Disclaimer:  I do not own any part of the series Yugioh; hopefully he will share the wealth but if not oh well.  Suing me will get you next to nothing, unless you really want an old pizza crust and half-drank coke can.  Almost forgot "Speech", 'Thoughts'.

AN:  So I am back again, how is everyone doing?  Anyways, the story thus far is centered on the cards and their loyalty to their pharaoh.  The darkness has come, what will our hero do against the might of Malik (Marik) Ishtar?  Doesn't matter how you spell it, this guy means trouble.  Well on with the story.

The Love of a Pharaoh

            Yugi was your ordinary Japanese teenager with his usual crushes and heartaches, but there is big difference he is the reincarnation of a pharaoh of Egypt.  The spirit of the millennium puzzle guides Yugi through much of his life.  He is the older brother Yugi never had; he protects him and encourages him that things will be alright.  So it is obvious to Yugi that his better half is quite silent this morning, 'What is wrong Yami?  Had a bad dream or something?  More dreams about your life before?'

            'It is nothing aibou just a feeling of dread, it is probably that big breakfast we had this morning.  I do not usually eat so much so early in the morning, how do you keep that all down aibou?'

            'Oh, I need that much food; helps me stay awake in class and fills me up until lunchtime comes.  But let's get back to this feeling of dread you are talking about?  What are you exactly saying?'

            'I do not know myself aibou, but it seems to me a forewarning of an evil that will come to pass.  I must be making no sense to you my friend, I am truly sorry.  I have had a lot on my mind lately.'

            'No, no it is alright, I want to hear all about this new threat that you are feeling.  It could mean trouble, Pegasus trouble.  Keep me posted on any developments in this evil you are feeling, man we got to get to school it's already 7:55.'

            Without further ado Yugi hightailed it to his homeroom, many who were walking that morning swear they saw a blur of yellow and blue whip past them with tornado-like qualities.

            'Come on; come on almost there just got to get to the room before sensei closes the door.  Almost there, heck ya made it!'

            What our hero did not know was that he was being followed by a certain someone.  The man was muscular in build and his eyes were just hollow depths where even the brightest lights could not shine.  This man was once the intercontinental champion of duel monsters, now he is just another puppet in the scheme of Malik Ishtar.  Poor, poor Bandit Keith; he would never see the light of day ever again.

(Back in the classroom)

            "Yugi, hey Yugi over here, I saved you a seat.  What took you so long?  Slept late again?" questioned Yugi's best friend Joey Wheeler.

            "Haha, yeah was a bit more tired then I thought.  So where is everybody else?  Where are Anzu and Tristan?"

            "Oh their here but in the back, they got in late as well.  So you heard about this upcoming tournament that Kaiba is sponsoring?"

            "Kaiba?  What is he doing?  Another tournament, we just went through Pegasus's Duelist Kingdom, now he wants another one?"

            "Ya, Kaiba always was a bit to the extreme.  But this should be great, me and you fighting our way to the top again.  How bout it Yug?"

            "Ya, sounds great, but I got to ask Grandpa first.  But it should be no trouble, so got any new cards Joey?"

            "Nah, been too busy taking care of my baby sister.  You know that money you gave me for my sister's operation really was great.  I don't know how to thank you Yugi, you're the best friend a guy could ever have."

            "Now, that is enough I gave you that money because I didn't need it.  So no need to pay me back, that's what friend's are for.  So when you Serenity coming out of the hospital?  Soon I hope so she can see her big brother duel in the tournament."

            "Man, you are the greatest Yug, and ya she will be able to see her brother duel.  She should be getting out of the hospital pretty soon with her full eyesight and everything."

            "Great to hear, well better get back to listening to sensei.  Don't want to go detention more than twice a week, right Joey?"

            "Haha, ya.  Okay we'll talk during lunchtime Yug."

            Class started and the lecture began again about Second Impact and the Antarctica incident.  Haha, opps wrong anime; well in Yugi's world they were studying math and science gearing up for the big science fair coming up.  The crew were just hanging back and taking a few notes now and again, nothing too critical to learn.  Lunchtime soon rolled around but Yugi and Yami were having a mental conversation throughout the last 10 minutes of class.

            'So Kaiba is holding a tournament?  Well we will just have to see what all the fuss is about, won't we aibou?'

            'Yeah, sounds cool.  But I wonder how is he going to match Duelist Kingdom?  I mean that place was awesome if not awful as well.'

