Lu: The long awaited second chapter of Mind Game! I said it was one-shot,
but people were asking me to update, so here we are! New chapter! It's
gonna be 9 chapters long.
Yami Lu: She has a sad, sad life.
Lu: Do not! Anyway, you share a body with me, so your life is mine! Sucks!
Yami Lu: Damn, you got me there.
Lu: Anyway, to yet another army of reviewers:
Shining Friendship: Omg, you're like, one of my favourite authors! I loved Not Really You and Here for You. Anyway, thanks fo reviewing. I wasn't originally going to write a second chapter, but now I am.
Inwe-Linwelin: If you don't update soon, I shall kill you. Simple as that. Thanks for the review though ^-^. And anyone who likes YamixTea and JoeyxMai, read Inwe's Shadow of Reality.
Darks00: Thanks! I was annoyed at the version that they put in, so I wrote something that I thought should have happened. I don't see why not.
19Fleur Delacour07: I was trying to imitate Joey's accent in the dubbed. Anyway, thanks for the review!
AREZAL: I know, don't they all make such great couples? And JoeyxMai... aww...
Alex: Really? Oh well... I just took it off there, I don't know if they took it off there or not. Anyway, thanks for the reviews.
Mai Wheeler: The next chapter! Finally! Well, I can't really say much... we said it all in the reviews for The New Tournament. What episode are you up to now? Poor Joey in 128... so sad. And then he wakes up and one of the first things he does is see if Mai is OK, and then his eyes are all, like, teary and... *sob*
Jellybob 15: There is more now! And although now it is focused on Joey getting Mai back, there is YamixTea. As you might imagine, Inwe-Linwelin and yourself may have killed me if there wasn't. In fact, there's more in this chapter than in almost the whole of what I've posted of The New Tournament.
neo-ransom: Just to let you know, I'm generally referred to as Lu. I'm glad you picked up on that, because I didn't actually remember to say that was a pun at first. You were the first person to figure it out!
kikoken: I know *sob*. Although 173 would come close. That's when Mai's been mind washed, so she can't remember what Joey did for her, I think, and she beats Joey in a duel, and then she breaks free and remembers everything that Joey did for her in 80 and 92. Well, there were some others, but those were the main ones. And then Joey's mind gets sent to the Shadow Realm and Mai's crying and it hurts me just to look at the pictures! Imagine seeing the actual episode. That would be so bad...
o-yugi-o: I know, I could kill 4Kids for taking out all the good parts! Like in 80, Jean-Claude shouts out that Joey doesn't deserve Mai, and then Joey shouts out that he deserves a chance with her! And then they all look at him strangely. And that's so sweet. AND THEY JUST HAD TO CUT IT OUT!
SereneDolphin: Thanks! Compliments mean everything to an author, as I'm sure you know. I liked Memories of Hatred, but you've got to update! I'm dying here!
Lu: Well, that's it for now. This chapter's really short, but I figured you guys wouldn't care as long as I got it up. So here it is!
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Joey tossed and turned, Mai's face as she was sent to the Shadow Realm haunting his dreams. Suddenly, his eyes shot open, and he sat bolt upright, panting and sweating. He glanced around. He was in Noa's Virtual World with the rest of the group, but he had been separated from most of them. His group at the moment consisted of Yami, Tea and himself. Yami was currently sleeping quietly with his arm around Tea, who was snuggled up into his chest, asleep.
Joey lay back down, and tried to sleep again. But he didn't want to. Every time he closed his eyes, the image of Mai trapped inside an hourglass, which was slowly filling up every night, appeared in his mind.
He got up, careful not to disturb the sleeping couple. He began to walk into the forest, but turned back once he realized that Yami and Tea would be worried about him. He picked up a stick, and wrote in the dust: "Gone for a walk. Be back soon. Joey."
Joey strolled slowly down the dusty, trodden track, his hands stuffed deep into his pockets. He tried not to think of Mai's wide eyes, desperate and pleading, but it was impossible. The thought of her stuck in the Shadow Realm filled every molecule of his brain and mind. Suddenly, on the path in front of him, someone appeared. A short, green-haired someone.
"What de... Noa?" shouted Joey in shock and surprise. He wasn't really prepared for what the Virtual World could bring him, his mind still lingering on Mai.
