Me and a friend of mine have decided to write a Yu-Gi-Oh fic together and this is the first fic of course so we hope you enjoy!

**Disclaimer** Neither I or my friend own Yu-Gi-Oh and the characters and monsters. (except those monsters that are of our own creations as well as Reina, Kraig, and Nick.)

Yu-Gi-Oh
The start of a new Tournament

Rain continued to pour down in Domino City for the third day in a row, most people were at home working on their duel monster decks for the up coming tournament. Kaiba on the other hand was still testing out the new duel disk that had been designed just for the new tournament. Mokuba watched from the monitoring room knowing that his older brother already had the match easily won and wouldn't have to do much to end this duel.

"I give him a minute." Mokuba said to one of the scientist that had been interested in the test. "From what I see my brother already has this match won."

Kaiba gave off his usual smirk as the two-duel disk connected. "I'm sure you know the basics of the rules for the tournament, I know in my tournament we all have 4000 Life Points, but we'll be using 8000 so I can get more testing done." Seeing his opponent nod they each drew their first five cards. Seeing his opponent trembling slightly Seto laughed slightly before allowing his opponent the first move. Drawing his sixth card and staring at it for a while the teen threw it onto his disk in horizontal position. "I'll set a monster in facedown defense and end my turn."

A holographic image of the card appeared side ways in front of him, "So much for more testing since this duel won't last another round. First I'll play Dark Hole."

As the facedown monster was destroyed by the magic card the brown haired teen smirked, "Next I'll summon Cyber-Stein." The teen looked confused as a monster that resembled Frankenstein appeared before him with an attack of only five hundred. Kaiba's smirk widened as the creature started to give off a glow sending a stream of energy into him causing the man to stagger for a minute as he lost five thousand Life Points. "Are you crazy? You just attacked yourself!" Laughter escaped his mouth as another card appeared in front of him next to Cyber-Stein.

"Witness the power of the ultimate duel monster, Rise Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."The card flipped over sending three loud roars to echo through the building causing the teen to stare in shock. "No...no..way" "It's not over yet;" the teen heard Kaiba give off, as a card appeared behind the Ultimate Dragon, only it was a magic card. "I'll Equip Megamorph to my dragon raising his attack to an equal nine thousand." Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon roared as its attack was doubled at watched his opponent with menacing eyes. "Now attack with Neutron Blast!"The three-headed dragon fired a bluish-white wave of energy straight at the teenager causing him to cry out in agony after being struck by the attack. Staring at the petrified teen he reached into his pocket and threw a few cards down to his feet. "I seriously hope you don't enter the tournament because you'd be a waste of time."

Kaiba left the room leaving the young sixteen-year-old on his hands and knees. "I'll enter.... and when we come across each other....I'll be sure to win..."picking up his payment of cards he stumbled out of the room. "That was awesome Seto," Mokuba said greeting his brother as he entered the monitor room. "I figured you'd beat him that fast." Seto watched as Mokuba rambled on "Next time find some one worth my time." His brother nodded slowly watching his big brother walk away to prepare for the two day away tournament. "So Kaiba beat you in one turn?"

It was the next day in Domino City, the rain had finally stopped and Yugi was talking to one of his newest friends. His name was Kraig; a foreign exchange student from America who was the unsuccessful opponent of Kaiba's only the night before. "Yeah Yugi, and thanks to that new duel disk I was able to feel the pain of the attack and believe me when I say it doesn't feel to good." Looking down at his millennium puzzle for a second he sighed. "Kaiba must be going all out if he's looking for people to test his disk against." "We'll I'll see you at the tournament Yugi." Kraig said now that school was ending for the weekend and that Battle City was only a day away. "I'm going to get my deck ready for tomorrow."

