Disclaimer: Read Duel 1

A/N: To the people who are confused, yes, this is an alternate universe. It branches off from the first meeting with Kaiba. That, and I plan for this to be a 13 chapter series, with a 3-part final battle with the main villain. And that's all I have to say for now. Thanks again.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Shadow Games Saga

Duel 5: Friends and Partners and a Game of Betrayal

Yugi, Anzu, and Honda looked at the note in shock. "J-Jonouchi…" Yugi stuttered.

"I--I can't believe he's gone…" Anzu whispered.

"Yeah… This is like, too weird!" Honda finally said.

Yugi glared. "I will find out who did this!" he yelled as he began shaking.

"Yugi…" Anzu sighed.

"Yo man, you okay?"

Yugi stopped shaking, and calmed down. "Yeah… It's just, next to Anzu, Jonouchi is my best friend…"

Anzu sighed again. "Yeah, we weren't really close, but he was a good friend…"

"Jou was my best buddy…" Honda sighed.

Just then, Mokuba ran up and attacked Yugi. Yugi screamed. "Gah!"

Mokuba glared down at Yugi. "What did you do to him, Yugi?!"

"What are you talking about, Mokuba?"

"Where is Seto! What did you do to him?!"

"I don't know where he is!"

"Then who gave me this note?!" Mokuba held up a note.

Yugi began reading it. "What the?! 'Phase One of my plan is underway, Pharaoh…' I think this is the same guy who sent those other two notes!"

"What?…"

"I've been getting strange notes from someone who writes like this! This must be the same person! And Jonouchi is missing too!"

"NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why damn it, why?!!?!" Honda screamed.

Yugi raised his eyebrow. "What is it now, Honda?!"

"They… got Ribbon…"

"Guys, something is definitely going down…" Anzu realized.

"Yeah", Yugi agreed. "But who is behind it?"

Another note appears. This one is in a red envelope, with the same symbol that's on the Millennium Puzzle and Bakura's item. Yugi stares at it, then opens it and reads the note inside.

Pharaoh, the time has come. Want you and your friends loved ones back? Then let's play a game… A Shadow Game to decide your fate! Meet me at the alley behind Burger World, 3 days from now, at 8:00 P.M. You had better be there…I'd hate to see what would happen to your friends if you don't!

Signed, the Tomb Raider

"The Tomb Raider?…" Yugi repeats.

"What do you think it means?" Honda asks.

Anzu remains silent.

Meanwhile, Dark Yugi, ponders what this all means.

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"… Yugi, you don't have to do this if you don't want to…" Anzu assured Yugi while in his room.

"I know… But they're our friends!" Yugi said.

"I know… That's why I'm coming with you!"

Honda appears in the doorway. "Me too…"

"And me!" Mokuba said, popping his head in the doorway. "Especially if it involves my brother!"

Yugi smiles. "Thanks, you guys…"

Mokuba frowns and crosses his arms. "Hmph! I'm not doing it for you, I'm doing it for Seto!"

Yugi shakes his head. "So we have 3 days. We'll meet at Burger World at 7, then…"

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3 days later, the day arrived. They all met at Burger World, on schedule. They ate, but did not laugh. Did not have fun. When the time arrived, they all walked through the abnormally large alley. Then, without warning, the lights came on. Sensing danger, Dark Yugi switched places with Yugi.

"So Pharaoh, you made it…" said a voice.

"Why do you call me Pharaoh?!" Dark Yugi demanded.

"… Don't tell me the Great Pharaoh has lost his memories!"

"Stop this nonsense! Show yourself, you coward!"

"As you wish…" A form stepped out of the remaining shadows. He had long, spiky, slightly upward hair… And it was silver…

"Bakura?!" Anzu and Honda both yelled out.

"So, ready to play the game?" Bakura asked, as he stood in front of something covered with a sheet.

"I am…"

"Good…" Bakura tore the sheet off, revealing Jonouchi, Miho, and Seto standing there, lifeless, holding cards with their picture on them.

"What is this, Bakura?!"

