Around 12:00 Yugi and his friends arrived. Bakura and Marik were already there. They were talking about who knows what. Yugi sighed and walked over to the two men that were still cloaked.

^*^*^*^*^ Bakura's POV

We obviously arrived early. Yugi was no where to be found. Marik was restless. He enjoyed the fact that I was dueling for an item. We reserved an arena and stood at the door waiting. Unlike our walk over to the game shop we spoke.

"I'm glad you are finally using your magic to get the items." Marik smiled

"I'm only doing it to get Ryou back into my ring." I replied

"So then what are you going to do when you get him back into the ring hmm?"

Marik was right. If I won this they would hate me forever, whether I give it back or not. Besides they're already mad what can I do?

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Bakura saw the group coming over. Not one smile out of the bunch. He couldn't blame them, he just stole something that means so much. Bakura's memories of Duelist kingdom and Battle City came flowing back to him. Everything he and Yugi had done together. He shook them off. He was helping wasn't he?

"Right here." Bakura showed the pyramid shaped item "I'll give it to Marik for safe keeping."

They entered into the arena. Tea could hear what Marik and Bakura were whispering.

"You duel better when your mad you know that?" Marik told Bakura

"Marik I don't want to hurt them." Bakura replied "They're my friends."

"Some friends they are. You know that Yami could've easily gotten you out of the shadow realm don't you?"

Bakura froze. 'He's lying!' He thought 'If Yami could really let him out why didn't he?'

"Are you ready Bakura?" Yugi yelled from the other side

"Lets begin." Bakura drew his five cards.

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Yugi placed down his Celtic guardian 1400/ 1200

Bakura played Neo the magic swordsman 1700/1000 and attacked

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Yugi gritted his teeth. He wasn't going to lose.

"I play curse of dragon!" He laid the card down and the holographic monster appeared. 2000/ 1500 "Now attack the swordsman!"

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"You can win this Yug!" Joey yelled from the side

"Please! Your little mortal friend won't be winning this game." Marik shot

"HA! Bakura could never beat Yugi before!" Joey argued

"yes but he had the puzzle to help him." Marik smirked

"Rrrr..he would have if yous didn't take it."

"Why does it matter it'll be ours in a matter of minutes."

"I'm sure I can take it from ya pathetic lil grip."

"Pathetic!?" Marik drew the sword from his rod

"MARIK!" bakura yelled

He placed the sword back and scowled at Joey, who was laughing at Marik.

"HA! Your also taking orders from Bakura? This is priceless!" Joey and Tristan laughed

They quickly stopped when a knife almost sliced Joey's head in half. Bakura had thrown it.

"Bakura!? What was that for?" Joey asked

"Joey! Shut up!"

Joey and Tristan were surprised. Bakura had never done anything like that before. Standing up for himself wasn't something that came to him.

"Bakura when I'm done getting back my puzzle I suggest you explain!" Yugi yelled

"Whatever." Bakura drew a card. 'hmmmmm not strong enough. Might as well go on the defenseive.'

"I place one card face down in defense mode. Also I play one m/t face down."

'Whats he up to?' Yugi thought "Curse of dragon attack!"

Bakura's card was revealed and the white magical hat was no more. Bakura was running out of ideas. Then drew a card that could destroy that annoying dragon.

"First I play Dark elf in attack mode then I use the magic card elfs light. Raising my Elf's attack power to 2400/ 500 Attack the curse of dragon!" The elf attacked Yugi's dragon. It was gone.

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"Come on Yugi we believe in you!" Tea yelled

Yugi drew his card. 'Great the dark magician! That'll get rid of that elf.' He placed it down 2500/2100. "Attack the dark elf!"

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"I play a card face down in defense mode." It was all Bakura could do

"Attack!" The card that Yugi had attacked was the morphing jar. Yugi and Bakura placed their hands into the graveyard and drew a new hand

"I have the card that'll end this duel once and for all!" Bakura placed down electric lizard 850/800

'That's not that strong..' Yugi thought

"Also I play Ookazi this allows me to attack your life points directly but it allows me to do 800 points damage." Bakura smiled "Attack Yugi's life points!"

