Yami: Sorry it's been ALONG while but Ash has been working on other novels and not fanfics.
Marik: Nah, Ash just likes to see me as Pharaoh!! Muwahahahahaha!!
Yami: (hits Marik with the black book) Anyway, Ash enjoyed Egypt greatly and has given us permission to finish tell this story.
Marik: So we hope you don't mind. But I'm saying the disclaimer this time ex-Pharaoh! Okay, Ash doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh even though we are held prisoners in Ash's house and Ash doesn't own all of the Yu-Gi-Oh characters although sometimes I wonder LOL.
Yami: (shoves Marik aside) That's enough, let's let them start reading. This is chapter two of The Shattered Timeline.
Chapter Two: Shattered Present
New Egypt(Present-day America) Five Thousand Years Later
"Bye mom, I'm going to be late for school!!" Atemu shouted as he grabbed the warm poptart out of the toaster. Snatching his backpack with is other hand; he raced out of the house.
"Hey man, you are cutting it close don't you think?" Joey asked as Atemu rushed into his seat.
The late bell rang and Atemu smiled smugly at Joey, "I always do."
"Why this time?" Tristan asked leaning over to be included in the conversation.
"Probably a girl!" Tea snorted twirling in her seat so she could stare at Atemu.
Atemu raised his hands up, "No not at all. I was up all night preparing for the arrival of my father! He's coming back from Egypt!!"
Smiles raced around the group of friends, "That's awesome!" The group cheered.
"Ahem!" The teacher snapped her stick on Atemu's desk, "Please pay attention all of you or face detention!"
Joey whispered, "Better do what the ol' broad says eh?"
Atemu nodded and the friends looked up at the front of the board.
"Hey Atemu, you won't believe who's coming to New Egypt." Tea replied as the friends walked down the crowded streets.
"Who?" Atemu asked not really paying attention.
"The Pharaoh. I can't wait, I heard that he's dreamy." Tea squealed.
Atemu, Joey and Tristan looked at her perplexed. Joey spoke up, "I can't believe he's still alive, after five thousand years. You think the guy would have croaked by now."
"I don't know. They say he has some magic powers that keep him alive and young looking. He's also unmarried and free game!" Tea sighed deeply and did a mock faint into Atemu's arms.
Atemu rolled his eyes and leaned her back on her feet, "Come on, he's just a guy. Man, you want to date someone why don't you ever consider one of us?"
Tea stared at her three friends and shivered. Pointing at Atemu, she stated, "No offense, but you're my friends. I would never think about dating you guys. Nope, not dating material!"
Atemu, Tristan and Joey stared at her for a moment in disbelief. "And what's wrong with us?" Joey blared. People turned to stare at him.
Tea grabbed Joey's shirt, "Joey, quiet, you're drawing too much attention to yourself." She let go of his shirt, "All I'm saying is that I only see you guys as my friends, nothing more." With that she strutted forward.
Atemu hung his head. What can I do to get her to pay even the slightest attention to me and not in a friend way? Tristan and Joey shrugged their shoulders and looked at Atemu, "She's cracked, man."
Atemu smiled, "Guess you're right." He looked up to see Tea's disappearing form, "Come on guys; let's go to my house. Mom says that my car should be fixed today!"
"Alright!" They shouted and ran toward Atemu's place.
Atemu smiled widely as he stroked his cherry red mustang. "Man, I love this car."
Joey ran his hand over the white, leather interior, "Man I love your car too. Come on; let's take it for a ride, please!!"
Atemu laughed and nodded. Tristan, Joey and Tea jumped into the car, Tea in the front seat. Atemu shuffled around for his keys and got into the driver's seat. He turned on the engine and shivered at its purr. Man I love this car, thanks father again.
"Atemu!"
Hearing his mother's call, Atemu hit his head on the wheel and groaned. Not again. "Yes mother!"
His mother entered in the driveway with the shadow of a person behind her. She smiled pleased at her son, "Atemu, since your father is the ambassador we are having the Pharaoh live with us."
Atemu moaned; great I'm going to have to walk on eggshells for this guy. Tea shrieked in delight and looked around for the said Pharaoh.
Finally, seeing that the coast was clear, the person stepped out from behind Atemu's mother. His skin was a dark brown but did not seem to clash with his long white hair. He wore a golden torque on his neck, gold arm bands and the Pharaohs crown on his head. Around his neck was a gold chain and at the end was the Millennium Puzzle. His clothes consisted of a tight pair of black pants and a purple tank top. The friend's eyes widened at the sight of Marik, the Pharaoh.
"Now, Atemu, I would like you to show his Majesty Marik, here, around the town. Since you have your car back, you should have no problem doing so." Atemu's mother smiled, "Have fun you guys." She whirled around and walked back into the house.
Quickly, Tea jumped into the back seat and forced Joey to sit up front. She lovingly patted the seat next to her, "Here, Pharaoh, you can sit next to me."
Marik smiled and sat next to her. "So, where are we going first?"
Atemu turned around in his seat and looked at them all, "Where should we start guys? Any suggestions?"
Joey bolted upright in his seat, "We could go to Burger World and then to Kaibaland. It's really fun over there!"
