GOTC: Ok I've started another fic, and my friends are starting to get mad at me. This is the 5th fic I've started since the beginning of the school year.

Ace: And she says she doesn't have a problem......

GOTC: Quiet you. I am the writer. I control you- HEY!!! GIMME BACK MY PENCIL!!!!!!!

Ace: Muahahahahahahaha! Wow. Being evil is fun. Now I know why you like to be evil so much. But I'll be nice and make sure you're not sued.

Disclaimer: GOTC does not own Yugioh or any of its characters or previous storylines.

GOTC: Now on to the fic! -! P.S. /.../ yugi to yami, ....yami to yugi.

Chapter one: A fugitives memories

Yami ran hard through the trees and bushes. Branches raked at his face, and tore his clothes. He heard the barks of savage dogs close on his heels, and the beams of light slicing though the thick trees. Suddenly something hit him in the back, knocking the wind out of him and sending a searing pain through his shoulder. Yami ducked to miss a branch, and heard a painful yelp. But he had no time to look back that dog was only one of many, and all of them were on his trail. He was running out of breath, as he landed wrong on his foot and the ground beneath his feet disintegrated. He plunged for what seemed like forever, before landing on a sandy bottom of a huge cavern. moonlight spilled in through the hole he had fallen into illuminating his surroundings. Tunnels ran off in numerous directions to who knows where. Above he heard a commotion, and pressed himself up against the cavern wall.

"Did you find him?!"

"No. It's like he just disappeared. Dogs can't find him either."

There was the sound of a smack.

"Find him! If he figures out how to use that disk we're done for. I want him dead."

Yami let out a sigh of relief as the sound of barking dogs faded to nothing. He slid down the wall, and put his head in his hands. How had things gotten so out of control? How could a night so peaceful be so chaotic? He stared at the moon as the events of the day flashed before his eyes.....

The day had started out like any other, except for a computer virus that had crippled half the city. Because of the blackouts, school had been canceled and the whole gang had come over. They played video games before the power went out, then duel monsters.

"Aww man Yami! That's the fourth time today you've beat me." Joey sighed

"Acctualy, it was the fifth." Yami corrected.

"Well I don't know about you guys," Tristan said, "but all this dueling action is making me hungry."

"Yeah," Yugi agreed, "I could go for a burger."

"Do you eat anything else?" Tea asked.

"Nope."Yugi said with a smile.

So the gang headed down to the only open burger joint in town, to find half of Domino trying to order a meal. Finally a table opened up, and they sat down to lunch. Yami had just bitten into his burger, when an odd pair sat down behind them.

"I can't believe this. You can't even get a decent meal any more. I told the boss we should have waited to release the virus."

"I know but it was the only time we could get into Kaiba Corp."

"Yeah. At least Kaiba's taking the heat."

Yami remembered reading about that in the paper. Government5 sources had pinpointed the origin of the virus to one of Kaiba's computers. He didn't like Kaiba, but he never thought Kaiba was the one to release the virus. Yami turned around to see that the men had gone, but on the table lay a small blue disk. He picked it up, and looked at it.

"Whacha' got Yami?" Joey said through a mouthful of food.

But before he could reply, the two men returned to see Yami holding the disk.

"Hey! Give that here you brat!"

The two lunged for Yami, but were stopped by the fists of Joey and Tristan.

"You guys get out of here! We'll hold them off!" Joey said.

"But.."

"Just go!"

Yami, Yugi, and Tea ran out the door and into the alleys of Domino.

The two men stood over Joey and Tristan's unconscious forms, searching for the other three.

"Get them into the car. We need to go after the others."

Yami, Yugi, and Tea all were gasping for air in a narrow back alley.

"Why...were...those...guys after you?" Tea asked Yami.

Yami reached for his back pocket to pull out the disk, when the headlights of a car lit up the alley.

"RUN!" Yugi yelled over the squeal of tires.

Fortunately, the alley was narrow and slowed the car down enough, so that the three could hid in an abandoned factory, by the forest, near the edge of town. They made their way through the jumbles of broken machinery and cobwebs. Yami looked out a dusty window. The sun was going down. And night always brought out the worst in the city. Suddenly, there was a clang then a hiss as the factory filled with gas. Yami quickly pulled his shirt and jacket over his mouth, as he heard the coughing of his friends before they hit the floor. Two men in gas masked looked at Yugi and Tea's motionless forms.

"Wait there's only two. Where's the other one?"

"Look! Someone's running into the woods!"

And run Yami did...

He sighed and pulled the disk out of his pocket. Here he was the mighty King of Games, hiding like a small child. And it was all because of this stupid disk. He held it in his hands, ready to snap it in half, when the voice of reason spoke. This disk could be his only bargaining chip to get his friends back. He sighed as he slid it back into his pocket. He tried his mind link with Yugi, only to meet silence. He had to figure out a way to save them, somehow.

GOTC: Well I hope you like it so far. Much more action and adventure to come!