A Series of Unfortunate Events

Presented by the Yugioh characters

By:Kura, MichiHikari and Yami Mokuba

Prologue: How it all began

It was a normal day, as normal is it would ever get in Domino High. As usual, Yugi Motou was hanging out with his Yami and their friends: Tea, Joey, Tristan, Bakura, Ryou, Serenity, Mai, Marik and Malik (Marik is the Yami, Malik the hikari). The last two were not exactly friends, but, probably close enough. It was Friday, and the next week would be "Arts and Drama week", in which the students would have to either make an artistic masterpiece, or participate in a school play. Unfortunately for our heroes (more like main characters), they were chosen to take part in a play. Today, they would find out what play they would be doing, and what characters they would be role-playing as. On to your death...whoops... class, people!!

At drama class:

The drama coach, Ms. Kura, was standing in front of the class, waiting for them when they came in. She smiled a big, fake smile at them when they walked in. "Bananas are sweet!!" she announced when all was seated, and everybody got an anime-style sweatdrop at the back of their heads. Ms. Kura was known for her randomness, and she got even weirder when she was trying not to. She also had a British accent not unlike Ryou's. "Elephants are from Africa!!"

"Actually," Kaiba cut in, with a smirk in his face, "not all elephants are from Africa. Some originate from...."

"That's nice," Joey interrupted loudly, and everyone giggled nervously. Kaiba glared daggers at Joey.

"Mutt." He hissed. He and Joey got into a glowering contest.

"If looks could kill...." Yugi sighed.

"Oh no!!!" Serenity cried out. "Don't die on me, big brother!! You promised!! YOU PROMISED!!!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Serenity, who was starting to hyperventilate. Ms. Kura walked over to the young girl and said kindly, "Do you want a soda? Disposable cameras are half-price at Walmart. 3-day sale only!!"

Now everyone stared at Ms. Kura. Marik stood up and walked out of the classroom. Bakura looked tempted to follow in his footsteps.

"Uh, Ms. Kura?" Yami put in. "The play, remember?"

Ms. Kura looked at the class, confused for a minute, and then realization dawned in her eyes. "Ohhh..."

"Yes..." everyone nodded.

"Okay!!" Ms. Kura clapped her hands thrice. "Okay class! Let's go to Walmart!! I'll drive!!"

Before everyone could leave collectively, Marik rushed in, a big smile on his face. "Fear no more, fellow classmates!! For I, Marik Ishtar, Yami of (useless) Malik Ishtar, is now in control of the situation!!"

"As if," Malik sniffed.

"I am!" Marik protested. "I have a written agreement between me and the principal!! It says I can help Ms. Kura coach you 'cause of her randomness!!"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Well, we do need to practice this as quickly as possible since we get graded," Tea said.

"And Ms. Kura is random," Ryou agreed.

As if to further elaborate Ryou's point, Ms. Kura started singing the coconut song that goes:

"I have a lovely bunch of coconuts, dudududut!

There they are standing in the road, dut dut dut!

Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head!!"

With the last sentence, she grabbed Tristan's head for emphasis. Tristan yelped and squealed, pulling his head out of Ms. Kura's reach.

"Dude!! Not the hair!!" Tristan whipped out hair gel, a comb and a mirror from who knows where. "Duke!! Hold!!" and started styling his hair. Everyone else ignored them, and turned to Marik.

"Guess there's no other choice," Kaiba sneered. "But you better not make me do anything stupid."

"All right, then. They play you will be doing is a rendition of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'. I have already decided which parts you're best suited for. I shall pass around a list. Take one, and give it to the person behind you." Marik was really getting into the role of teacher.

Everyone looked at the piece of paper in his/her hand. It said:

A Series of Unfortunate Events Performed by select students of Domino High and other people Act One

Violet Baudelaire: Seto Kaiba

Count Olaf: Maximillion Pegasus

Klaus Baudelaire: Noah Kaiba

Justice Strauss: Ishizu Ishtar

Sunny Baudelaire: Mokuba Kaiba

Powder-faced woman 1: Mai Valentine

Powder-faced woman 2: Tea Gardner

Henchmen: Duke Devlin, Tristan Taylor and Joey Wheeler

Hook-handed man: Shadi

Mr. Poe: Odion Ishtar

All the other unimportant students who are not given roles shall be props people until perhaps the next act.

Costumes: Yami Yugi, Malik Ishtar, Ryou Bakura and Yami Bakura.

Set design/people who carry stuff: Serenity Wheeler, Yugi Motou, and the Rare Hunters.

"Whaaat??!!" That was what was on everyone's lips as they found their names on the evil paper of doom.

"What are my brothers' names doing in this blasted piece of parchment?"

"I'm a freaking henchman? What's wrong with the world? I oughta be da star!!" that was from Joey, who else?

"If anyone should be the star it simply must be me!" Tea interrupted. "I mean, powder-faced woman? Eeew!"

