Yami: *reads from paper* We don't own Yu-gi-oh...hey, wasn't that one of my names? Don't I own myself?!?!??! Someone will pay for this!!

*silence*

[In a different room...]

Me: Remember, this is first-season Yami!! He's eeeevil!! *giggles*

Chaos: *looks down* Something tells me this will not end well.

Me: And I own the name of Chaos' former master!! No stealing that, either!!

Hugs to everybody who reviewed Chappie Five!!

Kage NoTenshi: Yami is veddy veddy mean to the monsters. I mean, what else can happen to them? This is my somewhat obscure way of not-quite-bashing- Yami. I think we'll knock him out of the story entirely later on. You know...a kind of alternate ending?

WSJ: Eeeeevil Yami...I just love saying that. Of course Sinistrad is cool, now you've managed to convince me all DM's are super-neato!! Expect to see a certain Red Dark Magician turn up sometime later in the story!!

Sento-Kami: Woot!! Kudos for reviewing all chapters!! Continuing...right now. I'm writing as fast as I can...poor you!! Exams!! Worst thing in the world for a writer!

Monoshiri: Yeah, short chappies. I wrote them all at once, then split them up. Oooh...Exodia. Now there's an idea. For now, we have Osiris - Yami's god card - but who knows?? There may be three pieces of Exodia wandering around by themselves. :P Scenery? Grayness. Yep, that's the Shadow Realm for you. But I suppose the fortress... yeah. That's scenery.

DemonSurfer: Chiron, Triton, and Meaein? Cool!! I'll keep that in mind!! *munches on chocolate* I actually named BEWD Ultimate 'Fear.' For some strange reason. I don't know why - probably 'cuz Kaiba kept ranting about 'a duel monster without fear' and all that good stuff. ^o^ But what Kaiba says is law, so I must obey!! The normal BEWDS aren't really going to turn up until a while later, when we switch POV's to enemy territory.

Steeple333: I haven't actually seen the first season, I've just heard loads about the pharaoh's evilness. He sounded like...I dunno!! All the 'driving people insane.' Spork - yeah, that was just a random name. I think the next monster who pops up I'll name Kumquat. ^^;;

Remember, folks, this was done for a lark. I was bored. :P And also remember that being mean to characters is a sign of affection!!

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Dragon Shadows - Chapter Six

In two hours came the expected soft tread in the hallway. It stopped, just past the Dark Magician's door. There was a soft click as Chaos' door was opened. "Magician of Black Chaos," came the pharaoh's voice through the wall. It was a statement, merely to draw the other's attention.

"What do you want?" There was the mage's voice, no longer calm.

"I merely come to congratulate you on winning the duel for me." He chuckled. "But there is a small matter, concerning yourself, that you should be aware of."

Silence.

"Evandrien has been reincarnated."

Still silence.

"He's challenged me to a duel."

The silence after the last statement was almost eerie.

"I ordered his execution to be at sundown - and this time, I think you should be present."

"No, no, no!!" Chaos cried. There was the sound of a scuffle. Sinistrad did some quick thinking. Evandrien was the name of Chaos' former master. The one Yami had had beheaded in Egypt for beating him in a duel. Maybe the pharaoh had finally cracked. Maybe seeing his long-dead opponent had made him want to bring out his anger on someone else. Someone such as the creature who had shown such devotion to the sorcerer back in Egypt.

Sinistrad had heard enough. This wasn't right. The pharaoh sometimes enjoyed torturing people, driving them insane. He had never tried anything on the Dark Magician, because Sinistrad wasn't afraid of him in the slightest, and the other monsters might rally against him if he did something to their leader. But Chaos...Chaos feared the pharaoh. And Yami knew it.

Sinistrad slipped out his door and through the door to Chaos' chambers.

Chaos was backed up against the wall, thin and fragile next to the shorter, physically stronger Yami. Yami had both hands on either side of the mage's shoulders, effectively pinning him to the wall. Chaos looked terrified, frozen to the spot, like a deer caught in headlights. Chaos' staff was on the floor next to the pharaoh. Apparently he had tried to defend himself, but it had been knocked out of his hands.

Sinistrad calmly hit Yami over the back of the head with his staff. The pharaoh dropped. Sinistrad dumped him unceremoniously onto the floor.

"Th-than-thank y-you," Chaos stuttered. Then his gaze flicked down to Yami. "But h-he's not g-going to be ver-very pleased about y-you interfering."

"My first duty is to my fellow creatures," Sinistrad answered, leaning on his staff. "We are all his servants, but that does not mean he has the right to harm us."

Chaos nodded, eyes still darting back and forth between the Dark Magician and Yami. "But s-still...couldn't he banish you?"

"Let him try," said Sinistrad, arms folded across his chest. "He won't fare very well without me."

Chaos looked around. "Where's my Ra-bedamned staff?" he muttered to himself, bending down to the floor . He bit down on a yelp as he straightened up again, putting a hand to the wound on his side from earlier. It was still fresh. He stared at the blood on his gloves for a few seconds, then turned somewhat more blue than usual.

Chaos didn't like blood. In all truths, it scared him. Made his nauseous. That was why the aftermath of battles were never nice for him.

Sinistrad caught him as he fell.

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Chaos: I faint...again...boy, this is getting boring.

Me: Silence, fool!!

Chaos: *is whapped over the head with a plastic slinky*

Me: Eeeevil Yami....

Chaos: Three times now...Sinistrad!! *yelling* How much were you wagering on that??

Me: Review review review review review review...waiiit a second...you're putting BETS on me??

Chaos: Uh....

Me: Eeeevil Yami...

Chaos: THERE!! FOUR!! I WIN!! HAND OVER YOUR TEN BUCKS!!