A/N- Here it is, the third chapter. I hope you like. (It's kinda early in the morning, I just woke up so I don't know what to say.)

Wow! I had more reviews on this story than on any of my other ones for just two chapters! That's so cool! (That's what I was hoping) Thank you so much everybody.

Sorceress Vanessa: I know that at the moment you are not here to read this, but I'm sure that as soon as you come back you'll want to catch up and you'll see it then. Thanks for telling others! I'm glad you like- I'll try.

fishkisser: I'm glad you like. I was able to read part of one of your PPG stories (I was going to start from the bottom of your list and go up) but I didn't get to all of them. I will try to read the rest of your stories. Thanks for putting this story on your fav. list.

Towairaito Zoon: You'll just have to wait and find out! Thanks for reviewing!

Jibbitessa: I'm so glad you like it! Some of my other stories (or all others) don't really have a plot either, but I worked at it and wrote this one. He is the *more* you wanted. I hope you continue to like and review.

chirusii: Here it is! Glad you like! Thanks!

Bunnychu: I've never really seen Sailor Moon. So Sorry. It's one I made up all by myself. I just made up the Black Crystal myself too. I just thought it sounded cool. I'm sorry to disappoint you.

Ivan Hammet: THANK YOU SO MUCH! That really means A LOT! This is the first story I've had this many reviews on, in just two chapters, so I am very proud of it!

digigirl-izumi: Thanks! Here it is. Talk to ya later. (I might try to call you sometime- if I can find some time out from my busy schedule!)

Jenna Casey: Thank you so much. I will keep going. Yugi has to because just about everybody likes him so they like Yugi and Yami torture.

I want to thank these people for putting me on their fav. author's list!

digigirl-izumi

Hazel

Sorceress Vanessa

Subieko

Kayrie

Jibbitessa

Thank you so much everyone! Now I have just a few announcements. If I have read any of your stories (I haven't gotten to all of them yet) I probably haven't reviewed. I don't know what is up with my computer, but all I can say is- It doesn't like me. *rolls eyes* I can't review anybody, but I will when the problem is fixed. I would put them on here, but let's face it, that's just too many reviews. The next thing is I will probably be taking another Florida trip sometime in the near future. I'm not sure when it's going to be yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I can. (Meaning it could be before OR after I leave and come back.)

Well I think that's everything. Here's the next chapter.

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Chapter 3

Then his panic disappeared and he looked ready for trouble, "I'm not giving you your eye back if that's what you're thinking."

"Not exactly." Pegasus looked at him with a look full of circumspectness, like he wasn't sure if he could trust Bakura with what he was about to say. "I don't exactly want it back to keep, more like borrow it from you."

Bakura looked at him curiously, "Why?"

"Because I need to combine its power with something else so I can focus it and get my revenge as well as my darling Cecilia back."

"How are you going to accomplish that?!"

"By sacrificing the pure soul of Yugi-boy to the Shadow Realm, but first I need to separate him from his dark half, Yami. I also need your help."

"My help? With what?"

"Why, bringing Yugi-boy and his friends to Duelist Kingdom without them knowing what's going on."

"How are you going to do that?"

"Have you deliver this," Pegasus handed him a ticket that said, 'Congratulations! You have won a free CRUISE!!!' Then it told some useful information, like when, and where, etcetera.

"What's in it for me?" Bakura asked with a smile.

Pegasus smiled back, "Once I sacrifice Yugi, you can do whatever you want to Yami and his friends. Since both Yugi and Yami will be two different people they will both have Millennium Puzzles and since I am giving Yami to you, guess what else that entitles you to."

Bakura's eyes lit up with interest, "Tell me what to do."

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After they left Ryou, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Tea stopped at a small ice cream parlor to get some ice cream. Once they all got their ice cream cones. (A/N- I'm not sure if this is important because obviously I haven't gotten that far yet, but Yugi has chocolate [my fav], Tristan- Moose Tracks, Tea- choc & vanilla mix, and Joey- French vanilla. I had thought about giving him Bubble gum, b/c it's pink and that would be funny, but oh, well.) they went and sat on nearby park benches. (A/N- They're in the park obviously.)

