This Fan Fic was written by Joji Sada and Rayze.

Disclaimer: We don't own any of the Yu-Gi-OH characters.
The only thing we own is our characters and
the plot line.
Don't sue....... Have no money.

Summary: What if Yugi/ Yami weren't alone in this world and
the puzzle had more secrets than even they could
have imagined. Who will win in a battle against
Yugi/ Yami's biggest competition...... and survive
the consequences of.......
Read to find out Please R/R

Joji: We REALLY need to update and write........you are so lazy Rayze.

Rayze: ................so?

Joji: Get your Jersey butt over here now....or else.

Rayze: Hmmm...well, what do you think Rayze? Well, Rayze, I think that you really should write more. Well, I disagree with you.

Joji: Quit flirting with yourself and let the reader read. Let's go. grabs Rayze by the ear and drags him off wailing.

Broken Bonds and Friendship (Ch.11)

"Where did you come from?" Yugi asked. "Wait." Yugi spun around. The Dark Magician that had once rested in the middle of the visions behind him was no longer there.

"Yugi, listen to me." The Dark Magician began. "You can't rely on me this time. You have to rely on yourself and believe in the 'Heart of the Cards.'"

"What do you mean I can't rely on you?" Yugi asked. He was now incredibly confused.

"Yugi...I am that friend you longed for once and so much more."

"But that's......YAMI!!" Yugi stated "Unless."

Yugi looked up at the unconscious Yami who was, as he assumed, trapped in a never ending cycle of memories, mixed with dreams.

"Yes, My soul. I figured the only way you would pay attention was if it took the form of something you believe in. It is not just me, it's all of us." Dark Magician finished.

"But how? My friends stand frozen before me as I fight this very battle." Yugi exhaled as he finished.

"You're only half right. True... they are frozen but only in Yamises's time. They are as free as we are right now and even with time at a stand still in the world outside, they can sense your troubled mind. They are reaching out to help you when you need it the most. Now!!"

"Thank you. I will win for them."

"Don't just win for them... win for yourself as well. Remember, no matter who wins something will change in the future and it is up to you to determining whether what happens is for the good or towards the bad." He finished and reached out over the fire that separated them.

As he reached Yugi's hand, he faded and souls returned to their rightful place inside the unconscious bodies awaiting them.

"The pharaoh has been taken out Yugi, what do you expect to do...win?" Yamises was not so heartless this time but still wouldn't go as far as saying they were anything alike except in looks.

"Yes, he may not be standing next to me but we are connected." Yugi began. "As you have shown me, you have lost connection with the friends you claim to hold so close. As for me, they are here and we will triumph as you fully know we've done before. We've over come impossible tasks and gotten this far. I will never gave up...Especially to Myself."

'I must believe in myself in the Heart of the Cards' Yugi thought. Yami had told him not to give up, so he won't.

"Wha..." Yugi said as he drew his next card. It was his Dark Magician. 'Wait...Yami! That was who was in the Dark Magician.' It reminded him of his duel with Evil Bakura. How he had been put in his favorite card and Yami had been dueling to save them. But now it was reversed and this was Yami's choice. "Now," Yugi started "I play the Tribute Doll magic card, targeting a scapegoat. Then I sacrifice my Summoned Skull to play the Dark Magician."

"Yugi," the Dark Magician said. "It's me...Yami."

"Yami?" Yugi said astonished that he had been right.

"Yugi" Dark Magician continued. "Destroy his Zombrya, do it now."

"Right" Yugi replied. "And now I play Rageki to destroy all your monsters."

"Good Yugi." Yamises said as he begun his turn. "But not good enough. I activate Just Desserts. You lose 500 Life Points per monster. I then activate Dark Magician Curtain!!! This allows me to play a Dark Magician from my own deck, at the cost of 2000 Life Points.

Life Points (Now)

Yugi: 2500

Yamises: 2000

'I must not let Yami down.' Yugi thought to himself. 'But somehow...I feel I must help Yamises. As of now, the only way I know to help him is to hand him a defeat.'

"Yamises" a voice said. "It is I, Yugiko. I am your Green Dark Magician."

"What on Earth?" Yamises was taken aback at the sight of Yugiko in his green threads and magical staff.

"I can't let you down. Whether I am for this or not." Yamises chuckled. "Now, instead of taking down the Pharaoh once, I get to make him suffer by watching you fall."

"NO..."

"Huh?" Yami/ Dark Magician looked around. The voice was familiar but it wasn't their voice. It was that of his best friend. Joey!!

Right as he looked over, an older and almost mature Joey Wheeler stepped through the flashing memory Yamises had created earlier in the duel. Much to everyone's surprise, somehow the puzzle had made it able for him to come through.

"Wow...So many Yugis." He chuckled. "How come you're fightin' yourself?"

"Joey?!?" Yamises and Yugi said as one.

"Yup. That's my name, don't wear it out." Joey laughed. "It's me. The runner-up in Duelist Kingdom and an expert."

"Dueling Monkey." Another voice said as the body belonging to it stepped through the body.

"Kaiba!!!" Joey, Yamises, Yugi, and both possessed Dark Magicians said together.

"Why are you here?" Joey asked him.

"That doesn't concern you, now does it?" Kaiba just walked straight past Joey and stood in between the two dueling circles. Somehow, the ground held him up with some sort of an invisible floor of some sort.

"Never have I seen you bow to an opponent and here you are on your knees feeling sorry for yourself. I am ashamed to have someone weakling like you defeat me." Kaiba sneered as Yugi got to his feet and just stared Kaiba in the eye.

"Ah, Kaiba, how happy we are that you joined us." Yamises spoke up with a hatred in his voice.