"That's right Wheeler," said Noa, grinning mischievously. He looked the same as ever, his green hair messy, his eyes glinting devilishly.
"What do you want, punk?" said Joey, attempting to mask his sadness, but he failed miserably. Noa could sense his sadness, and grinned again.
"Oh, the usual, your body... or what about your mind?" said Noa in a fake careless voice. He was aware that Mai was in the Shadow Realm, and he had observed Joey waking up suddenly, calling her name. It was fairly obvious that he liked her. He knew that if Joey believed that going into the Shadow Realm would save Mai, he would do it without hesitation.
"My... mind?" asked Joey hesitantly. "You mean... de Shadow Realm?" He didn't know if he would want to go there - Kaiba, Mokuba and Yugi's Grandpa had been trapped in there, and they had made it clear they never wanted to go there again. But if it meant getting Mai back, he was willing to try it.
"Yes. Scared yet?" taunted Noa. He knew Joey wouldn't be scared - he would be more than willing to get sent to the Shadow Realm. It was only after Noa said this that Joey noticed he seemed slightly see-through. Noa was a hologram.
"No," replied Joey, confidently and truthfully. Noa smiled. Everything was going to plan. If he succeeded in sending Joey's mind to the Shadow Realm, another one of the Big 5 would be able to use his body until Joey's mind was freed. The hologram Noa was typing something onto an invisible keyboard.
Joey suddenly felt an immense pain. It was the same pain as when Marik controlled his mind and he was trying to break free. He felt his mind and soul being ripped from his body. He could see his own body, shrinking as he moved further and further away from it. He got a great view of the Virtual World, not that he cared at that point. If he had bothered to look around, he would have seen Kaiba walking determinedly; Serenity, Duke and Tristan sleeping silently next to a campfire; and several members of the Big 5 making their ways towards the people on the ground. But he did not care about this, however, because the pain was overwhelming.
Then the pain stopped just as suddenly as it had begun. He was now surrounded by complete darkness. He stood up, as he had been lying flat on his back. "Mai!" he called. There was no reply. He knew it would not have been that simple, but at least he tried. He began to trudge slowly around the darkness.
A small light was seen in the center of his vision. It was not a bright light, more of a dim glow. But he still made his way towards it, determined to find the only person that was not family that he had ever loved. He emerged into the 'light' to find a swamp-like setting.
'So dis is what de Shadow Realm really looks like...' he thought, looking around. The trees were stripped of leaves and the water was more like mud. Joey called Mai's name again, but heard nothing. 'You better be OK, Mai. Please be OK. I don't know what I'd do if I never saw you again,' he said to her subconsciously.
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Tea awoke with a start. She found her face buried into Yami's shirt, and blushed. She still wasn't used to being his girlfriend. Disentangling herself from his arms, she looked around for Joey. His sleeping bag was empty, and she couldn't see him anywhere. She crawled over to his sleeping bag. She noticed some dirt that was drawn in, and headed over there.
It read: "G ne fo a alk. B ba k soo . oey." She deciphered the dodgy message, and was relieved. She was afraid Joey might have done something stupid. Crawling back over to Yami, she shook him gently awake.
"Huh? What?" muttered Yami sleepily, yawning. He opened his eyes slowly, and his violet ones met Tea's blue ones. He smiled, and she returned it. "Where's Joey?" he asked shortly.
"Out. Walking. Hopefully," said Tea. "We're alone." Yami's smiled widened. Tea, reading his mind, leant forward and kissed him gently. Yami returned the kiss, his arms wrapping around her waist. Tea encircled his neck with her arms. They continued to kiss for ten minutes, until Yami decided it was about time they find Joey so they could continue on their way.
"Joey," shouted Yami. "We've gotta get moving. We've still gotta find your sister!" He thought that Joey would return to them immediately, but he didn't.
"Joey, come on!" yelled Tea at the top of her lungs. There was still no sign of him. "I sure hope he's around here somewhere, I don't want to go have to search the whole Virtual World for him," she proclaimed to Yami, who nodded.
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Lu: There you go! What did you think? Review! And if you liked it, I recommend my other story, The New Tournament, and Inwe-Linwlin's fic, Shadow of Reality. BUT YOU BETTER UPDATE INWE! YOU HEAR ME?!
Yami Lu: You tell her 24/7 at school, I think she gets the idea.
