Joey: Is this where I go all psycho? o.O

Lauren: Yup, Joey. This is where you go crazy...((He's always crazy. What's the difference?))

Joey: I HEARD THAT!

Lauren: Well, whatever. Here's Chapter 13 for ya, hot of the press. Enjoi!!!

Joey: And, no, this spazz over here don't own Yu-Gi-Oh...

Chap. 13

"Something's wrong...." Yami spoke with concern in his ancient voice as Yugi finished putting some new curtains up, replacing the bad memories that the black curtains had held.

"Hmmm?" Yugi looked to the spirit with a gentle smile.

"I'm sensing an unmistakable evil. It seems so...so familiar." This vexed him so. He tried to retrace his memory back to his time, ancient Egypt.

"Really?" The child looked out the window and saw someone approaching. "Awww, Yami! It's just Joey!" Yugi laughed, bolting out the door and running down the stairs.

"Maybe it's just my imagination..." Yami laughed it off, silencing himself. It did seem odd, though. Yami saw an evil aura hovering around Joey, a cape of evil, if you will. He tried to put all his earliest memories back together, but to no avail.

Yugi, on the other hand, was delighted to see Joey. He ran down the stairs and out the door before any words could hit him. He ran into the glorious sun with a smile almost as bright as the orb in the sky.

"Joey!" Yugi called out to the approaching shadow. Waving a happy hand, Yugi stopped in front of Joey, a energetic grin on his face. "Hey, Joey!"

"Hey, Yug." His voice seemed a bit odd, not as carefree as normal.

"Grandpa just made some lunch. Wanna come in?"

"Nah, I'll pass." When would Joey Wheeler ever pass down food? Yugi was a bit confused on that fact alone, but, he shook it off. "Hey, Yug, let's go hang out for a little. Just me and you." He smiled the Joey Wheeler smile, but there was something wrong, something hidden that Yugi couldn't decipher.

"Um....sure, Joey." Yugi always loved to spend time with Joey, and they hadn't hung out alone in what seemed like forever, so this would be a real treat for him.

They began walking, the crisp summer wind caressing them. The sun was high in the sky as was Yugi's spirit. It was soaring amongst the clouds. He walked behind Joey with a smile on his face. Joey only peered back at Yugi every so often with a devilish grin. His mind was somewhere else, lost in the endless anger that grew within him. How would he manipulate Yugi into helping him kill the one he hated most? He's too fragile....Joey thought, or, the 'other' Joey thought. The real Joey was incased in his own mind, trapped in the malice and hatred within. The current Joey, the Joey who walked side by side with Yugi, was a more devious being, an ancient evil; preserved in the annals of time. Its history was well known, yet, only he himself knew.

"Hey, Yug? Mind if I ask ya for a favor?" In the innocent human voice, Joey grinned.

"Sure, Joey! Anything!"

Anything? Anything, you say, dear boy? You're more predictable then I thought. Just like the Pharaoh, willing to help anything when able. Foolish child...If only you knew what I did to your precious friend....

With a violent shove, Joey guided Yugi into a darkened alley, a placed untouched by the glimmering lights of Domino City.

"You said anything, didn't you, Yugi?!" Joey snarled, pinning the frail Yugi against the cold, unwelcoming concrete wall.

"Joey? What's...gotten into you?"

"Silence! Now, you will do what I say or I swear on...." He paused, snickering a bit, "Well, I can't swear on the Pharaoh's grave..."

"J-joey......."

And, at the point, everything became a blur to Yugi. The other Joey whispered terrifying words into Yugi's ears which horrified him. The day slowly wore down into night as the plan was revealed.

"Do we understand each other?" Joey grinned, releasing Yugi from his grip.

"Yes........"

"You know what I did to the Pharaoh, right?"

"Yes......"

"And, you know if you don't follow my words, the same will happen to you?"

"Yes......."

Joey laughed manically, grinning down at the dazed child.

"Good...." They walked off, Yugi's thoughts were now those of innocent death. Joey's thoughts were those of a glorious blood bath, another murder to blame on Yugi.

Yami, he...he killed you, didn't he? You don't remember, do you? No, of course not. But, how could my best friend be the Pharaoh's assassin?