A/N- Hey, everybody! Sorry, for the lateness. Being busy just is NOT my thing! (I'm grumpy just so ya know, like if I seem to go off or something like that, ya know why.) This chapter is going to be bastante (rather) short because I couldn't really think of anything, but that doesn't mean it won't be interesting. I don't know if it WILL be interesting or not, but I don't know if it WON'T be either.

Sorry if I didn't put in review responses last time. I can't remember if I did or not. Thank you to everyone that reviewed! You are the GREATEST!!!^_^

Sorceress Vanessa: Thank you so much! YUP VERY PROUD! Yeah, poor little Yugi! New, I dew not like to write duels. There's one in TBCS II that you guys are going to have to endure for six whole pages. *sigh* why I don't like to write them. Well, if you do happen to think of something, please let me know, k?

Subieko: Yeah, she's scary huh? I'm just glad she went off with some of her friends at the moment so she can't try to kill me for making her so evil! Yeah, Selina's now got the Millennium Eye that Bakura had before too. She's got 3 MI's ALREADY! Scary!!! O.O

Hazel-Beka: Yup! A purpose it did have! *gasp* how can you say such mean things about Yugi?! Good job Hazel! Yeah, 9 was really very well! I liked your new story that you just put up! Great job! Keep it up!

Una: Wow, long review! I like long reviews! You're welcome! I'm happy for you Una! But I really did like that phrase! It stuck w/me! And it seemed to fit in her perfectly! Yeah, and they try to help some more in this chapter too, but there is a time when it all just becomes too much and there is nothing else you can do. Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about! It's like when I was watching the Spiderman movie (at my friend's house) and I would sit there yelling! NO! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!?! IF YOU GO IN THERE HE'S JUST GOING TO GET YOU!! IT'S A TRAP CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?! Yeah, so I know exactly what you mean, I've also wanted to do that with several fics like your DBBC one. WHAT?! You thought I would actually let Yami Bakura have little Yugi to do whatever he wanted with him? Your crazy! I've actually let you all in on my plot a little bit and I didn't even realize it, so I'm not going to say anymore about that. My problem with using my own deck is that I don't have one. See my mom doesn't mind if I buy video games and books about YGO, but she won't let me get cards or movies about it so I'm at a disadvantage. Besides I like Shadow Duels better. Sorta. I'm not saying anything about that next comment cause if I do I'll give something away and thanks for reminding me about Ishizu.

hobbit13: hehe! The puzzle is the most powerful, but if Selina couldn't control them there wouldn't even be a story to this. Hope you like the chapter! ^_^

digigirl-izumi: Yep, and I can't tell ya! I'm sure you're tired of hearing that too. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! MILLENNIUM THINKING BEARD!!!! HEHEHAHA!! OooHH! That was GREAT! I loved that!

Ok, since you all reviewed within a day of my posting (excluding Nicky cause I know she can only get on the computer on certain days) you all get 3 cookies!

NOTE: Ok, I WAS planning on having Isis to have kept her Millennium Item so I could have more chapters, but since I can hardly think of any Shadow Games for them to play as it is she will have given the Millennium Necklace to Yugi already. Which leaves (this is how it was before the last chapter when Selina got Bakura's 2 MI's) Yugi- 2 items; Bakura- 2 items; Shadi- 2 items; Marik- 1 item; and Selina- 1 item. Now you know who all is going to be in this. (I shouldn't have told you that. LOL)

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Chapter 9- The Blast

The next day at school in the very last class. (a/n-It always seems like I do that doesn't it?)

Yugi sat at the very back of his class with his head bowed low in sadness. He chanced a glance at the group of people he once called friends. Tea saw him look and glared at him fiercely. He quickly turned his eyes back away to focus them on his desk. He had been sneaking quick looks at them all during the day periodically to see any sign of what they were so mad at him about. It was no use, they had completely disowned him and he had no idea why or what he had done that was so horrible that it would turn his very best friends against him.

Yugi was grateful when the bell rang so he could scurry out the door before anyone could stop to talk to him.

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"What do you think is going on, guys? Yug's been glancing over at us all day and it looks more like he's sad then an that evil person he seems to have turned into. Usually when he looked at us before he was smirking at us and all kinds of stuff like that. I seriously don't get this!!!! What's going on with him?!"

"I don't know, Joey, but I'm not so ready to forgive him just yet. I say we follow him to see what he does. Maybe then we will be able to get some answers as to what is going on."

"Yeah, that sounds good to me."

"Well, come on! He's left already!"

Tristan ran out the door searching for little Yugi followed closely by Joey, Tea, and Kerri.

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They finally managed to catch up to their small buddy halfway to his house. He had run almost the whole way as if to get away from everyone quickly. Halfway there, he stopped running and began walking instead. They were just passing by the park when a gang of five came out of the trees that were only five feet away from the park's edge.

They grabbed Yugi roughly and shoved him up against the nearest tree, causing him to cry out in pain and surprise. None of them saw the four bodies that had been trailing behind Yugi at a distance.