Lu: Shut up. I thought she needed reminding again. Review!
Yami Lu: She has a sad, sad life.
Lu: Do not! Anyway, you share a body with me, so your life is mine! Sucks!
Yami Lu: Damn, you got me there.
Lu: Anyway, to yet another army of reviewers:
Shining Friendship: Omg, you're like, one of my favourite authors! I loved Not Really You and Here for You. Anyway, thanks fo reviewing. I wasn't originally going to write a second chapter, but now I am.
Inwe-Linwelin: If you don't update soon, I shall kill you. Simple as that. Thanks for the review though ^-^. And anyone who likes YamixTea and JoeyxMai, read Inwe's Shadow of Reality.
Darks00: Thanks! I was annoyed at the version that they put in, so I wrote something that I thought should have happened. I don't see why not.
19Fleur Delacour07: I was trying to imitate Joey's accent in the dubbed. Anyway, thanks for the review!
AREZAL: I know, don't they all make such great couples? And JoeyxMai... aww...
Alex: Really? Oh well... I just took it off there, I don't know if they took it off there or not. Anyway, thanks for the reviews.
Mai Wheeler: The next chapter! Finally! Well, I can't really say much... we said it all in the reviews for The New Tournament. What episode are you up to now? Poor Joey in 128... so sad. And then he wakes up and one of the first things he does is see if Mai is OK, and then his eyes are all, like, teary and... *sob*
Jellybob 15: There is more now! And although now it is focused on Joey getting Mai back, there is YamixTea. As you might imagine, Inwe-Linwelin and yourself may have killed me if there wasn't. In fact, there's more in this chapter than in almost the whole of what I've posted of The New Tournament.
neo-ransom: Just to let you know, I'm generally referred to as Lu. I'm glad you picked up on that, because I didn't actually remember to say that was a pun at first. You were the first person to figure it out!
kikoken: I know *sob*. Although 173 would come close. That's when Mai's been mind washed, so she can't remember what Joey did for her, I think, and she beats Joey in a duel, and then she breaks free and remembers everything that Joey did for her in 80 and 92. Well, there were some others, but those were the main ones. And then Joey's mind gets sent to the Shadow Realm and Mai's crying and it hurts me just to look at the pictures! Imagine seeing the actual episode. That would be so bad...
o-yugi-o: I know, I could kill 4Kids for taking out all the good parts! Like in 80, Jean-Claude shouts out that Joey doesn't deserve Mai, and then Joey shouts out that he deserves a chance with her! And then they all look at him strangely. And that's so sweet. AND THEY JUST HAD TO CUT IT OUT!
SereneDolphin: Thanks! Compliments mean everything to an author, as I'm sure you know. I liked Memories of Hatred, but you've got to update! I'm dying here!
Lu: Well, that's it for now. This chapter's really short, but I figured you guys wouldn't care as long as I got it up. So here it is!
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Joey tossed and turned, Mai's face as she was sent to the Shadow Realm haunting his dreams. Suddenly, his eyes shot open, and he sat bolt upright, panting and sweating. He glanced around. He was in Noa's Virtual World with the rest of the group, but he had been separated from most of them. His group at the moment consisted of Yami, Tea and himself. Yami was currently sleeping quietly with his arm around Tea, who was snuggled up into his chest, asleep.
Joey lay back down, and tried to sleep again. But he didn't want to. Every time he closed his eyes, the image of Mai trapped inside an hourglass, which was slowly filling up every night, appeared in his mind.
He got up, careful not to disturb the sleeping couple. He began to walk into the forest, but turned back once he realized that Yami and Tea would be worried about him. He picked up a stick, and wrote in the dust: "Gone for a walk. Be back soon. Joey."
Joey strolled slowly down the dusty, trodden track, his hands stuffed deep into his pockets. He tried not to think of Mai's wide eyes, desperate and pleading, but it was impossible. The thought of her stuck in the Shadow Realm filled every molecule of his brain and mind. Suddenly, on the path in front of him, someone appeared. A short, green-haired someone.
"What de... Noa?" shouted Joey in shock and surprise. He wasn't really prepared for what the Virtual World could bring him, his mind still lingering on Mai.
"That's right Wheeler," said Noa, grinning mischievously. He looked the same as ever, his green hair messy, his eyes glinting devilishly.