            'He will think of something, I think that our little problem will be there as well.'

            'You mean the dark dread you were talking about?  Wonder what it's going to be?'

            The bell to announce lunch rang and startled Yugi out of his mental wanderings, "Hey Yugi, let's go eat up on the roof we can talk about the tournament there." yelled Joey.

            "Alright, I'm coming wait for me.  Hey Anzu, hey Tristan how was the lecture?"

            "Boring as usual, so I hear there is a new tournament hosted by the scumbag named Kaiba." questioned Tristan.

            "Ya, don't know how he's going to compete with Duelist Kingdom but.  Oh well it should be fun either way right Yugi?" stated Anzu.

            "Haha, ya should be fun; why don't you guys join for once?  It would be great if we all got into the finals." exclaimed Yugi.

            "Maybe, but I think the tournament is invitation only Yug, so if Tristan and Anzu are not in the top 100 duelist's they can't join.  Hey were here, let's break out the feast." yelled an exuberant Joey.

            Thus talk was silenced for a few minutes while they demolished their enormous lunchboxes.  Having had his fill Yugi struck up the conversation again, "So invitation only eh?  Darn it would have been cool for all of us to be in the tournament."

            "Don't worry Yugi, we can't join doesn't mean we can't come and cheer you guys on right, Tristan?"

            Hastily swallowing his enormous foot-long Tristan nodded his head vigorously, "Anzu's right Yug, we will both be there to cheer you guys on.  Don't forget Grandpa and Serenity too, we will all be rooting for you."

            "I know, I know but I just wish that you guys could compete too.  It would have been awesome.  Hey, I think I heard the bell, better get to class.  Let's finish this later, meet up at my grandpa's house?"

            "Ya, sure."

            "No problem, Yug."

            "Meet you there Yugi."

(Back in the world of shadows)

            'The pharaoh should be done with that thing he calls school right about now; this would be a perfect time to go see him.'  DMG soared into the abyss that was the shadow realm and soon came to the portal that would lead her to her mighty pharaoh.  "Just you wait Master; I will protect you from the clutches of the other's I promise."

            The magician was not the only one who wanted to see the pharaoh.  CSG had plans of her own, and those plans included the capture of the mighty pharaoh and his subsequent submission to her ministrations.  'Pharaoh you will love the way that I use a whip I guarantee.  I will show you pleasure that has never been felt in the 7 levels of heaven.  Just you wait Pharaoh, your time will come.'

(Back with our resident piece of meat)

            Feeling a shiver run down his spine, Yugi could not help but feel that there was danger afoot.  'Okay that was weird, maybe I should take the shortcut to get home today.  I don't want to be caught by a perverse stranger, but my millennium puzzle should protect me, I hope.'

            What Yugi doesn't know is not only are the magician and the soldier gunning for his heart, but also the treacherous Malik.  Bandit Keith waited just around the corner for the luckless pharaoh, 'Good slave, you will grab that fool of a pharaoh and drug him with the cloth I gave you.  Understand, Slave?'

            "Yes, master." responded the brain dead Keith.

            Feeling something evil in the air Yugi quickened his pace and rounded the corner while looking behind him for strangers.  Yugi was caught unawares during the quick assault from Bandit Keith; all Yugi saw before he lost unconsciousness was the telltale light reflecting off hollow eyes.

(1 hour later)

            "Ugh….where am I?  And why do I have such a splitting headache?"

            "Ahh….so you have finally awakened.  We will now commence the duel for your millennium puzzle.  Are you ready, little Yugi?"

            "Wha…who's there?"  Opening his eyes Yugi flinched from the excess light, looking around his surroundings Yugi found himself in a warehouse.  A dark, damp and old-looking warehouse, the only thing out of place is the platform he is currently standing on.  There were two sides to this platform, color coded to distinguish the opponents.  Yugi was currently standing on the blue pedestal, while a man in dark brown cloak inhabited the other.  "Who are you?  And what do you want with my millennium puzzle?  Answer me!"

            "You wish to know my name?  I am the one who will take from you what is rightfully mine.  Now we duel."

            "No, I will not duel.  What right do you have to drug me then command me to duel?"

            "I have all the right I need little Yugi, now duel or lose your millennium puzzle.  Which shall it be Yugi?"  Removing his cloak Bandit Keith flashed Yugi a malicious smile.

