Chapter 1
Bakura's POV
As I woke up that day at nine in the morning, for once in my life I did not want power. For being trapped inside the Millennium Puzzle for weeks was not very nice. I had no food or water, let alone company. The last thing I wanted to do today was take over the world.
When I hopped out of bed, I ran across the floor of the blimp to the kitchen. I didn't care that breakfast was already over or that I was by my self. I just wanted to eat. I quickly cooked myself a nice juicy ham and chesse omlet and had a cold glass of orange juice. Once I had eaten, I was determined to find Malik, the only friend I ever had. I hoped he was all right and had escaped the Shadow Realm like I had.
As I searched the lonely Kaiba Corp. blimp, I came across Mai, lying quietly in her bed. "To bad for her," I mumbled as I passed her. I knew that Yami Malik had liked her and that he only sent her mind in the Shadow Realm to keep her away from Joey.
As I continued walking I heard someone or something moving. I wondered who it could be for a second and then realized that I never met the eighth duelist. As I passed the room I saw Ishizu trying to hide Odeon from the rouge Yami Malik. I wanted to tell her that it wouldn't work but stopped myself. Yami Malik certainly would be onto her by now.
I continued to search hoping to find Malik alive. I never had a friend like him, I thought. I started to pick up the pace a little. When I finally got to the end of the hallway, I still had not found Malik. I turned around and saw a shadow. I stared at it a second before realizing that the Shadow Realm itself was challenging me. It must have been angry because it only got half its pay for hosting yet another shadow duel. But after looking long enough I heard a dark, cold voice, to familiar to belong to the shadows. Then the darkness slapped me cruely in the face. It was Yami Malik!
"I see you have escaped me for the last time," he said sounding amused. "I told you couldn't send me there," I replied calmly.
"I guess you're lucky then. My weaker self escaped too, but I caught him again," he then held up a small glass bottle.
"You're a fool to think I'd be afraid of a simple bottle," I said amused.
"I don't expect you to be afraid of it. I just want you the see what's inside it," he said fiendishly as he held the bottle to the sun. I could just barely hear a faint voice coming from inside the bottle. It was very familiar.
"Is this another twisted game?" I asked him.
"You'll soon find the answer to your own question is in plain sight," he answered. I looked and listened closer.
"Help, me Ryou Bakura, if you are truly my friend," the voice pleaded. That's when it hit me, Malik was in the bottle!
"What have you done to him?" I shrieked suddenly not sounding like myself. How could this have happened to my only friend, I thought terrified.
The twisted fiend stood proudly in front of me, grinning. "Oh, don't worry, he's alright for now at least. I've just caught him in a magic bottle. These things are very useful, don't you think, weakling?"
"Don't tease me like that. You may have taken the Millennium Ring but I still have one last weapon," I said happily hoping the Millennium Eye I stole from Pegasus was still in my pocket. I pulled my hand out of my pocket and yes, tightly of my in my grip was the Millennium Eye. I saw the fiend's eyes widen in fear as Malik's lit up with joy. In one forward motion I thrust the eye up in front of my left eye, hoping it wouldn't kill me. Blood splattered everywhere and it hurt badly but I couldn't let him hear me cry. When the eye was in, I saw Yami Malik start to cower away in fear, but then he just stopped.
"I know as well as you do that the Millennium Eye only reads minds," he sounded triumphant.
"Yes, but you also know that it can drive anyone crazy. Having my thoughts read sure would make me insane," he didn't look so brave now that I had stated this. "Hmmmmmm, let's see, I know that you had feeling's for that girl you sent to the Shadow Realm. You are afraid of little fuzzy bunnies and you cheated in your duel against Mai. So now if you don't want me to reveal all of your secrets you'll willingly give Malik to me."
"There is only one flaw in your plan, little one, -"
"Don't call me that I'm 5000 years old and you're only 4 or 5," I yelled angrily. "As I was saying," he continued, "there is only one flaw in your plan, you see, you are the Spirit of the Millennium Ring. You cannot exist if it is smashed to pieces. You can't even live for an hour without it around your neck, and if I'm not mistaken your hour is almost up. And when it is you will be mine, since I am the current holder of the Ring. Then I will hold the Rod, the Ring, and the Eye. Now let's see how much time you have left with free will, shall we," he locked at his watch, as I stood frozen in place. He was right at ten o'clock I will be sucked back into the Ring and loose my free will until somebody who is good and holds at least two Millennium items come to possess the Ring. "It seems you have thirty seconds left until you are mine and your host is free again."
Yugi and the others came running down the hall as the thirty seconds were ending. It's too bad they didn't come sooner, but they would probably be glad to be rid of me. I went to scream goodbye as I was being sucked back into the Ring, but it just came out as a bunch of jumbled noise. I saw a sad glimpse of their terrified faces as I vanished to the eternal darkness and shadows of the Millennium Ring and Ryou's body fell onto the cold hard floor.
"Malik, what have you done to Ryou Bakura?" Yami asked the fiend.
"I didn't do anything to him. He did it to himself. Ryou is safe, but the Spirit of the Ring is now my slave while my weaker self-remains trapped forever, Ishizu. He is never coming back. If nobody else would like to try to save either of them there is nothing to see here because I have business with my adopted brother."