Waving goodbye to Yugi he ran off towards home. He had moved to Japan with his family, his brother and mother, and though he was bit of a loner at first he made quite a few friends. Yugi was probably the kindest friend he ever had though at times he had trouble trying to figure him out since his personality always seem to change. "Hey wait up." Turning around he saw a familiar face. A teen in her middle years like him, she had descent length dirty blonde almost brown hair and chocolate brown eyes staring straight at him. "I was trying to get home to work on my deck; I have to get it stronger so I can beat Kaiba at the tournament." "Good luck" the teen said catching up with him. She started to laugh after thinking about something. "Besides Kaiba won't be the only big dueler entering. Yugi the champion of Duelist Kingdom and as well as Joey the second place winner. You also have me."

Kraig shrugged for a moment knowing the three would pose a threat to him. "Well maybe you can help me out; after all you are Pegasus's goddaughter and can get shipments of cards when you ask for them."the female teenager smirked and walked in front of him. "Well there is one card that can do you good, but I'll give it to you tomorrow before the tournament." Kraig stopped walking and could feel the wind moving through his dark brown hair as his friend finished speaking. "All right then I'll talk to you tomorrow Reina." Walking into his house he sighed realizing how much work he had to do with his deck.

"That boy has no idea what he's getting into." Reina said to her self as she started walking for home. Reaching the gate to his fence a teen in his late teens with creamy sand white hair closed his eyes before turning to face a women wearing a strange white robe with veil covering her face though her blue eyes could still be seen. "Ishizu what do you want?"

"My millennium necklace has showed me the future and I'm afraid out dear Marik is up to no good. He's after the pharaoh's power and is trying to collect all the millennium items and already possess to god cards."

Ishizu sighed a little before speaking again, "I'm sure by now you know of the Battle City Tournament." Nick nodded his head while his sister frowned a bit. "Well I have given Obelisk the Tormentor card to Seto Kaiba in hopes of luring out Marik so that he may be able to get the other two god cards to keep the pharaohs power safe." Staring at his sister he himself frowned at the thought of giving Kaiba a god card. If he's the one you've chosen to help you then why are you here talking to me?"

"Because you hold the fourth god card and one of the millennium items Marik will be out for blood from both you and Yugi and I just wanted to tell you to stay safe." Ishizu replied while stepping forward to hug her brother though he didn't return the embrace. "With mother and father gone you're the only one I can count on."

Nick started to sigh and hugged his sister causing her to smile a little, "If I'm the one you can count on why give Kaiba the other god card?" Ishizu didn't reply right away but slowly spoke. "I have my reasons brother, please trust me." Though Kaiba was basically his teacher in the game of duel monsters he didn't say anything else. "Well it's getting late and I have to prepare for the tournament so talk to you later then?" Nodding her head the woman waved goodbye to her brother as he walked away. "Just promise me you'll take care of yourself." Turning back he grinned a little. "Just have faith in me."

"I do." The woman replied still waving bye to her brother. "I just...hope you can change what the future has in store for you."

Kraig woke early the next morning though he was still tired from staying up late and working on his deck. Washing up and getting dress in his normal casual clothes consisting of a pair of faded black jeans, a black t-shirt with a gray vest over it saying bye to his mother he walked out his house. "You're up early." Beside him stood Reina who was wearing a short and tight pair of black shorts that stopped before halfway down her thigh, and blue tank top. On their arms where the duel disk Kaiba had specifically created for this tournament. "Well I wanted an early start on this tournament and besides I knew you'd be waiting for me."

"That was kind of you to not keep me waiting." Reina replied smiling as the two started walking towards the middle of the city where the Battle City Tournament would start. "I hope you know that most of the people here will be a lot stronger then those you've battled at school."

Kraig nodded while they stopped their walking meeting at the center of the town in which hundreds of duelist could be seen. "I'm looking forward to that." Reina looked around at some of the competition laughing at some of the duelist she laid eyes on. Quickly every one looked up at the screens set up around the city as Kaiba appeared on all of them. "Most of you know for the most part the rules of the game so let me get to the main rules. Before each duel a player must bet one rare card of their own, the winner of the duel wins both cards." Some people gasped while others grinned at the fact of getting more rare cards. "Also each player must bet a puzzle card. Before any of you become confused please note that the puzzle card came along with your duel disks."

