A dueling arena slowly rose to the surface of the earth and Yugi climbed onto the broad surface that lifted him up to his field. There was a whirring, high-pitch sound as both players' life points accumulated to 2000. "Get ready to lose, little Yugi! For now, without Tea to cheer you on, you're helpless!" Bakura muttered. "You will not take my friends and get away with it, Bakura! Prepare to be vanquished, old friend!" Yami cried. Tristan filled in Tea's empty spot and shouted "You can do it, Yugi! Remember, even though she's not here, Tea is rooting for you!" "Yeah, wipe that stupid grin off Bakura's stupid face!" Joey chimed in. "Enough! Are you going to get all sweet? If so, just tell me, because I just got my fillings in, and I don't need any more sweets," Bakura cut off. "Let's duel!" Both duelists took five cards in their hands and glanced at them. Yami smiled slightly and his eyes lit up in satisfaction. Bakura seemed just as pleased; his eyes were glowing and he threw back his head and chuckled. "I'll go first, Yugi. And for my first brilliant move, I play two cards face down. Your turn!" Yami grinned. "And I'll lay one card face down and play Beaver Swordsman in attack mode. Go! Attack his two face-down cards, now!" he shouted. "I'm afraid that you can't destroy either of them, for you have just activated my trap card, Mirror Force!" Bakura replied. "Don't be too sure, Bakura, for I activate Remove Trap! Your trap card is destroyed," Yugi said calmly. "You may have destroyed my cards now, but this is just the beginning!" Yugi's opponent laughed as his life points decreased to 1500. "Arrgh! I can't do this! No, please spirit, please! Carry on your own, please don't make me do this! I can't!" Bakura suddenly screamed. "No. You are my slave now and you shall forever be!" Bakura answered himself. Joey was bewildered, "What's going on? He's possessed! AAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tristan slapped him, "No, you dofus! He has a Millennium Item. He's arguing with its spirit!" "Oh." Yugi straightened. "Leave my friend alone, spirit of the Millennium Ring! He doesn't deserve your cruelty!" Unexpectedly, Bakura threw himself on his playing field in front of him. "You will duel!" he said. "Please, leave me alone!" Bakura screamed at himself. An invisible hand seemed to come down upon Bakura and punched him severely. He gasped for air and finally regained his evil stature after a few minutes of foaming at the mouth. "We shall continue!" he snapped at Yugi. "Right," Yami replied. Both players drew a few more new cards. "I play Summoned Skull, in attack mode!" Yugi shouted. "Go! Attack with Lightning Strike. Destroy some of his life points!" Summoned Skull crossed it arms and a ball of lightning formed in his hands which he sent directly to Bakura's life points, but Bakura only laughed. "Soon, your life points will be vanquished Yugi, and you along with it! This is only a temporary dilemma. For now, I play Change of Heart! Go! Capture Summoned Skull and bring him to me!" It was overcome by the temptation to join Bakura and slowly walked over to his side of the dueling field. "Now! Attack Yugi's life points directly with Lightning Strike!" Yugi's life points dropped to 1500, but he was completely unfazed. "Bakura, I have true friendship. With that, I can't lose!" he cried. *I'm soooooo sorry I didn't write for a while. For some reason, Fan Fiction wasn't letting me upload stories, and I was doing everything right! Grr. Oh well! Please R&R!*