C-F: As you may have noticed, I have changed my nickname (slightly). I acidently discovered I have an even darker side to psyche.

Sir Chaosalot: a.k.a. This is the nickname one of her friends gave the sword happy, laughing like Malik side to ChaoticFreakatroid.

C-F: u¬¬ Anyhoo-

Marik: Does he HAVE to be here?

C-F: u¬¬ You're as bad as Goku, THAT, my dear Marik, is a she.

Marik: WELL I COULDN'T TELL! SHE'S WEARING ARMOUR FOR GOODNESS SAKE!

C-F: ......are you jelouse or something?

Marik: ....about what?

C-F: That Chaosalot is around my 24/7 and you're NOT?

Marik: blush

C-F: smirk

Opal 4: The Dagger of Shadow

Arianna's POV

I got out of bed, dressed, and walked out onto an empty deck.

What the heck? Where is everbody? I wondered.

I strolled around the deck and was startled to see a splash of on the wood.

"What the-?" I muttered.

There was a thump on the boards behind me and I spun around to see Marik walking towards me.

"Yami bit Erin." said Marik as I began to open my mouth, "While we were in your cabin. And no, she's not . And yes, Yami is about ready to kill himself."

I shut my mouth.

"Where is everyone?" I asked, standing up.

"Weeell..." said Marik, "Bakura and our stow-away, Joey, are trying to keep Yami from himself, somehow he found your swords. And the others well, Jenny and Aethleflaed are trying to keep Erin from running into Yami's room."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

He shifted uncomfortably.

"She sort of has a crush on him." he said.

"Ah ha. And?" I said.

"And, well, she's been trying to sneak into Yami's room."

"......................................okedoky then." I said.

"Yeah." said Marik. walking over to the rail and staring out across the ocean while I got my map and smoothed it out over the table.

"Where are you going to try and head for?" asked Marik.

"I dunno...." I said, "I MIGHT try to get to the Light Temple again."

"As long as there aren't any zombies." said Erin, coming out of the trap- door.

"Be glad you weren't with us yesterday, then." I said, examining the map.

I jumped as a knife went through the map and into the table. I looked up.

"That is what I found." said Marik.

I grabbed the knife by the hilt and pulled it out.

"HOLY-!" began Jenny as tendrils of Shadow sprung from the knife and began snaking up my arm.

"What the-!" I yelped as I sprang back from the table, nearly knocking it over.

I tried to release the dagger but found it impossible.

I began to panic as the Shadows got closer and closer to my face, their darkness pressing on my soul.

"What's happening?!" yelped Jenny as my skin seemingly absorbed the Shadow.

There was a sudden (and painful) asualt in my mind.

I keeled over clutching my head.

A hand rested in my shoulder.

More of Shadow spilled out of the dagger and wrapped around the rest of me, eventually seeping into my skin.

"Ari, are you alright?" asked Erin.

I felt beads of sweat drip-drip-dripping of of my face.

I was about to reply, when Shadow re-newed it's assualt on my mind, making me cry out.

"MARIK!!" I heard Jenny scream, "Why aren't you DOING anything?!"

I fought to stay conscious as Shadow tried to seize my mind.

"MARIK!" screamed Erin, "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?!"

That's it! I thought, HE is the Key of Shadow, and that means only him and the Key of Chaos can control Shadow! But...why WAS Marik laughing? Was it because Shadow had his mind? Or did he not see what Erin and Jenny did?

I began muttering in Ancient Egyptian, a spell to make Marik see what Erin and Jenny saw, if that was the problem.

Shadow suddenly formed razor sharp probes and jamed them all into my mind at the same time.

I screamed and then everything went black.

Bakura's POV

There was a strong sense of evil on the deck above, so I went to see what it was.

"What was all the screaming about?" I asked as I reached Jenny, Erin and Marik who looked as if he were going to be sick, "And where's Arianna?"

I noticed it looked like they were shielding something, and whatever it was, that's what the sense of evil was comeing from.

I peered around them, and saw Arianna herself lying on the deck a black bladed dagger in her hand, a trickle of running from her mouth and many trickles of running down her arms.

"Why do I sense evil from her?" I asked.

"It was the Dagger." said Marik, "The Dagger of Shadow."

"Oh ." I muttered, "It should of come after me though, shouldn't it?"

"If you were the Key of Chaos." said a voice behind me, I turned to see an appaled Yami.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"You are not the Key of Chaos." said Yami, "She is."

C-F: MERCY!!

Sir Chaosalot (SC): Hummph.

Marik: twitch

C-F: ................sigh Yes I KNOW this is a short chapter.

Malik: Does SC stand for Santa Clause?

SC: . !#$!$#!$#!$#!$#!$#!$#$!#!$#!!!!!!!!!!!! begins chasing Malik around he room

C-F and Marik: ........................................................................................

Marik: sigh You put too many clifies on this fic.

C-F: I'm just being particularly evil. shrugs

Marik: sighs and shakes head I don't want to know how much crazier you can get.

C-F: Oh alright. I'll stop writing (tonight).

Marik: Good.

C-F: twitch