"I DO NOT HAVE TOO MUCH POWDER ON MY FACE!!!" Mai screamed. Everyone stopped their own bantering to look at her. She immediately composed herself and said calmly, "I have too much FOUNDATION, not POWDER. Get that right, people!!"

"I'll make the best henchman ever, Serenity," Tristan was promising Serenity while patting his overly gelled hair tenderly. Duke rushed over and pushed Tristan away.

"Seriously, man, get real!!" Duke sniffed, twirling his hair with a finger. "The only guy who's going to be the best henchman ever would be me."

"Dream on!!"

"Carry? Heavy?" Yugi looked uncertain. Verrrrrry uncertain.

"Oooh, costumes..." Malik and Bakura looked like they were the only people who were happy about the arrangements. Odion just agreed with everything Malik said, thinking that was one of his responsibilities. That and screaming, "EEVILLL!!" whenever Marik came near.

"I think I know what you're thinking about," Yami said proudly. "And you must not do that. For it is the DESTINY! of this play to be successful. Such acts of pure evil must not be permitted!!"

"Goody two shoes." Malik muttered.

"Goody two shoes," Odion parroted, nodding. Marik walked over to them to inform then that such acts of name-calling are not tolerable by the standards of a very good teacher, as he is. Odion gasped as Marik drew closer.

"THE MASTER'S DARK SIDE ARRIVES!! WE MUST VANQUISH HIM!" Odion screamed, pointing at Marik. "Nooo!!" He cried out, running around in circles. He turned to Malik, wide-eyed. "I shall protect, you, Master!!" He promised, and he leapt on Marik with a yell.

"Get off me!!" Marik yelled. He threw Odion on to the ground, and ran away from Malik, who was laughing hard.

Odion coughed weakly, not getting up from the floor. "I am sorry, Malik." He said feebly. "I was –cough- unable to protect you. Please – forgive me." And with that, Odion's head collapsed against the floor.

Malik crept closer to the unmoving form. "Odion?" he asked timidly. When Odion didn't answer, Malik started to shake him. "No!! Odion!! Don't leave me all alone!! Nooo!!"

Suddenly, Odion's head lifted up from the floor. "How was my performance, Master Malik?" He asked happily. "Was I good enough to be a star?"

Malik immediately stopped sniffling and bopped Odion on the head, sending him to the floor again.

"Um, I think he's seriously hurt this time," Yugi said apprehensively.

"Class! Attention, class!!" Marik called out, clapping his hands. "You may now address me as Mister Marik."

Miss Kura, who was quiet since the thing with Tristan, suddenly shrieked loudly. She walked slowly to Marik, who watched her warily. "No," she said softly. "No, no, no, no, no." By then, she had reached Marik. She glared up at him with fire in her eyes.

"Whaa?" Marik cried out, surprised. No one had ever seen Miss Kura mad before.

"NO!" Miss Kura leapt on top of Marik, throttling him. "I am the ruler of the squirrels! FEAR ME!! We shall take over the world!! The world, I tell you!!" She yelled. Then, after a moment of thought, she added, "With Furbies, of course," giving Marik an extra squeeze in the throat.

"Ellkk...." Marik managed to choke out. Miss Kura looked down at him, and then got off him, releasing his too-tight throat.

"My dear!! What in the world were you doing, making me get on you and choke you like that?" Miss Kura said loudly. "You should not do things like that!! China is too far away from America!!"

Marik inched slowly away from Miss Kura. "Did you take your medicine today, Miss Kura?" he asked.

Miss Kura nodded. "My, you are a very smart little boy!!" she exclaimed. "Here, have some candy," she said, giving him a boom box she found in her pocket.

"Hey! Thanks!" Marik said happily, while everyone else (except Odion, who was out cold on the floor, of course) wondered how the boom box fit in Miss Kura's pocket. He took the boom box from Miss Kura and put it on the table next to him.

"No, silly little boy," Miss Kura said. "You don't do that to candy; they get dirty!!" She snatched the boom box from the table and forced in it Marik's mouth. "There!! See how easy it is?"

Marik started running around, the boom box still in his mouth, until Mai smacked him on the back of his head, and the boom box fell out. He handed it back to Miss Kura. "You can keep it," he said weakly.

Miss Kura looked disappointed, but she put the boom box back in her pocket. "Oh well. Start practice," she called, behaving the closest to being normal anyone has ever seen her.

Mister Marik handed everyone copies of the script, and kicked the props and costume people to the costume room to start making backgrounds and stuff. As they were leaving, they could all hear Serenity screaming, "He is so mean!!! I mean, kicking us out!! I never thought people like him existed!! Separating me from my darling big brother!!!"

Everyone except Joey was very happy that Serenity wasn't his or her sister.

Eheheheh. ;

First fanfiction of MichiHikari uploaded!!! (Finally) But yeah. I had some problems at first with document manager.... but it's all gone now!!! First 5 people to review gets cookies and special mention in next chapter!!! Hope you like my story!!!

P.S. Thank you, Kura-chan, for the idea for this fic. Thanks too, future self (you know who you are) for the encouragement.