Chapter 10: Eiprah, the Masked Stranger is revealed

The previous day, 3:30 P.M. in the alley behind Duke Devlin's Game Shop

Joey, Tristan and the Masked Stranger are all talking.

MS: I need your help to stop the rising darkness. You may call me Eiprah. I am a duelist for good.

Joey: What's this darkness you're talking about?

Eiprah: Marik and Bakura are on a huge killing spree. They've already killed almost 150 (remember, this is earlier) people.

Tristan: Well, I'm not a duelist.

Eiprah: No need. I only need bait.

Tristan: I guess I'll help.

Joey: Count me in too! Yugi doesn't always have to be the hero!

Voice: Hello Eiprah!

Joey: Who's that?

Eiprah: It's someone I forgot to mention. Believe it or not it's...

Voice: Me! (Steps out from the shadows) Yugi Muto!

Yami: Yugi no! Don't do this!

Yugi: Shut up! Now Eiprah, you're my next target! Prepare for a duel!

Joey: Yuge, why are you doing this?

Yugi: I lost to that D2. It called me pathetic! I am out to prove that I'm not pathetic by beating everyone else! And when I win, I'll send them to the Shadow Realm!

Yami: Yugi no! That's what Marik does!

Yugi: Shut up!

Joey: No way. You gotta get past me!

Yugi: That shouldn't be too hard! (A beam flies from the Millennium Puzzle and knocks Joey it a trash can) Now to take you! (Grabs Eiprah with a long rope and pulls her along)

Eiprah: (Mask comes off)

Joey and Tristan: Mai???

Mai: Joey! Yugi! Don't worry about me! Stop Marik and Bakura!

Yugi: Bye now! (Disappears with Mai)

Joey: We need some help.

Tristan: We'll need another duelist. That way you can beat one and someone else can beat the other.

Joey: Who do you suggest?

Tristan: Well, Duke isn't that good, Tea is just...Yugi is crazy, Mako's not around, Weevil and Rex are morons so it looks like we'll have to go with...

Kaiba Mansion 12:15 A.M the next day

Joey: Oh no!

Tristan: But Joey, we've been searching nearly nine hours!

Joey: Fine, but if he's pissed, it's your fault. (Rings doorbell)

Kaiba's Butler: Hello masters. What is your business?

Tristan: We're here to see Kaiba.

Kaiba's Butler: Ah, Master Seto is still awake working on a few more of his D2s in an attempt to mass market them. Come in. (They all enter)

Kaiba: What do you fools want?

Joey: Kaiba, Marik and Bakura are on a crazy rampage of death. If you and I work together and beat them, maybe we can save the remaining people.

Kaiba: Your message was offensive so no.

Tristan: Come on! I'll okay you four thousand yen!

Kaiba: I'm a freaking billionaire! But, I'll help you. If you just don't make it look like we're friends. This alliance is only until Marik and Bakura are beaten.

Joey: Deal, now let's go! (All three leave with Joey and Kaiba having duel disks)

Meanwhile...in some mall...

Mokuba: (puts money on counter) Give me three pistols, an uzi, an M-16, two swords, twenty hunting knives, a sniper rifle, fifty grenades and body armor.

Clerk: Aren't you a little young?

Mokuba: I'm trying to stop two crazy freaks ok!

Clerk: Fine. (Gives him weapons)

Mokuba: Now I'm ready...

HES: Another short yet needed chapter. It all leads up to a very interesting set of duels.

Next time in Cast to the Shadows: The third day goes by in a flash! Who's won the contest? And, Mokuba arrives ready to fight; can he stop them before Joey and Kaiba (who are wandering around aimlessly looking for the two) find Marik and Bakura? Find out next time on Cast to the Shadows!