Author's note: I am back, people! lol. Thought I died, didn't ya? Well, I am here and ready to give you all a new chapter of my big series. Not as long as the first one....but hey, in later chapters hopefully they'll be longer. Not sure if there'll be a lemon in this fic...I'm kinda thinking of a small lime scene...but that's it, since they've just met in this part of the series...I don't wanna rush things. So anyway, I'm sorry that my other fics haven't been updated...I'm on such a big writer's block right now on most of them....and I hate it. School's done in two weeks...so I have to get ready for finals and all that 'good' stuff. I've been so lazy lately...evil school. So anyway, I hope you enjoy and please review....my inbox hasn't been getting many reviews lately...

Disclaimer: This fic is based from the Duelist Kingdom saga of Yu-Gi-Oh with many added twists. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, though it'd be a nice birthday present...hint hint . Please read and review!

Opening: "Heaven SNY Mix" by DJ Sammy

Ending: "Sunlight Sunrise Mix" by DJ Sammy (You can hear the sample songs at the site: www.djsammy.com)

Duelist Kingdom: The Untold Story

Chapter 2: Reoccurring Problems

The next morning at the camp, Joey was the first one up, shouting to everyone else to get up as well. "What's wrong, Joey?" Yugi asked with a yawn.

"Nothin'. It's just a brand new day a' da tournament, an' I'm hot to find us a duel!" the blonde cheered. "By da way, anyone seen Alana?"

"Yeah, I noticed that she's missing," Tonya added while looking around.

"Oh, I meant to tell you guys," Sapphire spoke up. "Alana left sometime during the night to follow after Kaiba."

"What? Why?" Joey demanded. "She's got more sense than that!"

"She didn't tell me WHY she was going, but I have a few guesses."

"Well?"

"The first one being, that she wants to duel him. The second being, she wants to kick his ass into the dirt."

"And what's the third guess?" Bakura inclined.

Sapphire grinned at him. "Take a wild guess, British boy."

It took a moment for everyone to register what she meant. When they did, they started to blush crimson. "I don't think Lonnie would do that," Jade stated nervously. "She completely hates Kaiba now."

"True, but maybe she likes rough sex," Sapphire sneered.

"SAPPH!!" Tonya cried. "Alana isn't like that! She wouldn't get intimate with anyone unless she was sure she cared about the guy! She told me that a long time ago!"

"Hey, believe what you want. But girls have got the ability to lust after people too. Kaiba isn't just a cold-hearted, rich bastard. He's got the looks to go with his reputation too."

"He ain't dat good-lookin'," Joey scoffed.

"Sorry to break it to you, Joey, but Kaiba was nominated as the sexiest man alive this year."

"WHA???!!!"

"The truth hurts, doesn't it?" Tristan commented.

As they walked, Joey began to get restless. "Joey, what's wrong with you, man?" Tristan asked. "You've been actin' hyper ever since you woke up this morning."

"Somebody's stalkin' us!" the blonde replied.

"That's silly—" Jade began, but Sapphire cut her off.

"It's true. It feels like someone's watching us," she stated.

"See? I ain't da only one who feels it!" Joey then started to run away, with Sapphire close behind him.

"Hey, where are you guys going?!" Tonya called.

"To stalk them!" they cried in unison and ran off.

"Do you think it was smart to run off like that, Joey?" Sapphire said uncertainly.

"Hey, when I get weird feelins, I follow my instinct."

"Whatever." They stopped at a waterfall and looked around. "Man, looks like we got spooked for nothing."

"Yeah, it was just the waterfall."

All of a sudden, they heard something behind them and turned around. A tall, buff guy with spiky black hair smirked at them. "Can we help you?" Joey said airily. As soon as he said that, darkness consumed both he and Sapphire.

When Sapphire woke up, she noticed that she was in a cave. She overheard voices, one being Joey's and the other's belonging to a kid. She tried to sit up, but a hand grabbed her shoulder. "You're up," a deep voice noted. She gulped and looked into blue eyes behind sunglasses.

"YOU!" she cried.

"At least you remember me," the guy chuckled. He took off his sunglasses and grinned at her. "It's been a long time, Sapph."

"A nice long time for me," she retorted. "What the hell do you want with me and Joey, Keith?"

"What do I want with you and him? Just his starchips. And as for you, I kinda hoped that you would come back to me."

"Dream on, blondie. I dumped you and I'm not taking you back."

Keith narrowed his eyes. "Fine, if you're gonna act like that, then I'll just leave you for my 'friends.' I'm sure they could find something to do with you..."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Oh, I would dare."

Sapphire glared at him. She watched Joey duel against the freaky kid she recognized as Bones. Keith had 'accidentally' let his arm snake around her and pull her closer to him. But she didn't pull away. If she did, he would literally hand her over to his goons. She wanted to at least support Joey and give him tips, but she couldn't.

"I'm telling you guys, Joey and Sapphire ran off somewhere," Tristan stated.

"Do you think they're all right?" Tonya asked worriedly.

"I'm sure they're fine," Tea assured her. "Joey may be a little thick in the head, but Sapph could bail him out of trouble if she had to."

"Yeah."

"I hope Sapphire's all right..." Bakura muttered.

"Awww, sounds like Bakura's got a crush!" Tristan teased.

"I do not!" Bakura said blushing crimson. "Sapphire is just a nice person and I would hate to lose someone like her!"

"Call it what you want, but all signs say you've got a crush..."

"Stop teasing him, Tristan," Yugi sighed. "We need to find Sapph and Joey."

