Hicky: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Trent: And she doesn't own the duel that was written by the wonderful dubbers.

Hicky: If you don't want to read the duel just read the stuff between the deets that are close together.

Bad to the Bakura

When all of Yugi's monsters had finally relaxed and calmed down from the days duels they were pulled into yet another battle. And with them three monster from other decks. One from Teà's, and two from Tristan and Joey's.

Celtic turned his head sharply as a duel vibe surged through the Shadow Realm. It was stronger than than the others of that day. It reminded him of that duel against the odd man with long, white hair, Pegasus. Could this duel be against him as well.

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Yugi and his friends fell unconscious to the ground as a wild, white haired boy used the powers of his Millennium Item. Souls flew into the cards and something very odd happened in the Shadow Realm. Just as the white haired boy reached for the puzzle Yami immerged to block his path. The two glared at each other and went to begin their duel, each taking a position on one side of the tree stump on which the duelling mat was laid out.

"For my first card, the Cyber Commander, Tristan's favorite," Yami said as he played the card, then looked down to see his friend on the mat. "Tristan?!" He asked shocked.

The little Tristan stood on the field. "Huh, what a weird dream, huh, where am I and what going on here..." He heard a voice from behind him and turned, "Ahhhh!"

"Bakura must of used his Millennium Ring to capture Tristan's soul within his favorite card." Yugi theorized aloud.

The white haired boy snickered. "Who's your little friend Yugi? He looks pretty tough but can he deal with this?" Bakura asked as he played his monster. "White Magical Hat.... Attack!"

"Oh man, I must still be dreaming," Tristan said as Bakura's monster ran toward him. "Yeah that must be it. This is all just a really bad- AHHHH!" He screamed as he was attacked and sent to the graveyard.

"No! Tristan!" Yami yelled.

Bakura laughed again. "Aww, looks like that card's been defeated, and your poor friends soul was trapped within it."

"Where is he?" Yami asked angrily. "What have you done with Tristan!?"

"Your friend is gone, on his way to the discard pile, or the graveyard as we call it in Duel Monsters."

"It can't be," Yami said shaken. "Tristan can't be... gone."

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Tristan made his way through the graveyard. "Man, this place is creepin me out big time. But how'd I get here?" He questioned. "I remember being attacked, the next thing I know I'm wandering around this graveyard... huh what's this?" He said as he came upon a headstone that caught his eye. "No, according to this tomb stone I'm DEAD! BUT THIS CAN'T BE!!!" Tristan wailed.

Back at Yugi's monster's mansion something very odd had occurred. Everyone stood staring dumb-founded at Dark Magician, Magician of Faith, Cyber Commander, and Flame Swordsman. The four monster stood in not their normal duelling attire but in the clothes of their masters!

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Yami groaned at what had happened. He knew he'd have to save Tristan, for Yugi's sake.

"Hmhmhm, when you duel in the Shadow Realm the stakes are always higher Yugi. You made a sloppy move and now your friend, he paid for it with his very soul. Now, which of your friends will you sacrifice next?"

Yugi contemplated and then made his move, "Joey's favorite card, the Flame Swordsman."

"Heh, what gives?... Hey Yugi," Joey turned. "AHHHH! What the, you're a giant. Oh man, I finally cracked."

"Joey, listen to me." Yami said down to the miniature man. "You soul has been sealed inside your favorite card. You've become the Flame Swordsman."

Joey was shocked, "I'M THE WHO?!"

"If I don't win this duel, we can't restore you to normal. But if you're defeated in this battle you'll be carried off to the card graveyard, just like Tristan was." Yami explained quickly what had happened and what had to be done.

"Graveyard??" Joey asked frightened.

"In order for me to win this duel, restore you all back to your bodies, and get us out of the Shadow Realm I'm going to need your help." Yami listed the tasks.

"You want my help, you got my help."

"Are you sure you're okay?" Yami asked, finding Joey's attitude toward the duel very different from Tristan's.

"Okay?" Joey asked. "I figure I lost my mind but I'm going with it. Nooooow, who wants a beating?.... AHH! Giant Bakura! Now I know I'm nuts. I'm six inches tall, wearing a dress, about to attack my giant friend."

