Hi! Sorry for the long wait! I hope this chapter's longer than usual....I do not own Yu-

Gi-Oh.

Inner World, Chapter Three: Dimension Switch

"Bud, don't do this to us!" Joey yelled at his best friend. The huge violet eyes stared up at

him, impassive. Joey shuddered at the gaze, unused to seeing the clouded, emotionless

eyes. "Wake up! This isn't very funny, Yug." He mumbled, cross and frightened at the

same time. "Quiet mutt, or I'm going to get you a muzzle." Seto snapped at the said mutt.

"I believe we should bring him back to the game shop." Ryou suggested. "Agreed."

~Yugi's Soulroom, in his POV~

"Uh." I'm so tired. Why am I so tired? I haven't done anything. Where am I? This

room... it's so familiar. But...I haven't seen it before, have I? My gaze flits around the

room. There's a door on the right. I walk slowly towards it, making my way softly across

the floor. I tentatively touch the doorknob. It's ice-cold, and my hand shoots back.

~Yami's POV~

I sense my light's presence. His soulroom must be opening! After all this time! I bolt out

of one of the many rooms in my mind, and dart down to the entrance to the corridor. I

press my palm against the door, making it swing open. The wide eyes of my hikari's gaze

into mine, and we were linked once again. "Who are you?" He breathed. "You're the one

I saw in my reflection." He is more beautiful than I remember. I begin to tell my tale, and

some of the many secrets unraveled. "My name is Yami, and I am your yami, the missing

darkness to your light. I am the other half of your soul." His eyes widen.

~Normal POV~

"We are in the inside of your mind. It projects your true personality, and emotions. See

how the walls are this shade of green?" Yugi nodded, speechless. "It represents

confusion. And that streak of orange? You are afraid. There is no need to be, hikari. And

how a wall is completely yellow? Hope, sunshine, light. That will most likely never

change." "Yyami?" Yugi stuttered. "Yes?" "What color is your room?" "Black. The

undying darkness of going without light for far too long."

~Outside World~

The bells chimed as Ryou, Joey, and Seto, accompanied by the not-quite-there Yugi,

rushed into the shop. "Hello everyone!" Solomon (Yugi's grandpa) greeted them

cheerfully. "What's wrong with Yugi?" He questioned, coming across the blank stare.

"It's like he fainted standing up!" Joey shouted. "Quick, lets get him into the living

room." Solomon ordered, flipping the sign on the door from Open to Closed. They laid

Yugi out on the couch. After checking the basic things, such as temperature, etc.,

Solomon shrugged. "We should let him rest for now." He had long since shut Yugi's

eyes. The others decided to wait for Yugi to awake. "Yugi...please wake up soon."

Solomon murmured.

~Soulroom~

"Yugi...please wake up soon." The words danced around the toy-filled room. Yugi could

feel the floor turning to liquid. His feet quickly sank.

~Outside World~

Yugi stirred. "Mmph." Instantly, his grandfather and friends were crowded around him.

Yugi's eyelids fluttered, then went still. Everyone else sighed. "I suppose we have to

wait some more." Ryou said glumly.

~Soulroom~

Yugi sat back, ripping his feet from the floor just before it re-hardened. He breathed hard,

trying to get his heart rate down. "What was that?!" He asked, frightened. "You tried to

go back to your world." Yami said simply, slightly hurt. 'Then again, look at the

situation.' He sighed. The floor around Yugi began to melt again. In panic, he grabbed

the closest thing: Yami's arm. An electric shock made him release his counterpart's limb.

The floor dragged him under, similar to quicksand. His last glimpse was of Yami, staring

down at him. "He'll be back." The darkness stated.

~Outer World~

"Uh." Yugi groaned, still locked between the dimensions. "Come on Yug, don't drift

away from us again!" Joey pleaded. Yugi's eyelids fluttered opened, revealing the purple

irises. "Yugi, what on earth happened?" Seto asked. "I'm not really sure." 'I'm not really

sure..."

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