Yugi sat down first after getting his ice cream and licked at it while looking up at the sky, thinking of how he was going to tell his friends what was going on. Tea came and sat next to him, watching him as she ate her ice cream. Then Tristan and Joey came over and sat down on Yugi's other side with Yugi and Tea staring at them in disbelief.

"Can you guys really eat that many scoops?" Tea asked in amazement that the seven scoops they had each received were not falling off.

"Tea, this is Joey and Tristan we are talking about. Do you think they can eat that much?"

"Good point. They'll probably beat us too." (A/N- Why do I feel like I'm talking about Scooby Doo and Shaggy?)

They all sat in silence for a few minutes eating their ice cream cones. Once finished, (A/N- Yes, even Tristan and Joey finished theirs in a few minutes. You know how Joey eats! ^_^) Joey asked, "So, Yug, what exactly happened in History this morn'n?"

Yugi frowned and bowed his head before answering. He took so long to say something the others weren't sure he was even going to say anything. When he finally did speak, he said, "I'm not really sure. I felt a sharp pain in my head and. . .this other thing. . ."

Joey, Tea, and Tristan exchanged glances with each other, "What other thing, Yug?"

"Well. . .like some kind of. . .darkness. . .coming for me," he finished with that and waited for them to say something. Tea had gasp, but other than that, they made no other sounds so Yugi said, "I was probably just imagining it. I'm sure there is nothing to worry about."

//Lying to your friends, Yugi?//

/Well, I don't want them to worry./

//I doubt they'll believe you.//

"Are you kidding, Yug? The way you blacked out this morn'n proves this is something to worry about. What do you think about it, guys?" Joey asked everybody.

"Well," Yugi said, speaking up despite his better judgment, "Yami thinks it feels like the power of the Shadow Realm contained inside of something in this realm." Everybody just looked at him, blank expressions, except Joey's eyes held a look of fear. Joey didn't like the Shadow Realm. "Ok. I know it sounds crazy, but that what he told me it felt like to him so I am going to agree with him!"

"Woah! Hey! We aren't disagreeing with you, bud. We have dealt with weird stuff like this before, like when you dueled Pegasus in that. . .bubble-dome-thing," Tristan said as he fought to describe the Shadow Realm bubble.

"So what do we do?" Joey asked.

"I don't know," Yugi replied.

"How about, go home and sleep on it," Tea said smiling and standing up.

The others looked at her then at each other and everybody shrugged and the three boys stood up also. Then they all went home to "sleep on it" as Tea put it. When Yugi got home and picked up the mail, he found something that brightened his day considerably. He had just won a cruise for himself and four friends. He walked inside the game shop and sprinted up the stairs.

"Hey, Grandpa! You want to go on a cruise with me?!" Yugi asked opening the door to his grandfather's room excitedly and depositing the rest of the mail on his bed. The only problem was, there was a suitcase, halfway filled with clothes, already on it.

"I'm afraid not, Yugi. I've just been called out of retirement for a MAJOR archeological find at Lake Titicaca, in South America," his grandfather said infasizing the word major.

Yugi pondered a moment over the name of the lake, (A/N- LAKE TITICACA! HA! HA! I love it. Wow! I really did learn stuff in World Geography this yr.) then he let it drop. "Alright," he said thoughtfully, "could I go with some friends of mine?"

"Let me see the information sheet." Yugi handed him the ticket and he checked it over. "It looks authentic enough," he said under his breath. "I guess you can go, just be careful, ok, Yugi?"

"Ok, Grandpa." Yugi smiled and raced to his room, leaving his grandfather to finish packing. He picked up his phone and called Tristan, Ryou, Tea, and Joey, asking them if they could or would want to come with him on his cruise. They all okayed it with their parents (if there were any to ask) and agreed one by one and he told them when and where to meet him that next weekend.

A/N- Let's give them a spring break that week, shall we?

Selina: What?! We're in the middle of summer now!

Serafina: Yeah, but they are still in school.

Selina: Good point.