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Armageddon flame:I hate Algebra...I hate anything with only one answer.Stupid test!

Daniel:It's not that hard.Just study for once.

Armageddon flame:You're not helping...and I decide what happens to you.Anyway,sorry

I havent updated in a long time.It's just that the last few stargate sg-1 episodes have left me with writer's block.They finally killed the replicators when they were going to be in the story later. Darn.Any ideas?Anyone?

Bakura:MOVE ON ALREADY!

Armageddon flame:Try getting more sleep,Baka-Kura.Less midnight plundering for you.

Bakura:(summons shadow realm)

Armageddon flame:(running)I do not own Yugioh,or Stargate Sg1

Yugi:Please dont sue her.

Chapter 2:Disturbingly Familiar

Previously,on Trials by Fire:

/Yami,it's Bakura./

/A carving of Bakura/

Yami paused for a moment.What if the strangers notice this?

/I do not trust them./He said finally./We will have to be wary.../

Jack watched the kid called Yugi for a moment.But that was enough.Jack saw little Yugi's eyes flash red.The kid's voice changed slightly,too,along with his personality.

Carter noticed it.So did Daniel.But no one dared to say anything.

Until,that is,Jack signaled them for a quick talk.Carter and Daniel swiftly but quietly left the group.Teal'c stayed to keep an eye out for any other strange behavior.If that kid was a Goa-uld,then who knows how many others could be compromised?They began when they were well away from everyone.It took about five minutes for anyone to gather the courage to speak aloud.Finally,Daniel stepped forward from his little corner.

"I know you saw that,Jack,"Daniel said.

"I know too."Jack said,sarcastically.

Jack really wasn't in the mood for this.Was there anywhere that he didn't have to worry about the galaxy?As selfish as it might sound,why couldn't anyone solve their own problems?Any why did other people like the Goa-ulds,like Anubis,have to create the problems?Oh,yeah.Power.

"Well,then what do you propose we do?"Jack said.

A pause.What should they do?What could they do?

"We have to report this,"Carter said.

"And?"

"And,well,we do know the kid's name.Yugi Moto. Obivously,with the Duel Disc,He was in the Battle City Tournament.That narrows it down a bit.Not a whole lot of people went to that one."

"Wasn't Yugi Moto the champion?"Daniel asked.

"Yes.I think so.That's probably why a symbiote would choose him,"Carter said.

"Because he won a game several times?"Jack said,looking lost.

"It isn't just any old game,General,"Carter said."It's 95 mental.Only strategists can win a Duel Monsters tournment."

Jack fell silent.More Goa-uld strategists?That wasn't good...

(Around this time...)

The exhibits were fascinating to Ryou.It was almost as if he could get to know Bakura better without the pain of asking him.After all,the spirit wouldn't share much of his past,except that he was King of Thieves.Still,as much as Bakura ordered Ryou around and witheld thing from him,the tomb robber never hurt him seriously,since Bakura needed him.

They all moved on to the next display.Ryou was accidently pushed to the side.

"Sorry,Bakura."

"It's alright."Ryou said.

/Be careful.You're not the only one who can feel that./

/Sorry,Bakura./Ryou said./So,what will you do later/

/None of you concern,hikari....I have big plans./

Ryou decided to listen to Yugi and Ishizu's conversation.She was telling them an old Egyptian legend about false deities who sometimes corrupted Pharoahs.

"Could anyone stop them?"Yugi said.

"They were resisted often.It is said they retreated to their homeland when there were but eight of them left,around five thousand years ago."Ishizu said.

/Not just a legend./Bakura said through the mindlink./I'll bet those demons are still around./

/There were mind-controlling-/

/Yes.There was.But they were only a minor threat compared to the Shadows./

The spirit of the ring seemed to be in a better mood.Ryou took this oppotunity to talk to Bakura,to learn more about his yami's past.

/You said you were a tomb robber,right?The King of Thieves/Ryou said.

Bakura's spirit form beside him smiled evilly.

/I was just wondering.You mentioned 'Diabound' once.Wasn't that your really powerful Ka/

Bakura,feeling a little less snappish than earlier,began to tell some of his exploits.Ryou didn't like hearing about blood,guts,and crime,but his Yami wasn't exactly the kind of person you'd want to argue with or tell what to do.

(And while this was happening...)

"Challenge him,"Jack said.

Carter said,somewhat disbelievingly,"Challenge the World Champion?"

"Yeah,that's the one.Challenge him,"

"Jack's right.We need to know what we're dealing with,"Daniel said.

Carter paused.

"I dont have any cards,though."

"They're not to expensive,are they?It's paper with ink on it."Jack said

"Then try a half-deck duel.That's the real test."Daniel said.

Jack stared at both of them.

"How do you both know so much about this game?"

Daniel replied,"Ishizu's brother Marik really liked Duel Monsters.He played everyone atleast once during the digs in Egypt."

Jack now looked to Carter for her explaination.

"I was only interested in the holographic technology used for the duels,but I had to learn about the game before I could get answers to my questions."

"Back to the real issue.How did they get here here without the gate and,courtesy of the Jaffa's last victory,without their own ships?"Jack whispered,making sure there was no cameras.

For this,Carter had no answer.

(Dun dun dun...)

/Yami,what's wrong/Yugi asked.

No answer.Yugi still sensed worry through the mind link.

/Yami,please tell me.I know when your worried./

/It's that obvious,huh?I was just wondering...about certain things...Just thinking./

Yugi tried to get his dark to think about other things.

/Hey,do you remember when I first solved the puzzle,and-/

/I remember everything.Even when I tried to send that Ra-damn toaster to the Shadow Realm./

/Toasters don't have souls,Yami./

/Then why does it hate me/Yami said.

/It doesn't.Technology can just be difficult sometimes./

(Around this time...)

"I guess technology can difficult even for Carter."Jack said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.Carter took a moment to think.To her,it all seemed vaguely,strangely...disturbingly even...somewhat familiar.No.That was impossible.She wasn't ever part of anything like this highly weird exhibit.Daniel maybe.

But not her.

"Did anyone else notice the carvings...?"She said.

"They could be fakes."Jack said

"Yeah...But they seem authenic."Daniel said.

"That just means the fakers are good at their job."Jack said.

Daniel and Carter nodded.At least one of them still had common sense.

Carter's thoughts resumed wandering.It was likely to be fake,but what if it wasn't?Alot of strange things had been happening lately,not that things weren't always strange.

Suddenly the room stank.Such is the price of hanging around with men.Atleast the smell that could kill Godzilla had distracted her from the disturbingly familiar feeling.

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Armageddon flame:Short,but this is all I can do for now...oh,and I dont own Godzilla.