"That's not really Bakura," Yami assured Joey. "An evil spirit from his Millennium Ring has taken him over."

"Weeell, I have no idea what you're talking about, so here goes nothing... Ahhhh.... Say goodbye to the cat-in-the-hat.... wow man, I did it Yugi. Now what?" Joey asked surprised at his victory.

"Now it's his turn."

Bakura growled. "Your little Swordsman got lucky last time Yugi, but not this time." Bakura placed a card face down on the field, in defence mode.

"Huh? Why'd he play that face down?" Yami question himself.

Joey gave him an answer. "Because he's afraid of what Joey the Swordsman will do to it."

"Hang on Joey, it could be a trap."

"I'm going in."

"WAIT!" Yami yelled but Joey didn't listen.

"AAAHHH" Joey screamed as he charged. Bakura's monster flipped up, revealing it as a Morphing Jar. Joey sliced and the monster was destroyed. "Pasacha!"

"What a dolt!" Bakura commented.

"It was a Morphing Jar!" Yami said a bit startled.

"Huh? A Morphing Jar? Did I skrew up?" Joey asked.

Yami had to squash the want to just say yes. "When a Morphing Jar is attacked all the monsters in both player's hands go to the graveyard. We're just really lucky I didn't have Tea's soul card in my had right now."

"Ooh, sorry Yug..." Somehow Joey knew that Yami was not pleased with what he had done.

Bakura chimed in again. "With a new hand... comes a whole new perspective." Bakura played another card face down, in defence, and another card face down. "The game is shifting. New dangers surround every turn."

"The Dark Magician," Yami said as he looked at the card he had drawn.

"Ah, uhh," Yugi said as he appeared next to Joey.

"And I play a magic card that helps me revive monsters from the graveyard, Reborn the Monster." Yami revives Tristan.

Tristan looked around. "Huh, what the? Joey? Yugi? You guys dreaming this too?"

"Nah, this ain't no dream Tristan, this is just me going insane. It's all on big delusion," Joey said as if he were very sure that he was losing his mind.

"Huh," Tristan said in utter confusion.

"But just one second ago I was up there," Yugi said looking up at Yami.

"Yeah," Tristan thought for a moment. "If you're down here... who's that up there?"

"I don't know," Yugi replied innocently.

"Don't you?" Yami asked in his strong, deep voice.

"Ah, well," Yugi smiled sheepishly and looked at the ground. "I have noticed that sometimes when I duel, it feels as if someone is guiding me."

"Mmmm," Yami nodded at his purple clad hikari.

Yugi continued. "And sometimes it's like I can hear a strong voice calling out to me from my Millennium Puzzle. An ancient, powerful voice."

"Huh!" Joey was confused.

"Really?" Tristan was doubtful.

"I'm not sure what it's all about guys, but I'm pretty sure we can trust him, whoever he is."

"Heh, if the big guy is okay in your book then he's okay by me," Joey said, probably still thinking he was crazy.

"Maybe we should try to find Teà," Tristan said, deciding that the only choice they had was to play it out.

"She must still be in the deck," Yugi said, knowing that he had not seen her card while he was up with Yami.

"Then we should try to win this thing before her card gets played," Joey said as he got ready to attack.

"Good idea." Yugi was always encouraging anything smart the Joey said, since it happened so seldom.

"I'm gonna bash me some Bakura." Joey took a step.

"Hang on Joey, I was just played, so I have to move. Dark Magic Attack!" the pint sized mage piped up.

The card flipped up again; another Morphing Jar. It laughed insanely as it was destroyed.

"No! Another Morphing Jar!" Yugi squealed.

Bakura chuckled at how easily his plans were working. "We'll have to send all the cards in our hands to the graveyard again."

"I'm sorry," Yugi said looking up the giant duellist behind him.

"S'okay man, I did the same thing," Joey tried to make Yugi feel better.

"Ahh, no. The Magician of Faith," Yami said under his breath.

