I love anime because there are just some characters that wouldn't work as well in any other type of enviroment. Ya'll see what I mean... Anywho, not much to say. The chapter is pretty much self-explanitory.

About the only thing I want to add in is that I always give purpose when I make up names either for surviving characters that need new names or my OCs. For example, Ki means spirit. Yugi's name is very much understood. Samson's name is ironic because translated (not in Japanese, but from it's origins which are Hebrew/Old English) it means Bright as the Sun in Daytime.

I hope ya'll enjoy this chapter.

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"Bakura" circled the hole for the second time that night. Like the last time, as he had been nearing it, the pointers on the rings fell flat against his chest, losing the signal completely.

The Spirit of the Puzzle must be trying to conceal himself... the he mused. A good plan, except the fact that the pulse of energy from the puzzle was lost every time he tried to go near this particular drop was a signal in itself. The Pharaoh was holding a double edge sword.

Smiling at the thought, the white haired spirit walked away, and then turned around and snuck back as quietly as he could. Seeing how the man had been a former thief, one can understand why Ki didn't hear him this time around as he slithered on his stomach towards the edge of the pit and then lay next to it, completely still.

"You seem to be feeling better." He bit back a growl when he heard the other spirit's voice. Memories of their duel flashed across his mind. How he would love to see that man scream in pain...

"Bakura" sighed. No...revenge was for weak-minded fools. It clouded one's goals and on more than one occasion would make them lose all they had worked for. He was going to gain his items, and then he could worry about these petty things.

"Which path do you wish to take, little one?" Path? he thought. Hmmm... Tunnels contained more areas to hide, but they also had less space to move about in. Good thing I know how to think on my feet.

"Well, one's just as good as the other." Foolish boy. Why couldn't he just pick one? Now the thief would have to chance them seeing him. He waited a few moments and then looked down just in time to see two distinctive spiky haired boys travel down the middle area. The Spirit of the Puzzle seemed too wrapped up in his own thoughts to notice the person perched above him. A grin crossed the sadistic one's face.

Not paying attention to our surroundings are we? It's going to cost you, he thought.

Spirit? a soft voice spoke into his mind. The thief growled before thinking about the fact he should be quiet, but the other pair was already out of sight.

Make it quick.

Please...you don't have to hurt Yugi, the soft voice said. The spirit mentally chuckled.

You are too naive for your own good, child. Now hush before I lock you away for good. Don't you want to watch my victory?

He received no answer this time. Giving Yugi and Ki a few minutes to go deep into the tunnel, the spirit jumped down into the hole; years of training allowed him to land easily from such great heights. Using his ring, he began to follow.

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"Ki, I can't see a thing!" Yugi complained as he stumbled over a rather large rock. Ki helped steady the boy, frowning slightly. For some reason, he could see just fine.

"Here," Ki said, closing his eyes and humming. The Millennium Puzzle glowed faintly, giving off enough light to see around them. Yugi smiled.

"Thank you."

"Yes, thank you!"

Yugi gasped, and suddenly felt his world spinning as he was pushed back. When he finally stopped, he realized Ki had been the one to shove him, throwing the younger boy rather roughly behind him in order to get between his charge and whatever it was that had just spoken. Yugi blinked up at the spirit for a moment before he attention was diverted by a rather insane laugh.

"I found him, I found him, I found him!" The chanting being stepped into the light of the puzzle, fully revealing itself to be a lanky man slightly shorter than Ki. Everything from his pale skin to his tattered pants and sleeveless shirt was a rich, soil color due the layers of fine dust and dark mud that covered him from head to toe. His short, spiked hair gave him an appearance of pure insanity...one that was reinforced by looking into his eyes. At the moment, that was near impossible because one hand was covering his eyes while the other waved around frantically.

"Ah! Light! Get it away!" He stumbled around a bit before running into a wall and falling over from the impact. Ki looked sideways at Yugi who had come to stand beside him. The other boy shrugged before going over to help the man up.

"Here, the light won't..." Yugi yelped as the figure reanimated and sat up quickly with a slight groan. Ki once again placed himself between the two, glowering down at the strange thing at his feet.

"Now why did you have to do that, Fred?" the man asked the wall. Apparently the wall gave a satisfactory answer, because the man laughed and patted it. "Awww...how can I stay mad when you go and do that?"

"Excuse me...sir." The man twirled around as Ki spoke. "Who are you?"

"Samson Delbert at your service!" He stood and took a clumsy bow. Yugi stifled a giggle. "And you're Yugi Motou!" Samson cried happily, pointing at both men. Then he frowned and scratched his head. "Erm...wait a minute..."

"I'm Yugi," Ki said, placing a hand against Yugi's mouth when, as he suspected, the boy started to protest. A quick look from Ki kept Yugi from further struggle. It was obvious that on this island Yugi wasn't safe...his name and appearance were well known. Better for Ki to assume the wanted identity. "This is my little brother...Tiny Tim."

Yugi's glare outrivaled anything Ki had seen Kabia or the Spirit of the Ring pull off. The spirit blushed a little, thankful Yugi had thought of his name before this incident. Who knew what Ki might've been called otherwise.

Samson was unfazed.

"Nice to meet you Tim!" he grinned, jumping forward and clasping the younger boy's hands, shaking so roughly Yugi was pulled on and off the ground. Ki effectively separated them by pushing his puzzle right into Samson's face.

"Ahhhhhhhh! No! Mean Yugi! No wonder Master Winged Horse Man wants to get rid of you!" Samson cried from a dark shadow of the tunnel, rubbing his eyes hard.

"You work for Pegasus?" Yugi asked incredulously. How many of these people did they have to meet? He only hoped that Samson wouldn't...

"I challenge you to a duel!" Samson cried out, jumping up and pointing at Ki. Yugi groaned. Ki grabbed his arm and started to pull them back down the tunnel, pushing Samson roughly as they passed the insane man who was still pointing at the spot where they had been. He didn't flinch.

"I await your answer!" Samson blinked a full two minutes before realizing the pair was no longer in front of him.

"HEY!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled, spinning around and rushing down the tunnel at top speed. "Wait for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"