"Let me explain the rules of this game…" Bakura said maliciously. "See the cards they are holding? Those contain their souls! All you have to do is choose a person, take their 'Soul Card', and rip it up! Then their soul will be destroyed! Then, the two remaining people will be let go! I call this game… The Game of Eternal Betrayal!! AH HA HA HA HA HA!!!" Bakura laughed evilly.

"You are sick, Bakura!" Dark Yugi screamed. "I refuse to do this!"

"Oh, but did I forget to mention something? Oh yes! Choose no one, and they all die!!"

Dark Yugi choked. "… Fine…"

Mokuba, Honda, and Anzu gasped.

Dark Yugi thought to himself. Who should I choose? I can't choose Jonouchi, he's Yugi's friend…And if I choose Miho, Honda will be heart broken…Dark Yugi looked at Seto Kaiba and smirked. Yes, Kaiba! Perfect! No one cares about him…And I should have taken care of him a long time ago! -- Dark Yugi heard sniffling. He looked to Mokuba.

"S-Seto… Please don't leave me…" Mokuba cried.

Dark Yugi's eyes widened. He then looked inside Mokuba's mind. He saw things he thought a child should never go through. He sighed. I can't choose Kaiba! He's all Mokuba has left… But what should I do?!

Bakura smirked. "Can't make a decision? Fine then! I'll make you a deal… Give me your Millennium Puzzle, and I will let them go!"

"… Do you promise?"

"Dark Yugi…" Anzu screamed.

"Dark Yugi?" Honda puzzled.

"Oops…"

"It doesn't matter now any way, Anzu…" Dark Yugi sighed. "Can you wait a second, Bakura?"

"Fine then…"

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Dark Yugi sighed and retreated to Yugi's Heart Room, and unlocked the "mind lock" he had on Yugi so Yugi wouldn't know about his Dark side. Yugi awoke to a room full of toys and wondered where he was. He looked up to see someone who looked like him, but taller with a more serious look to his face. "Am I dreaming?"

Dark Yugi stared. "I can assure you, this is not a dream…"

"Then who are you? You look like me…"

"Do you remember being in a place and not remembering how you got there?"

"Yes…"

"That was because of me… I am your dark side."

"What?"

"I have been punishing the people that did you and your friends wrong in a series of Shadow Games."

"So that was you?"

"Yes…"

"So why are you telling me this now?"

"Because… I have to leave you temporarily…"

"What? Why? If what you say is true, then who will protect me and my friends from whoever is doing all this?!"

"I have no choice… And I believe that you can overcome this and retrieve the Millennium Puzzle and save our friends from Bakura."

"Bakura?! From school?! It can't be!"

"I believe that the item around his neck is another Millennium Item. And he too, has a spirit possessing him. An evil one."

"So what do I do?! I can't do this alone!!"

"You won't be alone… You still have Anzu, Honda, and Bakura on your side. Believe in your heart, Yugi. You can do this!"

"… I hope you're right…"

"Goodbye for now… Partner…" And with that, Dark Yugi disappeared.

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Yugi looked around. He looked at Dark Bakura. "Give me back my friends!"

Dark Bakura glared. "Give me the puzzle!"

Yugi took the Millennium Puzzle from around his neck, and tossed it to Dark Bakura. Dark Bakura then dumped the cases holding Jonouchi, Miho, and Seto on the ground and disappeared. The others rushed to retrieve their friends, but…

"They're dummies!" Honda yelled, as the Miho dummies head fell off. "Literally!"

"Darn that Bakura!" Yugi screamed. "He used our friends to get the puzzle!"

"Now what do we do?…" Anzu asked.

"I… don't know…"

"Seto…" Mokuba says sadly.

Then suddenly, a man in a turban appears. He has an Ankh tied to a string around his neck, and a scale in his hand.

Yugi shivers. "Who are you?"

The man stares at Yugi, and the others. "My name…", he replies, "Is Shadi"

To Be Continued…

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And Shadi is in da' house! My fingers are tired… XD Anyway, Dark Yugi is gone for now, and the villain is… Dark Bakura, of course! From now on, Bakura = Ryou Bakura, and Dark Bakura is well, Dark Bakura… And this is me, signing off for now…