Kaiba looked around the cockpit looking for that damn switch. He knew it was here somewhere… there it is. Next to the altitude marker. He flipped it on and selected a frequency.

"Marik… Wheeler… Yugi… You copy?"

"Is that you Kaiba?" Kaiba could here Marik's voice come out of his speakers and felt almost relieved he caught someone.

"Yes. Where are you?"

"Over the Atlantic I think. Some large body of water." There was mumbling in the distance then Marik said something inaudible. "Yeah we are over the Atlantic."

"Good. Head towards coordinates 0,0"

"The center of the World, why?"

"Because that is where this freak I dueled was headed. I have a feeling we'll catch some more answers there."

"Fine. Where is Yugi?" Kaiba paused and thought for a minute."

"Not sure, you haven't heard from him?"

"I have." Kaiba raised his eyebrow.

"Who's this?"

"Skullz."

"Yugi with you?" Kaiba could almost here Skullz hesitate.

"No."

"You left him in that temple? You go get him back now you fucking psycho!" Kaiba cringed over Wheeler's shouting. That amateur's voice was like nails on a chalkboard to him.

"I didn't leave him there."

"Than where is he?"

"Wherever that freak Yami wants him to be." All three mics went dead.

"What did you say?"

"Yugi won't be going anywhere on his own free will anytime soon. Yami has him."

"Yami wouldn't hurt Yugi," Joey yelled, "He never takes full control!"

"He's not the Yami you know." The mics were silenced again. Kaiba felt the realization creep up on him like he was just doused with cold water.

"You can't mean… that Yami from before? In the desert temples?"

"Yes."

"Wait, what?" Joey sounded confused but Kaiba heard the muttering in the background, "WHAT? HE'S BACK?"

"Yes." Kaiba leaned back into his chair. He had only met Yami once, but he could still feel the chill from his presence.

"We'll get to that pass if we come to it. Kaiba out."

Marik And Joey's hair whipped back in the wind as Joey drove them towards the final temple. The waves flew by them on either side as they drove off toward a spec in the distance.

"Ya know Marik? I haven't driven one 'o these since I was a kid. Didn't know if I still knew how."

"We could have gotten a driver…"

"Nah. I got it. There it is anyway, these things move."

"Kaibacorp merchandise. Who knew?" Joey smiled and pulled the boat to the side of the temple. It was odd. The temple was huge, but not as extravagant as the last one they went to. Joey pulled up to the side of it next to another boat he saw. He jumped on the stairs of the temple that seemed to extend into the sea. He smiled when he saw who was waiting for them.

"Skullz, Waitin' for us?" Skullz didn't answer and stood staring at them both.

"Skullz," Marik said putting a hand on Skullz' shoulder, "You OK?" Skullz lifted his arm to shrug Marik's hand off.

"Fine."

"So… we going in?" Marik nodded but Skullz continued to block their path.

"Not yet." Skullz looked up at Joey and Marik with eyes so dark, Marik shivered under his stare. "First you must realize something. Yami will die in this chamber." Joey raised an eyebrow but Marik nodded.

"We will defeat him."

"No, you don't understand. Yami controls Yugi's body right now," Skullz sneered, "and if I must kill Yugi to eliminate Yami I will." Joey and Marik both jumped back in surprise.

"Sk…Skullz! That's not necessary! We have to help Yugi." Marik nodded in agreement but Skullz just huffed and shook his head.

"I don't give a damn about Yugi. I'll kill him, and whoever else stands in my way. Even you two." Marik's eyes narrowed.

"I knew I couldn't trust you." Skullz looked at Marik with a surprised expression.

"You knew? Then why bring me?"

"My sister… she saw something… you were needed she said. The pharaoh would be lost without you."

"Ishizu's foresight grow dimmer with each passing day," Skullz said. Marik growled in response.

"What do you know about my sister?"

"She uses the millennium necklace to see into the future, but it's failed her several times. She didn't foresee you're evil intention, she didn't foresee her loss against Kaiba, and she didn't foresee my motives."

"Skullz…"

"That's enough Joey. And you too Marik. Yami is mine. And I'll be damned if you get in my way." Skullz wandered into the darkness of the temple leaving only the echoing of his footsteps, and the betrayed comrades behind him…