Waiting for the duelist to get out their puzzle cards he started to speak again. "Once you have enough puzzle cards you will find it leads you to the area in which the finals of the tournament will be taking place You can find out the rest of the rules by reading the rule book that also came along with your duel disks. Now that the ground rules have begun there is nothing left to say except let Battle City Begin!"

"All right I wonder whom my first duel will be against?" Kraig said with a large smile on his face standing next to Reina who was growling at a lot of the guys that stared at her. "These guys act like they have never seen a girl before." Reina commented as she kicked a guy in the stomach for getting to close.

The two heard footsteps coming up behind them, "Hey boss, look at the girl." The two turned around Reina growling though she didn't know at whom until she saw and heard two guys laughing and looking at her. "I swear guys have no brain." The two guys that had been laughing walked up and started circling them slowly. "Hey you're...." Still smirking the man in front of them finished his sentence. "Bandit Keith is the name kid and don't you forget it."

Stepping forward and putting his hand on to the young females shoulder he got his arm smacked away as she went to kick him in the groin only to have her leg caught and her self thrown backwards to where Kraig caught her. "Leave her alone. She doesn't like being stared at or touched so just back off." Keith looked on in amazement at how the young teen was standing up to him, a grown adult.

"Kid leave us and go find some other kid to pester." Helping Reina to her feet he growled him self before staring at Keith. "Hey boss how about you and I team up on him just to show him not to mess with us." Grinning at the idea he laughed slightly before pointing at the young teen. "I like his idea, you versus us two." Reina held on to Kraig's arm, "You don't have to do this, you're only a beginner and Keith is the intercontinental champion. Bones you can beat, but Keith you stand no chance against."

The duel disk to each of the duelist locked in place, "She's right Kraig, and you stand no chance against both of them alone. So how about a tag team?" Keith cursed to him self silently since Yugi had shown up. Yugi looked a little taller and his hair was slightly spikier. It was the alternate mood of Yugi that Kraig had seen many times over during big duels. When it was just Kraig they had a better chance of getting the puzzle card. "All right you're on!" Keith yelled as Yami Yugi's duel disk locked in place. "You'll do fine just trust in the cards like I taught you."

Kraig was now wondering what he had gotten him self into as he drew his six cards while the others drew five. "I'll summon Gemini Elf in attack mode and set two magic or traps on the field ending my turn." Keith stared at Bones for a moment hoping he would play his cards right. Two cards appeared in front of Bones as well as a monster in defense position, which started to get Yami thinking to what the two were up to.

Drawing the top card from his deck he laughed a little, Kraig knew from look on his face what he planning and Yami knew it. "I'll set two Trap cards and play Card Destruction." All four players discarded their hands Keith's eyes narrowing and his smirk growing as did Bones. "I'll play Brain Control to take over your monster Bones." Two hands left the magic card Yami had recently played, grabbing on to the face down card that was in front of Bones and bringing it in front of him the card was flipped face up revealing a purple zombie monster known as Dragon Zombie.

"I'll have your own monster attack you." Bones fell to his hands and knees in pain from the attack as Yami ended his turn and Dragon Zombie appeared where he was originally placed only in attack mode.

Kraig: 4000 Yami: 4000

Bandit Keith: 4000 Bones: 2400

Reina watched from the side lines unsure of what the duel would turn into, from the looks of it, Yugi and Kraig could easily win if they continued to play their cards right. Keith's turn came around as he slowly picked up his top card of the deck. "Don't get use to holding it; I'll activate drop off. It forces my opponent to immediately discard the card they draw to the graveyard." Kraig said as Keith reluctantly discarded his strongest card.

Setting a Trap Card face down on the field he kept to himself and laughed a little. Frowning at the card he drew Kraig picked up the card on his far right and slammed it on to the duel disk. "Card Destruction." Yami smiled and looked over at Kraig as each player once again drew their needed cards. In the long run Kraig had helped out the team more then expected, as Keith's Monster Reborn and second Barrel Dragon hit the graveyard. "Gemini Elf attack Bandit Keith!" The Gemini twins each released their attacks aiming them straight at Keith who stumbled back and forth slightly.