            "Bandit Keith?  What is the meaning of this?  No, you are not Bandit Keith, what have you done to him you fiend?"

            "Ahh…you mean this slave?  I have just given his mind a little rest; he now is but a puppet to bend to my whims.  But enough introductions let us get on with the duel."

            "Why should I duel you for the millennium puzzle it is mine?"

            "Oh now that is where you are wrong little Yugi, you do not possess it anymore.  Just look around your neck, do you not feel an absence of weight?"

            Looking down Yugi sees his millennium puzzle hanging from a nail on the pedestal.  "You will duel me for the puzzle or I will never let you go."

            "Why did you not take it when I was unconscious?  You had ample time, so why did you not run with it when you had the chance?"

            "Silly Yugi, do you not know the rules of the millennium items?  It must be won from the previous owner through a shadow duel.  I could not have taken it no matter how much I wanted to.  Now duel, or face eternal damnation in this rickety hellhole."

            "Fine, but know this I will not lose to the likes of you.  You ill-mannered thief who uses other's to do his sick twisted deeds."

(Sorry, I don't really know how to write the duel.)

            The duel commenced with outright trepidation from Yugi, who was not soothed by the fact that his partner hung right below him.  'Damn, I wish that Yami was here, he could really help me out.  No, I defeated opponents before without the puzzle I will do it again.  All I have to do is believe in the heart of the cards.'

            While the duel commenced in the old abandoned warehouse another conflict was being waged a few miles away.  The magician and the soldier both arrived from the shadow realm to surprise their lord and master with an impromptu visit.  What they found was each other, "What the hell are you doing here, soldier?"

            "I could ask the same of you magician.  But I already know why you are here.  You came to have a little free-time with the Pharaoh didn't you?"

            "Wha…that's preposterous I did no such thing.  I was merely here to scout out prospective ingredients for some of my potions."

            "Do not lie to me magician, you do not even carry potions nor do you concoct them.  Just admit it."

            "Fine, I admit that I came here looking for the Pharaoh but that does not mean that all you say is true.  And you still have not answered my question; you came here for the same reason did you not?  You could not stand the fact that those sister's got to the Pharaoh first, am I right?"

            Blushing was not something a soldier is taught to do, but it seems to DMG that CSG was doing a great job at it.  "Umm…now you cannot prove that.  I was just merely here to protect the Pharaoh from outsider aggression nothing more."

            "Right, and a fish hates water.  Now enough with this nonsense, let us find our Pharaoh.  He must be around this area since the portal locks into his particular signature, hopefully he is near."

            Scanning the area with her magical senses DMG feels a large power struggle just a few miles away.  "I sense a struggle of magical proportions due east, it must be the Pharaoh."

            "Yes, I too sense a powerful force in the east, but it feels nothing like the Pharaoh.  Hopefully this new presence did nothing to harm our Pharaoh."

            'Because if it did, nothing in the world would save whoever it is from my wrath.'

            "Agreed it would be a most unfortunate individual who dare harms my Pharaoh."

            "Again with the my Pharaoh bit, he is not yours magician.  Now let us be off."

            "Oh shut up soldier, and stop ordering me around.  You are not the Pharaoh understand?"

            "Ya, ya, ya let's just find the Pharaoh and deliver our respective messages."

            A most unusual duo set out on their quest to find the Pharaoh, one a beautiful and graceful magician; the other an equally beautiful individual but more of a brazen and wild woman then the magician.

(Back to the warehouse)

            "It is over little Yugi, there is no card in your deck that can save you from my Zera the Mant.  Give it up little Yugi, there is no way you can defeat me with such worthless cards."

            "I don't care what you say, I will defeat you.  I call forth the Dark Magician in Attack mode.  And use the magic card Magical Hats to conceal my Dark Magician from your Zera the Mant."

            "Futile, I counter with Magic Jammer and now Zera take out that pitiful magician."

            "No, I use my face down card Mirror Force, it takes what your Zera dishes out and returns it right back at you."

            "Ahh, but it not over little Yugi, I call forth Solemn Judgment and sacrifice half my life points to delete the previous card you played.  Thus say good-bye to your Dark Magician."

            Zera's mighty slash takes out the Dark Magician and Yugi is down to his last 200 life points.  "Give up Yugi there is nothing you can do, my Zera is unbeatable."

