Maistwin: From now on, I'm going to draw names out of a hat to see which review I respond to. Only one though...

Atem: This'll be good for a laugh.

Maistwin: Leers don't make me hit you with the bat again.

Atem: Yeep!

Maistwin: Thanks for the bat Twilight! Anyway, the winner is...

Mew Katsuya! So, for the others, just review again and get a chance to get responded!

Mew Katsuya's review response

Maistwin: I'm glad you like it! The chapters are all so short is because I wrote them in math, I was bored, and I was being watched like a hawk. Shudder

End Response

Maistwin: I think you've all memorized the Japanese names and such, so now let's skip right to the story!

Now to the story!

(Yugi's soul room)

Yugi felt as if he could never open his eyes again. He just lay sprawled across the cage floor, and all the while disappearing. Akunadin continued to absorb Yugi's strength with a triumphant smirk plastered on his face.

"There's nothing you can do, puny mortal. After tonight, I will have my revenge on the pharaoh, and once you're gone, I'll use your body as a vessel to spread chaos across the world. There's no one in the world that can stop me!"

Yugi had all but given up hope. Suddenly, the dark room became brighter, and then a gold. "What is happening!" Akunadin practically screamed.

"Leave Yugi alone and maybe I'll tell you."

The voice seemed to come from nowhere.

/ That voice, I know that voice. /

Darkness was rather pissed at this strange event.

"Who dares mock me!"

"I do."

The voice seemed smug and confident. Yugi, try as he could, still couldn't open his eyes.

/I-I think I know who that is, but that's impossible, isn't it?/

"No Yugi, it's not."

A gold door appeared on the far side of Yugi's soul room. The door opened revealing the one who Yugi had said good-bye to not long ago. Akindun's eyes went wide with shock.

"That can't be!"

"Oh, but it is."

Atem had automatically switched to "King-of-Games" mode when he entered Yugi's mind.

"Now two souls can't be in one mind at a time, so why don't we play a game to see who goes."

Atem wore a familiar smirk on his face, while Akunadin just leered.

"Yugi only has 16 minutes until the spell kills him off. Name your game."

Atem took a sensible amount of time to think about a game (I REALLY am timing to16 minutes, so whether I finish typing this in 16 minutes or not decides Yugi's fate. Start: NOW!)

"It's a simply game of marbles, only, marbles will appear out of thin air and drop into your jar. You must count all of them, or you lose. If you lose count, you will also lose."

Akunadin rolled his eyes.

"This will be a simple task. Or coarse I accept. Of course, Yugi only has 14 minutes left."

(it's true)

"The let us begin."

Two jars appeared in front of Atem and Akunadin. Then the first marble appeared, floating, waiting for a signal.

"Go!"

Marbles started dropping into the jars like rainfall. There was virtually no end to them! The game continued.

T 6...7...25...80...at this rate, I'll lose count before the next 10 are up! T

'Piece of cake'

Suddenly the marbles stopped falling. A counter showed up on the top of the jar.

"Name your amount."

Atem stated.

Akunadin studdered.

"80...4?"

"My guess is 89."

The counters started moving incredibly fast, and then stopped at the numbers.

Akunadin: 85

Atem: 89

Atem wagged his finger at Akunadin.

"I'm so sorry, but it looks like you where wrong."

The game supplies disappeared, and Akunadin started to do the same.

(Yugi had 6 minutes left, I'm glad I got that over with!)

"How can this happen!"

Akunadin complained.

"This spell had no counter..."

"I guess I heard it from a little bird. Hope you have a good time in hell!"

Akunadin, was almost gone now. The only thing remaining was his head.

"I will have my revenge pharaoh! I will, if it's the last thing I..."

And with that he was gone.

"Do? I don't think you'll be capable of doing anything for a very, long, time."

Strength was slowing returning to Yugi, and all the traced Akunadin had left, vanished.

Yugi finally opened his eyes.

"Atem, you're, here."

Yugi smiled.

"Thank you."

Atem returned the smile.

"I'm just glad you're alright aibou."

Yugi's eyelids began to drop again.

"I'm tired. Could you tell my friends that I'm alright?"

"Sure."

Yugi fell into Atem's arms, and he continued to smile.

'You need a rest aibou. I'll do as you requested.'

Stay Tuned...

Maistwin: DON'T GO YET! IT'S NOT FINISHED! Next Chappie...

Next Chappie: Seto is actually required to help. He's actually blackmailed to help.

He and Jono get into a fight. Over the phone line. Hey, you started it Jono.