba, atop the platforms in the arena. Téa and Mokuba were watching from the sidelines.
Yami had the first move. He saw the totem in Kaiba's hand and knew that he had to finish this duel - quickly.
"Go! The mighty Summoned Skull!" Yami slapped his card down, and the beast appeared. "I also lay a card face-down on the field."
Kaiba shook his head. "You DO realize that by dueling me, you will eventually have to face my Blue Eyes White Dragon?" He drew a card. "I play Saggi the Dark Clown in Defense mode, and I ALSO lay a card face-down. Your move."
"Yugi!" Téa cried.
Her voice cut into Yami like a knife. ~I HAVE to win . . . for her.~
Snap out of it! Don't lose your fighting spirit!
~By winning this duel, I'll regain more than just my fighting spirit, but that totem as well!~
Then fight on! And watch out for the Crush Virus combo!
Yami summoned his Curse of Dragon and laid another card face-down on the field. Knowing that Saggi might a virus, he did not attack.
"This is odd," Kaiba said quietly to himself. "I still haven't drawn any Blue Eyes cards. I usually have by now." Kaiba's eyes widened. He remembered that he had taken them out of his deck to test out a new duel simulator. He was testing the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon in his new device and now has to duel without them!
"Why is Kaiba not playing his Dragon?" Téa wondered aloud.
"I don't know," said Mokuba. "Don't lose, Big Brother!"
Kaiba knew that without his Blue Eyes, he was at a horrible disadvantage. "I've had enough of this!" Kaiba showed Yami the totem. "If I can't beat you this way, I'll use THIS!"
"No!" Yami said. "You might win the duel, but you don't know what else might happen."
"Big Brother!" yelled Mokuba.
"Fight this duel out honorably!" Yami yelled, trying to get Kaiba to not use the totem, but Kaiba didn't move. At last, Yami conceded the match and went up the Kaiba to get the totem. "There, you got your wish. Now hand it over!"
Kaiba laughed. "Why should I? I beat you without even using this thing. Imagine what it can accomplish if I DO." His intention was to wish to be the world champion once more.
Yami grabbed Kaiba's arm in attempt to take the totem.
"Yugi, I'm glad you have finally resorted to force to get what you need." Kaiba realized that Yami's grip was very strong. Before Yami could grab the totem, he threw it to Mokuba, who caught it and ran.
"Mokuba!" yelled Téa. "Put it down! It's not safe!"
"It belongs to Seto!" Mokuba yelled back.
"You won't wrestle a little boy for that totem, would you?" Kaiba snickered.
"Mokuba," Yami said. "Listen to me. That is dangerous. Why, Bakura - "
"I don't care!" Mokuba yelled. "How dangerous could it be?" He looked around to see if he knew how to wish on it. He found the paper and followed its instructions. He wished that Kaiba Corp. would be the wealthiest company in the world three times. "There! Seto, I know that is what you wanted."
Just then, five gunmen entered the room. One of them immediately shot and killed Mokuba.
"Hand over your company, or hand your life over to us!" one of them yelled.
Kaiba ran over to Mokuba and checked his pulse. "You monsters!" He grabbed the totem, flipped it upside-down, and wished three times for Mokuba to be revived.
"I thought we hit him good!" another gunman said. "Your company may be the best in the world, but I bet you wouldn't sacrifice your baby brother for it!"
Kaiba threw the totem on the floor and was prepared to fight.
Yami was about to use his powers to banish the men, but two of Kaiba's security guards entered and got rid of the gunmen. Both Kaibas were trembling.
"I warned you," Yami said, sensing things. "This," he picked up the totem off the ground, "is dangerous."
Yami and Téa left the building.
* * *
Joey was sluggish. "Serenity, this ain't right. We can't live together. Mom and Dad will just fight all the time."
Serenity nodded. "But Joey, we'll be together, and we'll support each other." She put her hand on his shoulder. "It'll be okay, Big Brother."
The phone rang just before Joey's dad was about to put it away. Joey picked it up. "Mai?"
Mai was calling about the status of Bakura, but Joey's number was the only one she had.
"Bakura's hurt? Naw! I just saw him! Uh-huh. Okay. No, I don't know the number to Kaiba Corp. Is that where they are now? Uh-huh. Okay. Bye." He hung up.
"Who was that?" Serenity asked.
"We can't leave here!"
* * *
"Yugi," Téa said. "What are you going to do with that?"
"Good question," said Yami.
"Yugi, I - I'm sorry," said Téa, knowing that the yami was out. "Maybe we can start over."
Yami shook his head. "Some things just aren't meant to be, no matter the feelings involved. When Yugi was protecting me, I saw that things are good as they are right now." He took her hand. "I sense that my feelings toward you have been manipulated by this." He raised the totem. "And that isn't the way it should be."
Téa was ashamed. "I know."
Yami and Téa went their separate ways. As Yami was nearing the Game Shop, Yugi interrupted.
I'm so proud of you. Now, what are we going to use that totem for?
(To be continued.)