One of the older teenagers laughed a cold, evil laugh. "HAHAHAHA! Aren't you the little Yugi kid that used to have so many friends? Where are they? You seem to be all alone. There's no one here to protect you from us anymore, little Yugi! You remember our little beating sessions pretty well, don't you? HAHAHA! I see that you do!" the gang leader said when Yugi involuntarily shuddered.

"Guys! I think we should help him! Maybe if we show him that we are still there for him, he'll turn back into the same old Yug that he always has been!"

"I don't know, Joey."

"Look, Tristan, you saw how he was looking at us all day, you know that was the old Yugi and we've got to help him. He's always been there for us and we should be there for him too. Even if you aren't going to help me, I'll go by myself." Joey glared at Tristan, willing him to see the reason behind his words. Finally Tristan nodded his head, just as they heard Yugi scream in pain.

They came around the corner like cheeta's, but Selina had other plans. 'I will NOT let those pathetic mortals ruin this for me!'

She took control of Yugi's mind and put Yami in control of the body. Yami immediately stood up and grabbed the wrist belonging to the gang member who's fist was hurling straight towards his face. He stopped it in midair and twisted his arm forcing the guy to turn around unless he wanted a broken arm. Yami held the guy's arm behind his back and pushed the teenager forward causing him to stumble into his comrades.

As soon as the boy regained his footing he turned around to glare at Yami as he rubbed his sore wrist. "You're going to pay for that, RUNT!" the boy challenged as he charged straight for the ancient Pharaoh.

Yami just stood there grinning as he came on.

Tea noticed this and yelled a warning to Joey and Tristan who were about to leap into the fight. "GUYS! HOLD ON! Come back over here! Hurry!" Joey and Tristan looked confused at her for a minute, but that minute was enough. The two boys were far enough away when a big explosion of magical energy rocked the very ground they were all standing on.

There was black, acrid smoke everywhere that hung in the air like a threat. Everyone had been thrown to the ground when the blast had shaken the ground under their feet.

Tristan and Joey helped Tea and Kerri to stand up. The watched as the smoke began to clear revealing only a single figure still standing.

(a/n- this is the part I've been thinking and preparing for all day!)

Yami stood in the middle of the park with the bodies of the five gang members surrounding him on the ground, laughing his head off like the evil spirit of the ring would do whenever he caused destruction in any massive degree. None of the teenage gang members moved and it took about five seconds for the group of friends to realize...

"THEY'RE DEAD!" Kerri screamed as soon as Tristan had helped her up. She turned around and buried her face in his chest, sobbing.

Tea stared at the bodies for a minute with tears glittering at the corners of her eyes, but her expression hard with a blazing hatred burning in her eyes like a wildfire. "HOW.COULD.YOU? How *COULD* you, Yugi? How could you do something like this to them? How could you."

Joey, just looked shocked. He kept glancing back and forth between the bodies and Yami, who was cackling like the deranged monster he had become.

Tristan watched the bodies as he held the sobbing Kerri to his muscular chest. He gaped at the still figures lying prone on the ground only to shift his glare to encase Yami in his burning, hate-filled gaze. It was clear to him and the others now that their friend Yugi, that they had been with through so much had turned evil...and there was no salvation for him now...

(a/n- yay! I managed to remember that ALL day long!)

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(a/n-I really have no idea what Marik does after Battle City so I'm just gonna make this up. Please bare with me.)

Marik sat in a golden throne like chair at his headquarters in Japan. Plotting, as usual, he sat, thinking and concocting ways to get ahold of more rare and powerful cards to sell on the Black Market as he had done countless times before.

It was then that he felt it. A powerful force that called upon the powers of the dreaded Shadow Realm and Marik's favorite place to torment his victims.

'Hm...the Shadow Realm can only be accessed with the power of a Millennium Item. I'll just use my Millennium Rod to pinpoint that source of power and go after that unmatchable power.

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(a/n- don't know anything about Shadi either and I'm kinda getting bored writing this now so it might not be as good as it was before. And I don't know the time change, but can we pretend that it's nighttime where Shadi is at?)

Shadi walked around his underground chamber, making sure one last time that everything was fine before he would turn in for bed. He looked around and gave a satisfied nod before turning towards the bedroom connected to the underground chamber, when it happened.

The power of one of the precious Millennium Items that he had been guarding for so long, being abused. And not just any Millennium Item either. The Millennium Puzzle...the most powerful of all the Millennium Items.

'I must go find the one that is misusing this power and put a stop to this abuse! But I will need the Millennium Scales and the Millennium Key to aide me in this. There is no way I would overcome such a powerful item with just one item of my own.'

A/N- how'd ya like? I tried at least. I know it wasn't that long, but it did set the stage for what is coming next don't'cha dink? I also have a question that I'd like to pose to all of you. Do you think I'm improving? I mean if you look back at ROD I and see the no plot, small vocab (not that it's much better now) and the short length compared to this one, don't you think I've improved? I think so. Well, please be so kind as to leave a review and I'll see you guys next update! Lata!