"What do you want, punk?" said Joey, attempting to mask his sadness, but he failed miserably. Noa could sense his sadness, and grinned again.
"Oh, the usual, your body... or what about your mind?" said Noa in a fake careless voice. He was aware that Mai was in the Shadow Realm, and he had observed Joey waking up suddenly, calling her name. It was fairly obvious that he liked her. He knew that if Joey believed that going into the Shadow Realm would save Mai, he would do it without hesitation.
"My... mind?" asked Joey hesitantly. "You mean... de Shadow Realm?" He didn't know if he would want to go there - Kaiba, Mokuba and Yugi's Grandpa had been trapped in there, and they had made it clear they never wanted to go there again. But if it meant getting Mai back, he was willing to try it.
"Yes. Scared yet?" taunted Noa. He knew Joey wouldn't be scared - he would be more than willing to get sent to the Shadow Realm. It was only after Noa said this that Joey noticed he seemed slightly see-through. Noa was a hologram.
"No," replied Joey, confidently and truthfully. Noa smiled. Everything was going to plan. If he succeeded in sending Joey's mind to the Shadow Realm, another one of the Big 5 would be able to use his body until Joey's mind was freed. The hologram Noa was typing something onto an invisible keyboard.
Joey suddenly felt an immense pain. It was the same pain as when Marik controlled his mind and he was trying to break free. He felt his mind and soul being ripped from his body. He could see his own body, shrinking as he moved further and further away from it. He got a great view of the Virtual World, not that he cared at that point. If he had bothered to look around, he would have seen Kaiba walking determinedly; Serenity, Duke and Tristan sleeping silently next to a campfire; and several members of the Big 5 making their ways towards the people on the ground. But he did not care about this, however, because the pain was overwhelming.
Then the pain stopped just as suddenly as it had begun. He was now surrounded by complete darkness. He stood up, as he had been lying flat on his back. "Mai!" he called. There was no reply. He knew it would not have been that simple, but at least he tried. He began to trudge slowly around the darkness.
A small light was seen in the center of his vision. It was not a bright light, more of a dim glow. But he still made his way towards it, determined to find the only person that was not family that he had ever loved. He emerged into the 'light' to find a swamp-like setting.
'So dis is what de Shadow Realm really looks like...' he thought, looking around. The trees were stripped of leaves and the water was more like mud. Joey called Mai's name again, but heard nothing. 'You better be OK, Mai. Please be OK. I don't know what I'd do if I never saw you again,' he said to her subconsciously.
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Tea awoke with a start. She found her face buried into Yami's shirt, and blushed. She still wasn't used to being his girlfriend. Disentangling herself from his arms, she looked around for Joey. His sleeping bag was empty, and she couldn't see him anywhere. She crawled over to his sleeping bag. She noticed some dirt that was drawn in, and headed over there.
It read: "G ne fo a alk. B ba k soo . oey." She deciphered the dodgy message, and was relieved. She was afraid Joey might have done something stupid. Crawling back over to Yami, she shook him gently awake.
"Huh? What?" muttered Yami sleepily, yawning. He opened his eyes slowly, and his violet ones met Tea's blue ones. He smiled, and she returned it. "Where's Joey?" he asked shortly.
"Out. Walking. Hopefully," said Tea. "We're alone." Yami's smiled widened. Tea, reading his mind, leant forward and kissed him gently. Yami returned the kiss, his arms wrapping around her waist. Tea encircled his neck with her arms. They continued to kiss for ten minutes, until Yami decided it was about time they find Joey so they could continue on their way.
"Joey," shouted Yami. "We've gotta get moving. We've still gotta find your sister!" He thought that Joey would return to them immediately, but he didn't.
"Joey, come on!" yelled Tea at the top of her lungs. There was still no sign of him. "I sure hope he's around here somewhere, I don't want to go have to search the whole Virtual World for him," she proclaimed to Yami, who nodded.
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Lu: There you go! What did you think? Review! And if you liked it, I recommend my other story, The New Tournament, and Inwe-Linwlin's fic, Shadow of Reality. BUT YOU BETTER UPDATE INWE! YOU HEAR ME?!
Yami Lu: You tell her 24/7 at school, I think she gets the idea.
Lu: Shut up. I thought she needed reminding again. Review!