            "Never I play a card face down and end my turn."

            "So be it, I use one of my favorite cards Tribute to the Doomed.  Take out that creature card right there."

            "Not so fast, I play the Living Arrow card and send that card right back at your Zera the Mant."

            "Nooo…..You defeated my Zera, impossible.  Enough of this if I can't have your puzzle then no one can."

            Bandit Keith jumps off his pedestal and charges at the opposing pedestal to reach the millennium puzzle.  "Say good-bye to your precious puzzle."  Smashing the puzzle against the pedestal Bandit Keith then he goes to the warehouse's controls and smashes them to smithereens.

            "No…my puzzle, I have to fix it before this fire consumes us both."

            Running out of the building Bandit Keith happens upon our misshapen duo.  "What happened here human?  Wait you are not human at least not all human; what are you foul beast?"

            "Enough of this nonsense let us just go inside and see for ourselves soldier.  We will get to the bottom of this mystery after we find our Pharaoh."

            But the puppet named Bandit Keith blocks their path into the building, "I will give you 5 seconds to get out of my way demon, 5…4…3…2…1."  Delivering a tremendous punch into Bandit Keith's abdomen CSG incapacitates the mighty warrior; "Let's go magician time is wasting."

            Entering the inferno that was once was a dank warehouse the women find a younger version of their Pharaoh toying with a puzzle.  "Is that him magician?  What foul magic has befallen our lord and master?"

            "I do not know, but I do know that fire and smoke are not healthy for our lord.  We must extract him from this hellhole immediately."

            Hurrying to their master's location both women find him putting the last pieces to the puzzle in.  Yugi, exhausted from the lack of oxygen and the amount of carbon monoxide he has inhaled faints into DMG's arms.  "Pry the puzzle out of the wall soldier while I hasten our lord's being from this inferno.  It seems very valuable to him if he would stay here just to finish it."

            "Indeed you may be right magician, but what would he do with such a unique puzzle?  Enough chatter let me slice this pedestal to obtain the puzzle."

            CSG slices the pillar in half and watches as the 30 foot pillar topples to the floor.  The soldier then retrieves the item and leaves the quickly disintegrating mass that used to be a warehouse.  Arriving outside she sees the magician giving kisses to the Pharaoh, "What are you doing magician?  He is not even awake to tend to your needs."

            "Oh stop your ramblings I am not kissing him, but giving him the breath of life.  Have you forgotten the lessons he taught us?  When a person has inhaled such a large amount of smoke it is necessary to perform the breath of life to save the individual."

            "Fine, fine but let me finish the duty.  I will awaken him properly."

            "Oh fine, what a child.  It is not like he is even awake to hear us or feel our lips on his face."

            "Still I wish to attend to the Pharaoh as well.  To make sure he is alright, now move away."

            CSG takes over the CPR and finally awakens the slumbering pharaoh.  "Huh?  What happened and who are you people?"  The puzzle mysteriously floats toward Yugi and attaches itself around his neck.  The transformation takes but seconds and there standing before the women is there lord and master.

            "Oh great Pharaoh are you alright?"

            "Yes, Pharaoh have you any injuries?"

            "Ahh…it is you two, what are you doing here?  Never mind you saved my life and the life of my aibou.  I wish to thank you profusely for your kind lips and the breath of life you both gave."

            Astonished to know their master was awake both women blush and bow their heads to pay homage before their Pharaoh.  "It was nothing great Pharaoh; we were just wondering what were you doing in such a place?  And who is this aibou you talk about?"

            "Yes, I must concur with the magician, who is this aibou?"

            "It is the host I currently inhabit.  He provides me a vessel to see the world in the 21st century.  It is much different then in the ancient ruins of Egypt."  Turning around and walking slowly away Yami calls back "Let us make haste we do not want to be found here.  And take the body of that man with us.  I wish to interrogate him."

            "By your leave, Pharaoh we shall do as you command.  Come soldier let us leave this vile abode."

            "Fine magician but do not order me around like a common thug.  I was once the captain of the Pharaoh's most elite guards; no one gives me orders but the Pharaoh."

            The bickering women carry the stranger and hurry to catch up with their master and lord.  But both cannot help wondering what caused this inferno?  And what they could possibly want with the Pharaoh?

Author's Notes:  So how was it?  Good, then please R & R?  And hopefully I can update quickly.  Well, Peace I'm out.  See ya.