A/N Hello! I'm back...but where is Yugi I wonder...oh well. We'll just have to find out in the fic. Anyway, there's still time to sign up for the trip, but not much...so hurry. If you already signed up then you have nothing to worry about, so just wait until I post the fic and look out for your name! Anyway...I got a lot of email so I am very happy and I'm on my way to 150...but it's you, the people, who will help me...so please R&R!!!

Yami: You had better bring back my aibou in this chapter or else!!!

Crystalia: Hmmm I don't know…I'll consider it

Sakuya: My hikari is very devious…

Bakura: No. Your hikari is very cruel! What about my light huh?

Crystalia: Calm down…I said I would take care of it…but I think I need to kill someone off…who should it be?

Everyone: Anzu!!!!!!!

Crystalia: Hmmm…any suggestions?

Everyone: . Anzu!!!!!!!!!!!

Anzu: ME!!!…oh wait…no…

Crystalia: Oh well since no one gave me any ideas I guess no one will die…to bad…I was kinda hoping you all would say Anzu or something….

Everyone: ~.~ grrrrrr

Crystalia: =^.^= and now for the disclaimer! Jou it's your turn.

Jou: Alright! Crystalia don't own nothin' see! And don't ya'll be tryin' to say she do!

Chapter 12

Duel for the Ring

No one saw the claws that silently reached out from the floor and grabbed Yugi just as he passed out. Slowly the malicious claws wrapped around his small body and drug him down through a black hole in the floor.

Yugi, who was weakened not only from using his powers, but from the effects of the Shadow Realm as well, was unaware of his peril but there was someone who knew of his danger and they were prepared to help him as best they could.

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Yami and Jou reached the center of the maze just as Anzu screamed out Yugi's name.

"Anzu? Anzu! What's wrong? Where is Yugi? What happened?" Jou asked as he ran up to the brown haired girl.

"It's Yugi! He's gone...it's all my fault!" she yelled. "I should have been watching him...but Ryou woke up and..."

""What about Ryou? What happened to him?" Yami asked, eyeing Bakura with suspicion.

"He was attacked by a woman named Isia..." Bakura said, not returning the pharaoh's gaze. "Then your hikari attacked me thinking it was my fault...and thinking Ryou was dead. When Ryou awoke the boy was gone..."

Yami shuddered. 'Did Yugi use his powers here? The same one's from before? What if he's laying somewhere hurt...or injured...or worse?'

"We have to find him!" Yami announced in a tone that said that it was non-debatable.

"He could be anywhere...where would we start?" Jou asked.

"I don't know, but I will search all of the Shadow Realm if I must!" Yami declared. "But I will find him."

Just as Yami turned to head for the way out it vanished along with all the other ways out leaving them trapped.

"Yugioh...how rude. To leave before we even had a chance to finish our game." a familiar voice said, menacingly.

"Tendo! Where is my hikari?" Yami yelled.

"Hmmm... who knows...this is the Shadow Realm after all....he could be anywhere." Tendo said smiling darkly. "But right now, you are here and we have to finish what we started." Spreading his arms the maze vanished leaving them all surrounded by only the shadows.

"You managed to beat my maze and find the Millenium Ring holder also...but since you did cheat..."

"Cheat! We ain't never did no cheatin'!" Jou yelled, indignantly.

"Oh...but you did...When Yugioh used his Puzzle to find his light, he broke the rules. Therefor you have forfeited your right to the Millenium Ring!"

"NO!" Yami yelled with such force that even Tendo looked fearful. "You will not take the Ring nor shall you keep my light from me any longer!"

At this Tendo smiled smugly. "Just what do you plan to do to stop me?"

"You forget that I too can use the powers of this realm...and I will use them now!" A look of fear crossed Tendo's face, but Yami didn't care. "I challenge you to a Shadow Game!"

The very air around them seemed to react to Yami's words. "You fool!" Tendo shouted. "How do expect to win in a game in my Master's own realm!"

"The first thing I plan to teach you is that this Realm has no master...the second will be that it is very dangerous to take my aibou from me!" Yami stated before holding out his hands in front of him. "We will play a game of the Shadow Realm...it's simple really." Yami explained.

"Why should I agree to play any game with you?" Tendo asked.

"Because if you win I promise not only to give you the Millenium Ring, the Millenium Puzzle as well!"

"What the hell!" Bakura shouted. "Who the hell said you could do that? What if you lose?"

"I won't." Yami said flatly, staring at Tendo.

Bakura would have continued the argument but a whimper from Ryou caught his attention. His light was getting worse, the effects of the shadow realm taking hold.

"As you can see Bakura we have little say in the matter...Ryou needs to get home and this is the only way..." Yami said. "Now do you agree?"

"What do you get if you win?"

"Your word to give me back Yugi and let us leave this place." Yami said plainly.

"Fine." Tendo agreed. "What is the game?"