Apparently Bakura overheard. "Hmm, isn't that Teà's favorite card? Do you suppose that her mortal soul is trapped within it?" Bakura moved his cards around. "Hmm, I wonder." He knew all to well that Teà's soul was in that card. "Maybe you should play it and find out... But then again you don't know what I'm laying here," he said menacingly as he placed a card face down, in defence mode. "... So you might be putting her in danger. A dilemma, and while you decide, I'll just activate this trap card, Just Desserts!"

"No!" Yami said loudly as a ghostly hand came at him.

"I think you'll find it will help you come to grips with your present situation. Hmhmhm, Just Desserts takes five hundred Life Points from each of your monsters on the field. And you'll feel like each and every point has been ripped from you beating heart." Bakura said as he watched Yami's hand clinging to his chest and his breath sharp and irregular.

"Big Yugi! Are you okay?" Tristan asked worried.

"Yes," Yami barely got out. "But one more attack like that and it's over."

"Wow, that trap card really nailed Yugi's Life Points, or I should say our Life Points," Tristan said.

Yami placed Magician of Faith face down, in defence mode.

Teà peaked out from under her card and looked around. "Ah, ah, uh, Hey! What's up?!" She said as she saw her friends.

The three boys looked at her and sighed, sweet drops apparent on all of them.

"Oh boy!" Joey said as the three of them surrounded Teà to try and hide her.

"Um guys?" Teà asked seeing their outfits.

"Stay quiet," Joey hissed.

"It's a little early for Halloween don't you think? Huh? What the?" She said as she lifted the object in her hand to see a staff.

"Shush!" Joey insisted. "Bakura and Yugi are big duelling giants and are fighting for our souls."

"But Yugi's right here," Teà said as see looked up at the little Yugi.

"Yeah well, the big guy's not really me, but he's not really not me," Yugi tried to make sense out of the situation, but fail spectacularly.

"Huh...?!" Teà was very, very confused.

"I know it's complicated," Yugi was making another attempt. "But it has something to do with the Millennium Items that Bakura and I have. It's some kind of magic."

"Magic..." Teà wondered aloud. "So I'm not crazy."

"Not unless we're all going crazy," Yugi said, thinking that going crazy was probably the more logical explanation.

"Just think of it this way Teà; there's two Yugi's, the cool one up there and the puny one down here," Joey said as Yugi fell over in disbelief.

"Bah!" Yugi said before he quickly shot back up to his feet.

"Huh?" Teà said watching Yugi.

"Ohh! That's not how it works at all," the angry midget shouted.

"Just a joke. Relax!" Joey said, waving his hands in front of himself.

"You forget that here I have the powers of the Dark Magician!" Yugi took a step forward.

"Ahh Yugi, I wouldn't do that if I were-" Tristan started.

"I'll show you who's puny around here!" Yugi said angrily through clenched teeth.

"Oh boy!" Joey said, as he watched the scene he had started.

A shockingly purple thing appeared on Bakura's side of the field. Yami called out. "Yugi! Wait!"

"Dark Magic Attack!" Yugi said, ignoring Yami's orders.

"Alright!" Joey cheered as the monster was destroyed.

"Great job Yugi," Tristan added.

"Huhn," was all Yugi could say as something happened to his body.

Bakura chuckled as he watched Yugi scream.

"Uh? No!" Teà said as Yugi collapsed to his knees.

"What was that?" Tristan asked clueless.

"Whatever it was, it's making me go numb," Yugi said shaking slightly.

Joey tried his best to comfort with a simple, "Hand in there pal."

"Yugi!" Yami said as he looked down at his little hikari, worry written all over his face.

Bakura laughed. "You can't attack the Electric Lizard without some rather shocking feedback. A lesson your little Yugi won't soon forget." He laughed again.

Yami growled at his opponent. "A trap card," he said too quietly for Bakura to hear. "Alright soul stealer! I play my next card face down, and it's your move."

Joey and Tristan made another feeble move to hide Teà from Bakura line of sight.

"Don't bother you fools," he said looking at them. "I can see her perfectly well... Now I have all four of you right were I want you... helpless on the field. Easy pray for my Man Eater Bug!" Bakura then put the previously mentioned card in defence mode, face down.

"Man Eater Bug... Glad I'm a girl," Teà said dumbly.

