"HA!! The 4 Millennium items are mine at last!!! After all those centuries searching, I find them now gathered in one spot!!" Bakura said defiantly as he entered the underground base.
He went down countless flights of stairs, penetrating at least 10 security systems using the magic of his Millennium Ring. He finally arrived at the "base" of the underground base. Right when he entered, he saw a throne, there sat a unbelievably familiar figure.
"YOU!!! Marik!!!! You've betrayed me thousands of years ago, but I'll make sure you won't do that again!!!!" Bakura declared, then he continued, "My Millennium Ring has led me to this base, showing me that not only the item I am searching for is here, but 3 other ones as well, and I've seen that you are using the magic of the Millennium Rod, where are the other ones?"
Marik chuckled maliciously, "Ha!! You fell for my trap!! I led you down here so I can gain your item instead—"
"Cut the theatrics!!! Where is the heart?" Bakura asked angrily.
"Right here," an unfamiliar voice said. Then, out of the shadows, stepped out another familiar figure. An Egyptian holy man, Shadi. He was holding the Millennium Heart, walking towards Bakura. "Here, have it," with one quick motion, Shadi shoved the Millennium Heart to Bakura.
Bakura has no choice but to accept it. Immediately, when he touched it, he fell in a heap, for his mind as been sent to the shadow realm. The thief of the Millennium Ring has been sent to the shadow realm forever.
"Come, bring me his ring, my mind slave!" Marik called to Shadi and Shadi picked up the Millenium Ring, "and when you're through, dump his body outside of our base so the innocent one does not know anything about this."
"Now, with his Millennium Ring, I could bring Duel Monster cards to life. I will choose to bring Dark Illusion Ritual to life first," then he raised his voice, "I am through grieving for my stupid counterpart, it's time for me to bring him back for without him, I feel as empty as a shell, my destiny is to be evil and evil shall I be!!!! Without him, I cannot do any evil acts because it is forbidden as I agreed to the terms of my first ritual to create him. But yet, some part deep inside me still longs to be evil. So now, instead of being a snobby do-gooder, I will attempt to bring him back!!!!!! " Marik laughed.
With the Millennium Ring, he brought the card Dark Illusion Ritual to life, and to bring Yami Marik back again, he sacrificed the Millennium Scale. Soon, Yami Marik came back from the Prairie of Lost Souls and entered his host.
Marik stood up, a dark shadow swept across his face, he smiled evilly and said, "Heh, heh, heh. I am back!!! Stronger than ever!!!! My enemies… beware, for I will not be extinguished as easily as before again. Anybody who wishes to exterminate me must find all the pieces of this puzzle and piece it together," then, using the magic of many Millennium items, he created a new Millennium item, the Millennium Puzzle, then with another wave of his Rod, the puzzle separated itself and were tossed to the corners of the world where they cannot be pieced together so easily.
He laughed maliciously, and retreated into the darkness.
[Los Angeles, California, USA]
Yugi Moto was sitting outside, waiting for his friends when suddenly, something golden fell in front of him. He picked it up, it looked like a golden puzzle piece with the sign of an eye. He thought it was weird for something to fly right in front of him but he decided to keep the golden puzzle piece anyway.