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"He lost!" Tristan muttered to himself

His three friends were in disbelief. Bakura and Yugi stepped off the platform. Bakura saw that Yugi was crushed. He had lost a friend and something his grandfather had given him. Marik smiled as if he was surprised himself. He handed Bakura the puzzle. Yugi was depressed and left the room.

"Bakura I thought you were our friend." Tea said after Yugi left

"Yeah! What's all this about?" Joey asked

"I am your friend." Bakura looked down at the floor

"Then give it back to Yugi you know how much it means to him." Tea said her eyes sparkling but still determined

"I can't." Bakura sighed

"Some friend you are." The two remaining friends exited to catch up with Yugi

Yugi was depressed no doubt about it. His friends tried to cheer him up, yet nothing worked. He sighed and choked back his tears. 'what will I tell Grandpa?' Yugi thought

"Come on Yugi don't be to sad." Tea said, "You still have us."

"Man, Yug I can't stand you like this!" Joey ran off in the other direction

"Wheres he off to?" tea asked

" I think he's gonna try to get the puzzle back." Tristan replied

"We have to stop him! He'll get into trouble." Tristan and Tea ran off to catch Joey Yugi snapped out of his trance and turned around. Joey had a good idea.

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Bakura and Marik walked toward an empty warehouse. He had to do this fast by 6:00 tonight this place would be crawling with people. He threw the puzzle into the air. There it floated. Bakura used a card to bring out the spirits within. The card was revelation (I dunno) Out came Ryou and Yami.

"Hey Ryou where have you been?" Marik asked

"Trapped in the puzzle no big." Ryou replied

"You've been in the puzzle with me?" Yami asked

"Yea that placed is so big it was no surprise you couldn't find me."

"You could've put Yugi in danger!" Yami glared

"But I didn't did I?"

"RYOU! Get into the ring!" bakura yelled

The three spirits stopped. Bakura wasn't one to yell, especially to Ryou.

"What? You yell at me?" Ryou towered over Bakura

He was tired of this. He summoned a small knife and held in against his neck.

"Get in the ring and I also think you should get back your energy from the puzzle I predict you won't be returning anytime soon."

Ryou was once again surprised. He did as he was told while muttering something in Egyptian.

"I heard that." Bakura said quietly

Ryou returned to his soul room. Bakura sighed and picked up the millenium puzzle. He handed it to Yami who stood speechless. Bakura looked at a clock on the wall behind him. 5:57 it read. Bakura led the way out. Workers were about to return. On his way something hit him. It was another vision.

^*^*^*^*^*^* Vision

Bakura stood at the doors 'What might be'. He once again entered to see what he must do. Yugi was depressed at home. His friends around him; trying to cheer him up. Then once again it grew cold. Bakura could see nothing but darkness. No sign of trouble or distress. Then the shadows began to engulf him. He didn't know what was happening. He closed his eyes shut. As he opened them he saw that Yugi was lying on the floor. He was unconscious, alive. Something was wrong it was just something he couldn't see. As Bakura was ready to turn away from this vision a form appeared through the thick darkness. It began inspecting him. Bakura watched its every move. Then it turned red. It ran through his body. Nothing happened.

"Strange." Bakura said aloud

The thing picked up Yugi. The sleeping boy began to glow. The darkness was taking something from him. His soul? His youth? His life? What was happening? Bakura ran over to the thing and Yugi.

"Leave him alone!" bakura yelled

It's eyes narrowed. It flew away into the sky. Bakura was confused.

^*^*^*^ Vision end

When he awoke from his trance Marik, Yami, and Ryou was watching him. Ryou must've gotten out to see what was going on. Bakura blinked.

"Are you alright?" Yami asked looking into his eyes

"Um.yes I suppose." Bakura shook the vision away and walked out of the warehouse. The clouds began to turn dark. A storm was coming. When the time reached 10:00 it rained hard. The three spirits returned to their soul rooms. Bakura carried the items and sat down in the wet grass. He leaned against the wall under the rain and fell asleep.