"Simple...it will involve you and I...only...." Yami said, giving both Jou and Anzu a warning look. "We each take this die and these cards..." he said, taking them from his pocket.

Yami knelt and put each card down on the ground face down so that in the end there were six cards for each of them (that's twelve cards in all) and one die.

"Now on each of our sides there is on card called Hikari which will give you an automatic win and one card named Yami which if you pick you will automatically lose." Yami said.

"What are the other cards for?" Tendo asked. He was beginning to wonder if playing this game was such a good idea.

"You'll find out..." Yami said before turning to Jou and the others. "Move back...this is going to get dangerous..."

After the others had moved to safe enough distance Yami returned his attention back to Tendo. "Let the Shadow Game begin!" he yelled, tossing the die.

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(A/N I know you guys may be getting tired of the song "Simple and Clean" but it is one of my favorites and I just saw the music video for it so for one last time here it goes!)

Yugi could feel himself floating in a warm substance, which felt a lot like water, but that made no sense because then how was he breathing. Slowly he opened his eyes only to find that he was indeed floating in calm aqua water. Suddenly though his body began to spiral downwards, out of control and he lost all sense of direction as he fell into darkness.

You're giving me, to many things…lately

You're all I need…and more

You smiled at me…in time

Suddenly Yugi crested through the surface of the water startled to find himself standing on the shore of a beach, the sun setting behind him and a line of trees before him. Coughing up some water and standing shakily he was surprised by a sudden giggle that reached his ears. He was even more surprised to see Crystalia standing on the beach, waving happily at him. Confused Yugi ran up to her only to stop short when a girl who looked identical to Crystalia, except she had white hair and violet eyes, stepped from behind her holding a gold bell crested with the same 'eye' he had on his puzzle, in her hand.

Before Yugi could ask any questions both Crystalia and her look alike pointed up at the sky. Worried Yugi too looked up only to se several comets falling to earth. No…wait. One of those comets didn't have a blue trail of flames, instead it looked a lot like himself. Yugi turned back to Crystalia only to find both her and her twin replaced by Ryou. All of a sudden Yugi felt himself falling backwards. Ryou reached out to catch him but it was too late. Yugi expected to hit the sand but instead fell through the water and kept falling. Looking up he could see Ryou looking down at him but after a moment the refection flickered and Ryou was gone, leaving Yugi to cascade into the depths of the sea.

Don't say you love me

You do not really love me

Or else you'd understand what I meant when I said no

And don't think it is quite that simple

Suddenly Yugi opened his eyes only to find himself standing on a beach, the sun shining brightly in his eyes. Looking out at the sea Yugi was astonished to see Yami standing there calmly, holding out his hand to him and directly behind him stood an enormous wave ready to crush them both. Yugi yelled out a warning while franticly running to his yami, but it was too late.

When you walk away

You don't hear me say "Please…oh baby…don't go"

Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight

It's hard to let you go…

The wave came crashing down sending Yugi tumbling but he quickly regained control and continued to swim towards Yami, who was floating there, still holding his hand out to him. Just as Yugi got close enough to reach his dark half, something grabbed his ankle. Looking down he saw a black tentacle wrapped around his ankle. Yugi was horror struck when the thing pulled him roughly downward into the dark depths and away from his yami.

Hold me…

Whatever lies beyond this morning

Isn't living at all

Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all

Nothing's like before…

Yugi wasn't too surprised when he felt the tentacle let go. He was getting use to being dropped off by now. He was startled when he suddenly landed on his feet on something very solid, but was still surrounded by water. Unexpectedly the ground beneath Yugi's feet exploded with a white light and what looked like thousands of duel monster cards rose up from the ground and vanished into the shadows.

Hold me…

As the cards flew away Yugi realized that he was in fact standing on a huge picture of himself and Crystalia standing back to back, the same eye from his puzzle overlapping the picture. Wanting to get a better look Yugi stepped forward but the picture then shattered like glass, cutting Yugi in several places.

Suddenly a large bird rose up and flew away leaving Yugi both confused and alone. He realized now that the water surrounding him was getting much colder and it seemed as if the shadows where creeping closer to him. Frightened he called out Yami's name but no one answered and no one ever came.

It was then that Yugi woke up, only to scream out in terror at what was before him.

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A/N I really must apologize for this taking so long. I had trouble with my new computer and it really set me back, not to mention the SAT's are coming up so I haven't had as much time as I would like to have to myself. But I should be able to update regularly now so no need to send me anymore death threats…I know a lot of you will be mad about the cliff hanger but a new chapter will be posted by Saturday so no need to get all upset. Besides we both know that cliffhangers and major character deaths are what keep the reviews flowing.

I also promise to let everyone know where Yugi is by the next chapter so see you then. If you read and review that is. And if you don't mind would you please check out my new Harry Potter fic. I think it's pretty good and I hope you guys will like it too. You can find it under my name. Thanks!!!!!!!