Yami stepped out of the crowd. "I challenge you, Malik."
"Very well, Pharaoh, I will make my Millennium Item count five then."
"Yugi!" yelled Tea, "Why would you want to save Malik and Bakura?"
"Tea," he spoke calmly, "Bakura may not have exactly been our friend, and Malik may have been our enemy, but I would expect you of all people to have felt the bond between us. Do you see now? It's the right thing to do."
Tea nodded. "I'm going to help you," she said firmly.
"You can count on me, Yug," said Joey. "Besides you need people of intelligence on this mission . . . quest . . . thing."
Kaiba smirked, "Well that rules you out, mutt.
"You will have my intellect, Pharaoh," said Ishizu, "My brother needs to be free."
"I'm going if Joey's going," said Serenity.
Duke and Tristen looked at each other; "Don't leave us out!" yelled Duke.
"I may not like any of you," spoke Kaiba, "But this is my blimp and my tournament. I am not being left out."
"Brother!" said Mokuba, "I am going to stick with you!"
Yami finally spoke once again, "I have eight companions. Nine if you count my Abiou. Nine friends. Together we shall be triumphant. Together we shall rescue our friends. Together we shall destroy the evil living within Malik!"
"Yeah!" yelled everybody but Kaiba.
Behind them Yami Malik begin to laugh sadistically. "You are all pathetic! Don't you see? Malik is never coming back! The spirit of the ring is my slave! And soon you all shall be my slaves! Mwahahahaha!"
"You're wrong."
"Who said that?" he asked cluelessly.
"I did," said Serenity stepping out of the crowd. Everyone stared. "We will save Malik and Bakura. And there's nothing you can do."
"Is that so, my sweet?" He asked.
"Hey!" yelled Joey, "Hey you! Yeah you, you big porcupine head! Stay away from my sister!"
"Joey!" Tea whispered in his ear, "what are you doing?"
Yami Malik took a step toward Joey. Joey began to fret. Yami Malik continued to step toward Joey until their hair was touching. "Never," he yelled, "Never insult me again!" Joey began to shake and Yami Malik threw him to the ground.
"JOEY!" yelled Serenity as she began to cry.
Yami Malik shifted his attention to her. "You!" he yelled, "Are coming with me!" He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the shadows behind him. He also disappeared within them.
"Already," Yami began, "Our team is weakened. Already our number has been reduced to seven. But we do not give up. Tonight we rest. Tomorrow we search for our missing member and her captor."
Bakura's POV
As I woke up that day at nine in the morning, for once in my life I did not want power. For being trapped inside the Millennium Puzzle for weeks was not very nice. I had no food or water, let alone company. The last thing I wanted to do today was take over the world.
When I hopped out of bed, I ran across the floor of the blimp to the kitchen. I didn't care that breakfast was already over or that I was by my self. I just wanted to eat. I quickly cooked myself a nice juicy ham and chesse omlet and had a cold glass of orange juice. Once I had eaten, I was determined to find Malik, the only friend I ever had. I hoped he was all right and had escaped the Shadow Realm like I had.
As I searched the lonely Kaiba Corp. blimp, I came across Mai, lying quietly in her bed. "To bad for her," I mumbled as I passed her. I knew that Yami Malik had liked her and that he only sent her mind in the Shadow Realm to keep her away from Joey.
As I continued walking I heard someone or something moving. I wondered who it could be for a second and then realized that I never met the eighth duelist. As I passed the room I saw Ishizu trying to hide Odeon from the rouge Yami Malik. I wanted to tell her that it wouldn't work but stopped myself. Yami Malik certainly would be onto her by now.
I continued to search hoping to find Malik alive. I never had a friend like him, I thought. I started to pick up the pace a little. When I finally got to the end of the hallway, I still had not found Malik. I turned around and saw a shadow. I stared at it a second before realizing that the Shadow Realm itself was challenging me. It must have been angry because it only got half its pay for hosting yet another shadow duel. But after looking long enough I heard a dark, cold voice, to familiar to belong to the shadows. Then the darkness slapped me cruely in the face. It was Yami Malik!
"I see you have escaped me for the last time," he said sounding amused. "I told you couldn't send me there," I replied calmly.
"I guess you're lucky then. My weaker self escaped too, but I caught him again," he then held up a small glass bottle.
"You're a fool to think I'd be afraid of a simple bottle," I said amused.
"I don't expect you to be afraid of it. I just want you the see what's inside it," he said fiendishly as he held the bottle to the sun. I could just barely hear a faint voice coming from inside the bottle. It was very familiar.
"Is this another twisted game?" I asked him.
"You'll soon find the answer to your own question is in plain sight," he answered. I looked and listened closer.
"Help, me Ryou Bakura, if you are truly my friend," the voice pleaded. That's when it hit me, Malik was in the bottle!
"What have you done to him?" I shrieked suddenly not sounding like myself. How could this have happened to my only friend, I thought terrified.