"Hey, why don't we check in that cave over there?" Jade suggested.

"Um, I've got a no cave rule," Tonya said nervously.

"Me too," added Bakura.

"C'mon guys, don't be wusses," Tristan growled.

The two gave him pointed glares but followed the others into the cave nonetheless. "I hate dark places," Tonya mumbled.

"Ditto," Bakura agreed. "Hey, are those coffins?"

"Yeah, I wonder why they're just standing here like this," Tea said.

"Beats me..."

"Guys, I wouldn't touch those," Yugi warned.

"Don't be silly," Tea replied. "It's just a wooden...huh?" The door to the coffin began to open and a skeleton fell out. Tea and Bakura both freaked out and began running around like maniacs. Yugi punched the one on Tea and Tristan punched the one on Bakura.

"Man, that was just sick," Tonya commented.

"Yeah, who'd do something like that?" agreed Jade with a look of disgust.

"My guess is Pegasus," Tristan growled. "He's one sick guy."

"You said it, Tristan," Yugi said.

"Ah man, yer monsters came back to life!" Joey cried when Bones played the Call of the Haunted. How am I supposed ta get outta dis?! he thought desperately.

Sapphire could see Joey was in trouble. His face gave him away! He was furiously staring at his cards. If only she could help him...but then Keith would do something to her. Something bad. Wait. Did the safety of herself matter more than Joey's goal to save his sister? Of course not.

Taking a deep breath, Sapphire looked over at Bandit Keith. He was chuckling at how well his plan was going. Bones was grinning like a madman and it was freaking her out. In fact, the kid in general freaked her out. She carefully made her way closer to Keith, regretting what she was about to do. She didn't know much about Duel Monsters, but she had heard from the gang about one of Joey's treasured cards and from the looks of it, he didn't have it in his hand. So he needed some guidance and right now, Sapphire was the only one who could do that for him.

She tapped Keith's shoulder and he turned to face her, fury written on his face. "What do you want?" he spat angrily. Biting her lip, Sapphire leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. She felt him resist her and she silently thanked him for doing that, because she couldn't believe she was kissing him as well and wanted to break away. Keith flailed his arms until they finally wrapped around her. Out of the corner of her eye, Sapphire saw Joey's disbelieving face. The good news though, was that all of Keith's friends were staring at her and him, not Joey.

She made a movement with her right hand to Joey. It took him a few minutes before he realized what she was trying to tell him. He closed his eyes and drew a card. Sapphire saw his face light up like a lantern.

"Man, this place is like a maze," Tristan said after they had run for awhile.

"Yeah," Tonya replied. "Hey, where's Bakura?"

"We didn't take any turns," Tea stated.

"So then where could he be?" Jade asked.

Suddenly they heard a yell. "Is that Bakura?" Yugi said.

"Bakura, this way!" Tristan called. "We're over here!"

The white-haired teenager came running into view...with a very unwanted guest on his back. The others freaked out and began running away as fast as they could.

"AAHH!!! Help! Get this thing off of me!" Bakura cried.

A minute later found everyone except Tristan sprawled out on the ground. "Is it safe to open my eyes now?" Tea asked.

"From now on, don't go picking up any hitchhikers," Tristan growled at Bakura.

"You gave us a real scare with that skeleton, Bakura," Yugi stated.

"Sorry," he answered.

"Nevermind that," Tristan said. "'Cause now we gotta another problem. Look." He pointed to two tunnels with skulls with candles in them.

"Gee, both ways look SO inviting," Jade said with a pensive look.

"Yeah, well if Joey and Sapphire got invited down one of those caves, then we need to figure out which one."

"Tristan's right," Yugi added. "We need to find them and get out of here."

"Yeah," the others said in unison.

Suddenly, Bakura stepped on something. "Hey! My foot!"

A grumbling noise could be heard. Everyone looked at each other nervously. "What is that sound?" Tristan said.

"I stepped on a switch or something," Bakura started.

"Quiet now," Yugi said.

Bakura covered his mouth with his hands. "Listen, now the sound's getting louder," Tristan commented.

"I think it's coming this way," Tonya replied.

"Yeah, but just what's coming this way?" Yugi asked.

"Oh dear..." Bakura mumbled.

All of a sudden, a giant boulder came into view. The five teenagers freaked out once again and began running. "Do hurry! Do hurry!" Bakura cried.

"Why is that boulder chasing us?!" Tea shouted.

"Cause we're downhill!" Tristan replied.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Bakura said as he ran. He then tripped and fell. Jade reached out her hand for him, but couldn't get there in time. The boulder ran over Bakura.

"It got Bakura!" Jade screamed.

"Oh no!" Tea said closing her eyes.

"Oh man, we're trapped, it's a dead end!" Tristan spat. He skidded to a stop and said, "Since there's nowhere to run, I'm gonna fight!"

"But wait--!" Tonya began.

"Tristan, you can't punch out--" Yugi said.

"--a boulder!!" Tea finished.

"I'm gonna try!" He swung his fist back and to everyone's surprise, the boulder popped. "A balloon?" Tristan said sweat dropping.

"Yeah," Yugi agreed. "And that's a speaker. Somebody wired that thing for sound, and I'm betting it was Pegasus."

Jade walked over to Bakura, who lay on the ground with a terrified look on his face. "Are you okay, Bakura?" she asked.

"Pegasus spared no expense to scare us half to death," Yugi said frowning.

"I hate that lousy, red-suit wearing freak," Tristan hissed.

"No argument there," Tonya muttered. Doctor Evil is my father....how lovely. Just what any girl would want in a parent...

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