"Damn.... you kid." The older man managed through his teeth as he got to his feet and Bones started to play his cards. "Next I'll summon Armored Zombie in attack mode and have it attack the one of the left" Bones gasped as he saw his precious zombie monster fall down a dark black hole. "I activated my bottomless trap hole, so no more zombie." Kraig and Reina both shared a smile while Yami smirked at how good his partner was playing his cards.

Yami smirked as Bones fell into another trap, attacking with the Dragon Zombie he still had on the field he activated a trap card. "Magic Cylinder. It negates your attack sending it right back at you." For the second time in the same game Bones felt the attack of his own Dragon Zombie who dropped his life down to eight hundred. Next it was Yami's turn again and bones didn't have much left in his life points, and Keith was down to twenty-one hundred life points and could easily be taken out with a powered up monster, but he also had a trap card on the field.

"I'll summon the Celtic Guardian in attack mode, and equip it with this magic card, Horn of the Unicorn." Celtic Guardian's attack raised from fourteen hundred to exactly twenty-one hundred. "Celtic Guardian attacks Keith." Before his eyes the Dragon Zombie was destroyed and five hundred of Bones' Life Points we're subtracted from his disk. Kraig and Reina were a little surprised at first, but Yami knew what had happened. "A Trap Card known as Shift. He used it to switch the attack over to Bones' monster since they're on the same team."

Understanding the card since he owned it himself Kraig was in a little fear as Keith drew and began laughing hysterically. "And I won't be losing this match either Yugi," holding two cards forward he grinned. " Rise Zera the Mant. A weird throne with a strange creature sitting in it as it appeared as it stood slowly. "Zera, attack the Gemini Elf!" Yami yelled out as he flipped his last trap card over. "I know activate Mirror Force, Destroying any monster on your sides of the field including Bones'!" Keith cursed as the two monsters on his and Bones' field we're destroyed.

Kraig drew the final card of the game and smirked. "I'll summon Sapphire Dragon in attack mode." A blue crystal like dragon appeared next to the Gemini twins with a loud roar that shocked all the spectators. "Gemini Elf finish off Bones." The elf twins attacked for a final time as the young kid was sent sliding backwards from the attack. "Sapphire Dragon, attack Keith." The man smirked knowing he'd be left with two hundred Life Points. "I'll also activate Deal of Phantom allowing me to increase the attack of a selected monster by a hundred for each monster in my graveyard. With six monsters total my dragon goes from nineteen hundred attack to twenty five hundred and finishes off your life points!"

Yami grinned as the two sixteen year olds watched Bandit Keith drop to his knees in disbelief. "What...how could I lose...to a beginner....." Walking up to the two defeated duelist they laughed a little before shaking their heads at the way Keith was acting from the lose. Getting to his feet the adult handed Kraig his deck confusing the kid. "You get one of my rare cards since you beat me." Noticing the first card on the top of Keith's deck he just simply took it slipping it into his card box as well as the puzzle card. Bones surrendered only his puzzle card since Yami didn't want any of his cards.

Reina walked up to the victors and smiled before hugging Kraig making him blush slightly even if no one noticed it. "Thanks for helping, and you did great in that duel." he nodded his thanks slowly before his face slowly returned to it's normal white skin toned color.

"That was some impressive duel Yugi Muto." The three teenagers turned to face the voice to see a slender young woman with long blonde hair dropping down her back. Mai Valentine had been watching the duel from the sidelines and was quite impressed with the it to say the least. The whole tag team duel was new to her though she had heard of Yugi and Joey teaming up in the Duelist Kingdom to get out of the cave they had been stuck in for a day.

Stepping up to the two duelist she smiled. "I never thought Yugi would actually team up with you Kraig. I thought maybe he would let you duel one of the two alone if not them together to test you." a little surprised by her statement Kraig agreed, but Yami crossed his arms over his chest. "Keith needed to be taught a lesson, and I didn't really do much to hurt Keith, so in a way he did duel Keith alone." they all laughed as Kraig's mouth hung open that he beat Keith more then likely on his own.

To Be Continued