Hi there!^^ The updates may take a little longer now since I have another fanficcy going on, but I'll still try updating as often as I can. I also have finals coming up, meaning I'll be spending more time studying and less time writing ficcys (or at least trying to ^^'). But I tried to make this chappy a little long so no one would be too disappointed. And here's your chibi Joey plushies I promised! *throws chibi Joey plushies at reviewers*

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"Please stop screaming!" Yugi yelled over his friend's yells, "This isn't helping. The power went out, that's all." The screams ended abruptly. "We'll find some flashlights and everything'll be fine."

"That's just what Nami said to Luffy and the others," reminded Joey, his voice shaking, "And what happened to them? They died."

"Oh, please," Tea sighed, "You just made all that up, none of its true. Yugi's right. We have to split up and look for a source of light."

"Well I'm not goin'!"

"I think they're right," Ryou calmly agreed, "We can't just stand around and do nothing."

"Fine!" groaned Joey, "Tristan, what do you think?"

Silence.

"Tristan? Tristan, are you there?" Joey repeated.

The silence again answered him.

"Oh my gosh," Tea exclaimed, "Tristan's gone! We have to~"

Without warning, the lights flickered back on and the teens breathed sighs of relief. Looking around the room, none of them could see Tristan anywhere in sight.

"T-This is really bad!" Tea stuttered.

"We have to go look for him," Yugi decided, "He could be in trouble. I don't want anything bad happening to our friend. You guys agree, don't you?"

"Of course we do!" Joey nodded his head in agreement. "We'll go looking for him just as soon as we finish eating ^o^."

"Joey, stop being such a big boar and come with us to search for Tristan- NOW!" Tea ordered, taking Joey by the wrist.

"Okay, okay," Joey gave in, "I get the point. I'm comin'." Joey wrenched he hand away from Tea and began following Yugi back into the hallway.

"Tristan!" Yugi's voice bounced off the walls of the hall. He walked impatiently through the hallway, straining his ears for a response. There was no answer. "Where do you think we should look?"

"I dunno', Yug'," pondered Joey, "There's over fifty rooms in this mansion, and if he's in trouble there's no way we're gonna' find him."

"I hate to say it," Tea said in regret, "But Joey's right. We can't just go looking all over the place for Tristan. We'll just have to wait for him to come back, ok?"

Yugi's brow furrowed in frustration and he looked up at Tea, then Joey.

"I guess you two are right..."

"In the meantime, let's just stay in the living room and hang out there," suggested Joey.

Ryou, Tea and Yugi nodded and make their way to the living room.

~*An Hour Later*~

"Do you have any Feral Imps?"

"Go fish."

Tea, Ryou and Joey sat around a round wooden table playing 'Go Fish' with duel monster cards. In a shadowed corner of the room, Yugi curled against the wall, shutting out the voices of the others. He eyes, filled with pools of confusion and distress, looked toward the floor as thoughts raced through his mind. Would he be able to find Tristan? Was everyone else going to be safe? What was going on that was causing all these strange events to happen? It couldn't really be ghosts, could it...?

/Yami, can you hear me?/

//What's wrong?//

/I'm worried. Tristan's gone and I'm afraid of losing any more friends/

//Ummm...well this doesn't really have anything to do with dueling, so I don't really know what to say. But make sure you stay close to your friends and don't let them out of sight, alright?//

/Of course/

"Hey Yug'!" announced Joey, breaking Yugi's thoughts, "Wanna' play with us?"

"Oh, sure," Yugi smiled to hide his inner feelings of anguish.

Sitting himself next to Joey, he banished his thoughts from his mind, and allowed himself to enjoy his time with his friends for a while. Joey shuffled the cards and handed out a couple to everyone.

"Do you have any Dark Magicians?" Yugi asked Tea.

"YOU CHEATER!" yelled Tea in an uncontrollable rage. She threw down her cards and stood up, looming above the startled Yugi. "You knew I had a Dark Magician, you ugly little piece of shit!"

"Whoa, whoa," Joey attempted to calm Tea down, "It was just a lucky guess, that's all. Now relax and give Yugi the card."

