The Strange Day 'Shopping'

Chapter one:

Yugi and his friends were walking down the street when they say Marick. Now, normally they'd run away screaming "Run for your lives, there's a power hungry tyrant loose" And, of course Tea' would add, "And, the poor soul has no friends."

But, today was not an ordinary day. You see, earlier that morning:

"PHARAOH! YOU STOLE MY STRAWBERRY SHAMPOO DIDN'T YOU!?" Bakura Screamed.

Across town, Yami, Also known as Pharaoh Atem, chuckled to himself as he spread the strawberry smelling shampoo over his head.

So, the gang's day wasn't going very well, as they needed to find the two because Bakura decided he was going to take his anger 'outside'.

Ryou, after learning that Bakura had just been so humiliated, (How not having shampoo is humiliating, only Bakura knows,) Decided he'd better call everyone up to look for him. Yugi organized everyone, Tristan, however was a bit reluctant to come, but when Ryou added that Serenity would be there, He jumped up, and faster than you can say: Skiddly diddly do, He was ready. Then, when Joey found out that this was the only reason Tristan had agreed to it, he beat him to a pulp.

So, back to the present. The six teens walking down the street looked rather odd. To a passerby, one might describe them as: A group of kids. One shorter than a hobbit with a large triangle pendant and starfish hair, another looking as though he'd just been pulled out of a sewer, (After Joey beat him)and had an amazing compass, I mean hair, on his head. They then might describe a girl with short brown hair mumbling about friendship, and how it's not nice to be mean. (Well DUH!) Then they might go on to describe a gangster looking boy, with hair that looked like he stuck a chopstick in it to keep it high in one area, who had his arm draped around a girl who looked three years younger than him. Then finally they'd observe a beautiful Girl with long white hair, walking beside them, and on Her neck she was wearing a large ring shaped pendant with an eye.

But that's just how any person walking down the street would see them. We all know that Ryou is a BOY.

(Ryou: Hn... It's not very amusing so far)

(Me: How 'bout I through you into the abyss, that aught to be fun.)

(Ryou: O.O you wouldn't dare!)

(Me: I'm the Authoress, besides I have .Hacksign music in the background.)

(Ryou: What does .Hack have to do with your torturing meeeeeeeee...........)

(Ryou falls in a big hole me: Ooops, don't worry he'll make a reappearance.)

So, the group of five, minus Ryou, who no one even noticed had disappeared, walked up to Marick.

Marick opened his mouth to ask them what they were doing, "Mfgafrafadfs."

Feeling kind of stupid for that, he tried again. "Mushigushiwantgum."

"Marick?" Yugi asked, showing concern for his unintelligible 'friend.' "What's going on, tell us what's wrong."

Marick, who by the way was blushing a very deep red, tried one last time "JUSDUTHUUSSSUSTAAAAAA."

Tea' walked over and put her arm on his shoulder, while everyone else pulled out their earplugs. "Marick, I know just how you feel, it's okay, we understand. I think that this is a great opportunity for us to learn the meaning of friendship. You see, everything the light touches belongs to a greater person. We all need to learn to put trust in our feet, because, after all, they are the ones doing the walking. When I met Yugi, let's see, when did I meet Yugi? Ah, Yes, He was stuck in an elevator. Because he was too short, unable to reach the 50th floor, but because I was his nephew I helped him! And so Marick-boy, if you don't get anything out of my speech, when getting your soap, dove is the best.

Marick, who could barely endure this torture, fell to the ground crying like a baby. Joey found it very a musing and burst out in laughter before walking into a Bar. (Get it, it's a joke: A blond walked into a bar. {A metal telephone 'bar')

Marick cried longer than anyone expected him to. "Mushgusijugertuferts."

And Yugi walked over to him patting his shoulder, "I told ya, if you planned on visiting Domino City, earplugs would be a good investment."

Marick just let out another fit of tears before Isis walked over, and upon seeing her younger brother sitting on the ground wailing, talking in words that weren't even, she grabbed his ear and dragged him away from his 'friends.'

The gang then proceeded to forget all about Marick, and walked to the store, for they were getting a bit hungry.

When they got there, the store owner ran out in front of Joey, who still had his arm draped over Serenity's shoulder, and yelled "NO, NO, NO! NO P.D.A.!"

"P.D. What?" They all asked in unison.

"P.D.A, Public Display of Affection!"

"She's my SISTER!" Joey yelled to his defense.

"Sure, and Shorty here's my grandfather!"

"SHE IS!"

"Um, sir," Serenity said quietly, "He is my brother, but if you'd like him to remove his arm, he can."

"Whaaa, Serenity, don't let this guy boss you around! We'll take care of him!" Tristan said as him and Joey approached the store owner.

They then proceeded to knock the guy out, and both Tristan and Joey walked into the store, each with an arm around sweet Serenity.

Yugi and Tea' sweet dropped and followed them.

When they went inside Yugi realized that this store was a huge maze, like the labyrinth. "Wow, guys, isn't this store just like The Labyrinth?" But, he was speaking to nobody. His other four friends had disappeared.

"Tristan? Joey? Tea'? Joey's sister? ANYONE?!"

But no one answered. He was feeling so sad, no one answered him.

"WHY WON"T ANYONE ANSWER ME!?"

Yugi then proceeded to cry.

"Don't cry little boy" a Fairy said as she flew around Yugi's head. "Your friends need you. Please help them."

"Who...are...you!?" Yugi said amazed and confused.

"I am Tea's common sense. She lost me a long time ago. By doing that, she has turned me into this fairy, forever wandering. Only true love's first kiss can set me free back into her body."

Yugi listened very carefully to the fairy as she told him that his friends were in trouble. "An Evil force, one that has the power to put a person's soul into an inanimate object, is being used. Your friends are now..."

Yugi, knowing it was a job he'd have to do himself jumped up. Not even listening to what the fairy was going to say next, he took his duel monsters deck out. "It's time to duel!"

"But Yugi, Wait!" Tea's common sense screamed after him.

"NO I have to save my friends!"

As Yugi ran of the fairy sighed "I was going to tell him what inanimate object they were in. Oh well. There is nothing I can do now."

Well that concludes chapter Uno, Ichi, One. How did you like it?

Ryou: It bloody sucked.

Ryou! Watch your mouth young mister!

Ryou: Oh, are you my mom now? thinks I guess Bakura's rubbin' off on me.

Hmm, that's a good idea! Go to your room!

Ryou: I can't. You banished me to Hell, remember?

Ahh yes, I remember.

Ryou: When do I make my reappearance?

Well I'll give you a choice, I could fish you outa there, and let you be stuck in an 'object' or I could reincarnate you to be Tea's "True Love"

Ryou: Will I be cute?

Smile Of course, I mean Tea will love you smirks

Ryou: Make me an object. I don't like the look you have.

Phoooey. Okay an object you are.

Next Chapter: Of inanimate objects and Ryou's re-apperance.