Raine: I know, it's incredibly short but I didn't have much time and I wanted to post something so I didn't leave you guys hanging so this is what I got. I'll try to get you something more my Friday but things have been really hectic around here so thanks for your patience.
Bakura managed to pick himself up again and moved toward his attacker slowly.
"I'm afraid there will be no savior this time pharaoh. Don't worry, I'll kill this one fast." Bakura grabbed his arms as he went after Tristan.
"You leave them alone," Bakura said.
"That's a pretty weak threat coming from someone who can't even defend his own hikari. And why the sudden need to defend them anyway? You really have gone soft Bakura. Shame, you had so much potential." He threw Bakura crashing to the ground again without even blinking.
"What do you want Marik?" Yami demanded. Marik crossed his arms.
"Come now, isn't it clear? I want...every last one of you dead." He held up the millennium rod and an energy blast sent Yami and Tristan flying.
"Yami!" Yugi ran out to them.
"Ah, there's the little brat. I'll enjoy watching your face as I rip him into little pieces. I might even be generous and let you have one to remember him by." Marik grabbed Yugi and pulled him away from Yami just as Bakura jumped him from behind again, this time sending them crashing to the ground. Yami grabbed Yugi and pulled him away from the pile over to where Tristan was.
"You mess with my hikari and you don't live to see another day. Ra help me you'll pay for what you did to him," Bakura said angrily. Marik pushed Bakura off of him easily and picked himself up.
"You talk as if I killed the boy but we all know that isn't true, now don't we. But hey, don't worry too much. My mind slaves are on their way now to go remedy that."
"Ryou..." Bakura whispered. He could feel how weak Ryou was through the link but had no way of knowing what condition the poor boy was in. He stood up and looked at Marik coldly, his resentment rising well above angry. A smirk spread across his face, which seemed to confuse and amuse Marik at the same time. "I guess you forgot who you were dealing with. Let me refresh your memories for you." Bakura nodded and Marik turned, one second too late. Yami had him on the ground with Bakura right at his side. Bakura ripped the millennium rod from Marik's grasp and threw it to the side. Marik growled.
"No matter. I can fight you without it." He went to punch Yami in the face to get him off of him but Bakura was on him in an instant.
"Who's the helpless one now?" Bakura cooed putting his face right up close to Marik's. "I'll make you regret the first moment you even looked at Ryou the wrong way."