Tea puffed her cheeks out in annoyance and, sitting back down, handed Yugi the Dark Magician. With a sigh of relief, Yugi set down his two DM pairs and secretly tapped into the shadow realm.

/Yami, can you hear me?/

//Yes. That was a close one. She almost found out you were using me to help you win.//

/Well, we've got to be a little more careful. Now, what cards does Ryou have?/

//He's got a Mystical Elf you could use//

/Thanks/

"Ryou," Yugi said, looking at his white-haired friend, "Do you have any Mystical Elfs?"

A sweatdrop passed over the back of Ryou's head as he also tapped into the shadow realm to his Yami.

/Bakura! What should I say?/

//Lie, of course. You have to show Yugi that you're better than him in every single possible way. And that includes beating him at 'Go Fish'.//

/Alright, I will/

"Go fish," said Ryou.

"Hey, you're lying!" accused Yugi.

"H-how did you know?"

"Because I've been using my Yam~Um, I mean..."

"A hah! You're the one who's been cheating, Yugi!"

"So did you." Yugi grabbed Ryou's cards out of his hands and revealed them to the others. An aroused expression spread across both Tea and Joey's faces.

"Wow," murmured Joey, "I'm surprised you two would cheat."

"I know," conceded Tea, "If anyone would cheat here, it'd be Joey."

"Hey!" retorted Joey, receiving a snicker from Tea.

An abrupt yawn came from Yugi. He looked over at the old grandfather clock. 11:09.

"I'm getting really tired," Yugi told his friends, breaking the tension, "It's getting pretty late. Shouldn't we be getting to bed soon?"

"He's right," Joey said. He also let out a yawn, agreeing with Yugi.

"Where's our rooms?" asked Tea to Joey.

"Second floor," Joey told them, "I'll show you guys to your rooms now if ya' want now."

The friends left the living room, taking their cards with them, and walked up the seemingly never-ending spiral staircase to the next floor. The stairs breathed continuous creaks and groans as they walked up the flight of steps. Yugi was sure that he could hear faint eerie scratching sounds from within the walls. Or was it his imagination?

After reaching the second floor, Joey showed Tea to her room first, then Bakura, and lastly Yugi.

"Joey," Yugi said as he and Joey stood in front of Yugi's door, "How do you know where the rooms are located? I mean, you couldn't have explored this place all by yourself before."

"Oh," Joey thought a few moments before answering, "I did some research and found a floor plan of this place. I know where almost everything is." Joey reached into his pocket and took a small blueprint of the mansion. "See?"

"Ah! Alright, I was just curious...well I'll see you in the morning then, I guess."

"Maybe." Joey grinned slyly making Yugi chuckle nervously.

"Alright, goodnight then."

"Night. I'll be in the living room if ya' need me," he called behind his back as he walked down the stairs.

Before Yugi could open the falling apart door, it swung open with a slight moan. He peered inside curiously, after turning on the light. The room was almost bare, only containing a musty bed with sheets dirty with lint and dust, and an open empty closet stood at the far end of the room. The wallpaper had turned an ugly shade of grayish yellow and was peeling off at the ends. A door next to the closet led to another room, most likely a bathroom.

"I really wish I would have brought a sleeping bag," Yugi sighed regretfully sighing as he sat on the old bed. "Well I'm really too tired to care much."

He flopped down on the bed and prepared to get some rest. A red glint on the floor to his right caught his attention and he immediately sprang up. Several small pools of red liquid led to the closed bathroom door. Yugi's heart began racing as he wondered what to do.

"Ah!?" Yugi exclaimed, "It's blood."

Yugi stood up and reached for the door handle, his heart racing faster with every inch closer he got. His shaking hand clasped on the door handle and at once, he flung the door open. His face filled with horror at the sight he saw before him.

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That's all for this chappy which ends with another cliffhanger. I already have some sort of an idea of what to do with the next chappy, and if I have time, I might actually have it up by Sunday if I have nothing else to do. Sooo...next time I'll be giving away chibi Yami plushies to everyone who reviews. Well, that's all for now! Atonohou! -^___^-