The twisted fiend stood proudly in front of me, grinning. "Oh, don't worry, he's alright for now at least. I've just caught him in a magic bottle. These things are very useful, don't you think, weakling?"
"Don't tease me like that. You may have taken the Millennium Ring but I still have one last weapon," I said happily hoping the Millennium Eye I stole from Pegasus was still in my pocket. I pulled my hand out of my pocket and yes, tightly of my in my grip was the Millennium Eye. I saw the fiend's eyes widen in fear as Malik's lit up with joy. In one forward motion I thrust the eye up in front of my left eye, hoping it wouldn't kill me. Blood splattered everywhere and it hurt badly but I couldn't let him hear me cry. When the eye was in, I saw Yami Malik start to cower away in fear, but then he just stopped.
"I know as well as you do that the Millennium Eye only reads minds," he sounded triumphant.
"Yes, but you also know that it can drive anyone crazy. Having my thoughts read sure would make me insane," he didn't look so brave now that I had stated this. "Hmmmmmm, let's see, I know that you had feeling's for that girl you sent to the Shadow Realm. You are afraid of little fuzzy bunnies and you cheated in your duel against Mai. So now if you don't want me to reveal all of your secrets you'll willingly give Malik to me."
"There is only one flaw in your plan, little one, -"
"Don't call me that I'm 5000 years old and you're only 4 or 5," I yelled angrily. "As I was saying," he continued, "there is only one flaw in your plan, you see, you are the Spirit of the Millennium Ring. You cannot exist if it is smashed to pieces. You can't even live for an hour without it around your neck, and if I'm not mistaken your hour is almost up. And when it is you will be mine, since I am the current holder of the Ring. Then I will hold the Rod, the Ring, and the Eye. Now let's see how much time you have left with free will, shall we," he locked at his watch, as I stood frozen in place. He was right at ten o'clock I will be sucked back into the Ring and loose my free will until somebody who is good and holds at least two Millennium items come to possess the Ring. "It seems you have thirty seconds left until you are mine and your host is free again."
Yugi and the others came running down the hall as the thirty seconds were ending. It's too bad they didn't come sooner, but they would probably be glad to be rid of me. I went to scream goodbye as I was being sucked back into the Ring, but it just came out as a bunch of jumbled noise. I saw a sad glimpse of their terrified faces as I vanished to the eternal darkness and shadows of the Millennium Ring and Ryou's body fell onto the cold hard floor.
"Malik, what have you done to Ryou Bakura?" Yami asked the fiend.
"I didn't do anything to him. He did it to himself. Ryou is safe, but the Spirit of the Ring is now my slave while my weaker self-remains trapped forever, Ishizu. He is never coming back. If nobody else would like to try to save either of them there is nothing to see here because I have business with my adopted brother."
Yami stepped out of the crowd. "I challenge you, Malik."
"Very well, Pharaoh, I will make my Millennium Item count five then."
"Yugi!" yelled Tea, "Why would you want to save Malik and Bakura?"
"Tea," he spoke calmly, "Bakura may not have exactly been our friend, and Malik may have been our enemy, but I would expect you of all people to have felt the bond between us. Do you see now? It's the right thing to do."
Tea nodded. "I'm going to help you," she said firmly.
"You can count on me, Yug," said Joey. "Besides you need people of intelligence on this mission . . . quest . . . thing."
Kaiba smirked, "Well that rules you out, mutt.
"You will have my intellect, Pharaoh," said Ishizu, "My brother needs to be free."
"I'm going if Joey's going," said Serenity.
Duke and Tristen looked at each other; "Don't leave us out!" yelled Duke.
"I may not like any of you," spoke Kaiba, "But this is my blimp and my tournament. I am not being left out."
"Brother!" said Mokuba, "I am going to stick with you!"
Yami finally spoke once again, "I have eight companions. Nine if you count my Abiou. Nine friends. Together we shall be triumphant. Together we shall rescue our friends. Together we shall destroy the evil living within Malik!"
"Yeah!" yelled everybody but Kaiba.
Behind them Yami Malik begin to laugh sadistically. "You are all pathetic! Don't you see? Malik is never coming back! The spirit of the ring is my slave! And soon you all shall be my slaves! Mwahahahaha!"
"You're wrong."
"Who said that?" he asked cluelessly.
"I did," said Serenity stepping out of the crowd. Everyone stared. "We will save Malik and Bakura. And there's nothing you can do."
"Is that so, my sweet?" He asked.
"Hey!" yelled Joey, "Hey you! Yeah you, you big porcupine head! Stay away from my sister!"
"Joey!" Tea whispered in his ear, "what are you doing?"
Yami Malik took a step toward Joey. Joey began to fret. Yami Malik continued to step toward Joey until their hair was touching. "Never," he yelled, "Never insult me again!" Joey began to shake and Yami Malik threw him to the ground.
"JOEY!" yelled Serenity as she began to cry.
Yami Malik shifted his attention to her. "You!" he yelled, "Are coming with me!" He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the shadows behind him. He also disappeared within them.
"Already," Yami began, "Our team is weakened. Already our number has been reduced to seven. But we do not give up. Tonight we rest. Tomorrow we search for our missing member and her captor."