"Only one person may enter this chamber, master. I have foreseen the man who will hold the powers of Exodia. You are not he." The red-eyed figure pointed to Kaiba. "I have foreseen him taking the power of Exodia."
"Your job is not to foresee it is to guard this tablet. You must accept my challenge."
"Do not presume that you can give me orders, no man may tell me how to do my duty. I follow the tablets."
"You cannot turn down my challenge. Fight me, the great Od, for control of this temple."
"My brothers fell to someone else. Am I to assume that he sent you?"
"Yes. He felt threatened by newcomers. He was the one you foresaw. This man here is an intruder."
"Then my job to protect the Head is truly in danger. I will accept your challenge Exodia master's messenger."
"AHHHH!" Yugi covered his eyes as he free fell toward the Left Leg of Exodia temple. The temple was large even in the distance. Becoming larger by the second. "HEELLPP!" Almost on cue, Skullz zoomed out of the sky toward Yugi. He had his arms and legs pinned like a bullet, but loosened when he became face-to face with Yugi.
"Pull the cord." Skullz ripped at his own cord and vanished as the parachute threw him upwards. Yugi flared his arms wildly as he reached for his own string. He pulled it and... nothing happened.
"Shit," Skullz said as he saw Yugi's unattached string fly by him.
'Well he can pull the safety as long as he doesn't panic'
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
'Well that's not good.'
Yugi covered his face and rolled into a fetal position. Skullz could see Yugi fall, closer and closer to the temple.
"Damn."
Marik and Joey stretched out the legs glad to have stopped walking. The temple was a maze of tunnels and doors, all leading to... nowhere.
"Come on Marik, can't you read these pictures?" Joey pointed exhaustedly at the hieroglyphics.
"Of course I can."
"Do they tell you what way to go?"
"No."
"What do the say?"
"'Those wandering souls whom seek the powers of Exodia, only the ones destined may find the chambers of the piece.' "
"That doesn't sound good."
"No, Joey it doesn't."
"Great what now." Joey leaned his arm against a wall, and the wall turned 180 degrees, leaving a blank wall toward Marik, and Joey on the other side.
"Joey?" Marik examined the wall. Joey had pressed the hieroglyph 'EXODIA'. That let him in. "Lucky idiot." Marik pressed the glyph as well and the wall swung around throwing him in the chamber Joey had entered. Before he could see the room he entered, he fell through a chute. He yelled in surprise and he went down a slide at dangerous speeds. Without warning, the slide hit a floor and Marik was flung forward... right on top of Joey.
"Get off me." Joey stood up and brushed dust off of his pants.
"Worry about that later, look." Marik pointed to the wall. On it... was an activated Exodia tablet. Standing next to it was a man who looked shocked to see them. He had white hair and piercing blue eyes. He had a jumpsuit on, completely black with an X in the center of it.
"Who are you two fools?"
"I am Joey Wheeler! And this is my friend Mark Ishtar. We are supposed to stop you from activating whatever these are."
"Joey Wheeler... unknown duelist before Duelist Kingdom where he took second place to the only person to have ever beaten Seto Kaiba, Yugi Moto, legendary King of Games. Joey then went to the finals of Battle city taking 4th place after a lost to Marik Ishtar and Seto Kaiba. Marik Ishtar... Tomb keeper. Leader of the Rare Hunters. Entered Battle City tournament to take second place to the King of Games after surrender. Disbanded Rare Hunters shortly after. Activities unknown about current Tomb Keeping responsibilities." The white haired man said all of this with his eyeballs rolled into his skull. Joey looked surprised at the man and Marik looked worried.
"Who are you?" The man's eyes returned to normal and he smiled evilly at the two of them.
"They call me Ex."
"Well Ex we are here to stop you." Joey pointed at Ex almost heroically looking. Ex stared at the finger pointed at him with mild interest.
"Joey Wheeler... deck incapable of beating the Unstoppable Exodia."
"What?" Ex raised his arm to show them a Duel Disk.
"The Exodia Masters challenge you. Prepare for your defeat."
Light Yami raised his head off the ground. He was surprised to have survived the fall, even more surprised that he didn't feel like anything was broken. Yami stood up unsteadily. He wobbled to the side a bit and fell on his back.
"Damn." Yami tried again and this time he was on his feet completely. He coughed up some blood and whipped his mouth. He stopped suddenly and listened hard.
Click. Click. Click. Footsteps. Yami panicked and dove into the shadows of a corner. As soon as he was almost completely hidden, Dark Yami walked into the room. Dark Yami's cloak hid almost everything except his eyes, which scanned the ceiling. His eyes sharpened as he saw the pieces of crumbled ceiling around him.
"Hikaaari. Where arrrre you?" Dark Yami looked up to the door across the room. He headed towards it. "I'm coming Hikari." Dark Yami moved out of the room. Light Yami panted and stood up again. He jogged over to the opposite door in an attempt to escape. He never got the chance. Yami yelled in pain as an arm knocked him across the head. Dark Yami stood over his crumpled body. "Nice try Hikari." Dark Yami pushed Light Yami back into the room. He pointed his palm toward the opposite door. It crumbled into pieces and the wall clasped on it. No exit that way. Dark Yami pointed at the other door as he exited, it to closing. "No one can interfere with my plans. Not even my Hikari." Dark Yami sighed. "But first I must save my Nakaba."
Yugi glowed with a light as Yami took over.
"Hugh!" Yami pulled at the safety cord hard and the chute opened up. Yami vanished and Yugi returned.
'Thanks Yami.' There was a pause.
'Don't mention it.' Yugi and Skullz then both floated towards the temple.