"Yugi, what's that card do?" Joey asked his stunned friend.

Yugi struggled to even speak. "The Man Eater Bug can automatically destroy one creature on the field as soon as it's flipped up."

Teà took in a sharp breath. "Well that's certainly not good," she understated the situation.

Tristan rubbed his arm as his eyes did a weird teary thing before he actually cried. "Guys, I really don't want to go back to that graveyard."

"Don't worry Tristan, none of us are going back. We'll destroy that bug before he plays it," Joey said, thinking he had it all figured out.

"That won't work," Yugi shuttered from the numbness. "The moment we make an attack that card will be activated."

"Graveyard, here I come," Tristan said sadly.

"What are you saying Yug? That one of us is going to end up worm food," Joey asked hotly.

"I'm saying that there's only one way out of this, and we're standing on it," Yugi said, knowing what the card was because of the link he and Yami shared.

"Right," Tristan clued in first. "The trap card Big Yugi laid down."

"But I'm afraid to use it," Yugi said. "The card requires that we sacrifice a creature."

"You mean one of us?" Teà asked, even though she knew exactly what Yugi had meant.

"Don't worry Teà, I'll go," Tristan re-assured her.

"No way Tristan!" Teà spoke up.

"Think about it... That Man Eater Bug's gonna take one of us out no matter what we do. At least this way I'm taking it out too," Tristan said, showing off his machismo.

Joey made a noise as he shoved the hilt of his sword into Tristan's stomach.

Tristan's eyes began to tear up. "I guess you... disagree," he said before he fell to the ground.

Joey looked down at Tristan. "You just got back from the graveyard. If anyone's going it's me!"

"Joey WAIT!" Yugi shouted as Joey charged.

"It's too late," Teà whined pitifully.

"Ahh!" Joey yelled as he ran up to stand on top of Bakura's card. "How tough can this bug be?" The Man Eater Bug emerged from under his card and came up under Joey. "Ahh! Ah-oh-ah! Big Yugi, use the trap! Do it! Do it now. PLEASE! I don't want my friends to get hurt," Joey pleaded. "Sacrifice me!"

After a short contemplation Yami did what Joey asked. "I'm activating a trap, sacrificing my Flame Swordsman to do so. The Horn of Heaven! Blasting it's Celestial tune directly at your Man Eater Bug, obliterating him from the field once and for all!"

"But Joey!" Yugi yelled.

"What's happening to him?" Teà asked as she watched what was happening.

"He's disappearing," Tristan added.

"Don't worry about meeee...." Joey shouted to his friends before he disappeared.

Yugi, Tristan and Teà went all sad and blubbery.

"He's gone," Tristan practically cried. "Just like that, my best buddy's gone."

Bakura chuckled then went about his sick way of comfort. "Don't worry, you'll soon be joining him in the graveyard. You can spend an eternity together."

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"The grave yard... pretty creepy," Joey said as he looked around. "But they got Tristan back so maybe... huh?" Joey looked up into the sky. "Ahh! The Reaper of Cards, and he's come for me! Oooh noo!"

Reaper was flying toward Joey. He had come to investigate the odd energies coming from this area of the grave yard. When the boy started to run Reaper pursued. It wasn't safe for mortals to be running around the Shadow Realm.

Back at the mansion things were getting out of hand. Magician of Faith had begun to prance and dance around giddily. She loved her new outfit.

"Shut up Celtic!" Dark said glaring.

"I-I-I can't!" He said between intakes of air and outbursts of laughter.

"Shut up!"

"But you look hilarious!!!" Celtic fell to his knees, then onto his side. He laughed wildly, looking back at Dark to re-fuel his memory. "Gods, oww, my sides!"

"Celtic! Shut up!" Dark's reply was only more laughter. "Is it that bad?!"

"OOOOOOH! HAHAHAHAHAHAH! YES!" Kuriboh gave him his answer.

"That's it! I'm gonna-" He went to hit both of them with a magic blast, but nothing happened. "What the?" Dark looked down at his hands. "My power's are.... gone."

Celtic stopped laughing.