"Sounds like a plan. Does anyone disagree?" Atemu asked. No one showed any signs of disagreement or complaint so Atemu shifted his car into drive and drove down the driveway.
At Burger World, Joey ate the most. Atemu and Tristan wound up in a deep discussion about if Jeremiah Grey should have been sentenced to death or not. Tea had her arm over the Marik's neck and was explaining the fascinations of New Egypt. Marik at his burger wordlessly and listened intently at Tea. It ended with Atemu winning the debate, Tea and Marik laughing and Joey paying the bill.
Kaibaland was extremely crowded that day. They rode many rides until they were all exhausted and their stomachs queasy. Joey spotted a large building in the center of the amusement park and pulled the rest into it. Inside was a place full of virtual reality games.
"Hey Atemu, I challenge you to a duel with Duel Monsters." Joey laughed pulling Atemu to the duelist ring.
Tea laughed, "Come now Joey, you know that he'll wipe the floor with you."
"Yeah he always does!" Tristan clapped Joey on the back, "Why doesn't the Pharaoh play him."
"Yeah." Tea agreed and looked at Marik, "Why don't you challenge Atemu to a duel? It would be fun to see you two duel."
Marik shrugged his shoulders and looked at Atemu, "You want to duel?"
Atemu thought about it for a minute then nodded, "Sure, why not, it's just a game after all."
The two boys walked to the arena to their respectful locations and placed their decks onto the deck slot. "Let's duel!" They replied at the same time.
The screen flashed and Seto turned it on. His eyes widened as he saw the two duelists and decided to go down to watch.
Atemu and Marik grabbed five cards. Atemu picked two cards from his hand, "I place a magic card and a card in defense mode, both face down. That ends my turn." The cards appeared before his feet. Immediately, a glow surrounded Atemu. He hissed as the pain crept throughout his skin. Atemu's long hair rose up on end until it had three tips of purple hair, with black on the inside. Three gold strands of hair stood against each tip. The Egyptian eye of Ra appeared on his forehead and his eyes turned red.
Marik's eyes widened in surprise, "He lives!" He whispered under his breath. Then grabbed two cards from his hand, "First, I place a card face down, then I place this card face up in attack mode, Go X-head Cannon; destroy his face down monster." X-head Cannon soared through the air and fired at Atemu's face down monster but nothing happened.
"Your attack is blocked by the defense points of my Big Shield Guardna!" Atemu smiled and put down a card, "I place Familiar Knight face up, in defense mode and that ends my turn."
Marik shook his head, "You really shouldn't show your defense monsters before they are attacked." He put a card down, "I activate Giant Orc in attack mode. Now attack his...."
"Hold on." Atemu growled and his trap card turned upward, "I activate Thunder of the Ruler. When activated during your Stand-by Phase it makes it so you cannot perform your Battle Phase for this turn."
Marik laughed, "Alright, just delaying then. I end my turn."
Atemu snickered, "That's what you think." He looked at his monsters, "Now I offer my two monsters as a sacrifice to call forth the Dark Magician in attack mode. Now my Dark Magician attack Marik's Giant Orc."
"Not so fast," Marik replied, "I activate Waboku reducing your monster's damage to zero!"
"Gah!" Atemu shook his head, man this guy's good. Then again, he is the Pharaoh.
The duel raged as both opponents hit one another's life points and blocking the other at times. Finally, Atemu looked at his two Magicians and smiled, "Now I sacrifice both my Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl to bring forth the Sorcerer of Dark Magic. Because he is put face up on the field, he thereby destroys all your trap cards and with his 3200 attack points, he destroys your Magical Marionette and brings your life points crashing down to zero. This duel is over!"
When Marik's life points fell to zero, the virtual monsters and cards disappeared and the machine let the two opponents down. Atemu smiled and shook Marik's hand, "That was a great duel!"
"Wow, I've never faced an opponent who has your skill, Atemu. You should join my guards." Marik replied surprised.
"Maybe one day I will but not today. Come on, it's getting late." Atemu chortled and walked to the car with the others.
Seto Kaiba pulled out his cell phone and quickly dialed the number, "Ishtar, yes I have found him. Yes, I will keep an eye on him. Marik is with him. Uh-huh, uh-huh, yes I will, thank you." He turned off his cell phone and looked back at the retreated friends. "We have found him. Finally the real Pharaoh has been reborn unto us."
Yami: HEHEHEH I still managed to beat you in a duel!
Marik: (grumbles) Oh well, dueling is such a worthless game anyway.
Yami: The only bad thing is, you have to live with me. YUCK!
Marik: (rolled his eyes) And how about Seto. He is teaming up with my sister to save you? Now this is definitely not your typical world.
Yami: Aye, it is definitely something to ponder. I wonder what he's going to try to do. Well, I guess the only way is to find out in Chapter Three: Seto's Plan.
Marik: (raises an eyebrow) Do we care about reviews.
Yami: Nah, not many people review anyway so it doesn't matter. We'll write chapter three when we feel like it!
Marik: (nods in agreement) Okay well, we'll see you readers again. If you enjoyed this please let us know, if you didn't, let us know anyway. Thanks.