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Bakura began to speak. "I hope you don't harbor any illusions about rescuing your friend Joey from the graveyard. You've already played Reborn the Monster, the only way to get him back. And soon Reaper of Cards will claim his soul forever"

"Poor Joey. He sacrificed himself," Teà said weepily.

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Joey was running as fast as his legs could carry him. "Ahah, ahhhh! Stay away from me!" Joey tripped and looked up at the monster. "Ahhhhhh!"

'That's it you stupid mortal. Stay still!' Reaper thought as he put a petrifaction spell on his scythe.

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"He can't be gone," Teà began to cry as she spoke. A single tear fell on to the card she was standing on (The Dark Magician's) and she began to glow.

"Teà?" Yugi asked with tear blurred eyes. "Wait," he perked up. "She's the Magician of Faith. Teà's tear activated the magic effect of her favorite card."

"That's right," Yami said cluing into what Yugi was getting at. "And the effect of the Magician of Faith allows me to bring back one magic card from the discard pie, and add it to my hand. And the card I choose... Reborn the Monster, which I play now!"

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Joey was sitting on the ground, cowering as Reaper grew closer.

'That's right, good mortal, stay very still,' Reaper thought.

"No, I don't wanna," Joey whimpered like a dog.

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"Huh, wha, hah, hah, HUH?" Joey made clueless sounds until he finally realized he was back.

"Joey!" His three friends practically sang his name.

"You're back," Yugi said happily.

"Huh? Alright!" Joey said, relieved to be out of that graveyard and away from that Reaper of Cards.

"You waste you time and your turns rescuing these foolish mortals," Bakura said, demonstrating the rarely found skill of having no heart.

"My friends are never a waste of time. Make your move," Yami said angrily.

Bakura chuckled again. "Oh, I'll move, and you will lose. this is the play that will end the match and win me your Millennium Puzzle. First I will play the Lady of Faith in attack mode, and then the card that will turn your friends against one another. The Change of Heart."

"Change of Heart," Yugi said thinking. "Isn't that Bakura's favorite card?"

"And a very magical card it is," Bakura said. "With this card I can turn you against your comrades. The very friends you sought to protect, you will now destroy."

"No, I refuse!" Yugi shouted up at the giant Bakura.

"You won't have a choice in the matter. The Change of Heart card allows me to control any opposing monster," Bakura said shifting his eyes to Yugi. "And I choose you little Yugi!" He laughed as he began his plan.

"Leave the young one out of this!" Yami said, trying to protect Yugi.

"Why should I?" Bakura asked the ancient spirit. "By simply destroying him I defeat you aswell. You're here to guide and protect HIIM! Then protect him from this!" Bakura placed Change of Heart on the field.

"Hu, it's Bakura," Yugi said looking at the "monster".

"The real Bakura," Teà said thankfully.

"So your soul was trapped was sealed into your favorite card too," Yugi said starting up a conversation right in the middle of the duel.

"Ahh, I want to help, but we must act quickly Yugi," Ryou said as he took control of the monster in front of him. "I've taken over one of his cards instead of yours!... I'll control her while you attack me. you can win against the evil Bakura."

"I can't," Yugi said shaken by what Ryou asked of him. "I'd be destroying you! Sending you to the graveyard."

"I don't care," Ryou said, set in his decision. "It's better than being than being enslaved by an evil spirit! DO IT!"

"BE QUIET!" Bakura shouted as he saw what his pathetic vessel was up to.

"I have a better idea," Yami said, as if he had been working on the plan for some time. "If the evil power of Bakura's Millennium Ring can pull souls from people, perhaps the power of my Millennium Puzzle can put them back." Yami used the powers to switch the places of Ryou and Bakura.

"Alright! Our Bakura's back where he belongs," Joey said, seeing Ryou look around confused.

"But where's the evil dude?" Tristan asked.

"Ah, THIS CAN'T BE!" Bakura said as he realized it was now him in the Lady of Faith's clothing.

"Listen closely Yugi," Yami instructed. "Use the power of the Dark Magician, send him to the graveyard, NOW!"

"You got it! Dark Magic Attack!"

Bakura yelled as he was sent into the graveyard.

Hicky: Review this if you absolutely have to, but I suggest you hurry onto the next chapter!