When Worlds Collide

Note: Here's chapter six, I hope you enjoy it. (not much to say, so will shut up now.)

Chapter Six: Mirror Image

I glanced at Steph, still feeling utterly ridiculous but still afraid of what might happen. We had been sitting outside the bathroom for about an hour trying to work up the courage to look in the mirror. I didn't know about her, but I was firmly afraid of change and wanted no part whatsoever in it. However, and hour that could be much better spent was simply too long to sit outside a door, cowering in fear of a shiny piece of glass.

I stood up and walked in, staring directly at the mirror.

I was very relieved to see that the face in the mirror had undergone little change. My hair was a little longer, fuller, and all around more amazing, and my acne had miraculously cleared (a pleasant side-effect if I do say so myself) but I was still just Lily. I sighed and looked to see Steph staring intently at her reflection.

"Do my eyes look bigger to you? I don't really look in the mirror much, so I can't really tell if anything has changed or not…"

"You're fine, Steph. We should chill out and do something, hmm, not so darn boring for once. Look where we are, Steph, we should not be this bore-"

The phone rang and we both jumped as if being attacked by an unknown wild animal. Feeling silly, I picked it up.

"I know who you are, Lily, and nothing will stop me from having what you possess. Tell your friend Steph that as well."

After several seconds of annoying maniacal laughter form the man, I hung up the phone.

"Who was it?"

"Some nutcase who says nothing will stop him from having what we possess or some nonsense. Probably a prank phone call or-"

"What do we have of interest anyway?" She interrupted. "We aren't from here, we aren't magical and we don't have anything of substantial value in money either."

"Well… how do we really know that? Things here are different… for all we know; we do have some kind of freaky powers."

"You did knock that guy out with surprising force."

"Girl, that isn't power, that's years of softball at work."

"True. Oh well, let him try to go through me! He'll be sorry that he ever crossed-"

"I'd hate to interrupt your lovely speech, but I think we have a visitor." I pointed to the window, through which a ninja had just climbed.

"Oh, I suppose you're-"

The ninja sent a solid kick into her stomach, making me decently angry. It was probably somewhat stupid, but I gave him my best kick, aiming for a certain special area which resulting in the doubling over and grunting in pain of the ninja. I smirked and helped Steph up.

"Well, buddy, I think you have the wrong room."

"That is incorrect. I see them hovering above you now. Either surrender them to us, or die!"

"How about the hidden third option," I said, kicking him hard straight out the window.

Steph high-fived me and then we mutually decided to grad all of out things and run for the game shop. After all, there's nothing better than having an ancient pharaoh and a cute blonde guy to protect you from evil ninjas and insane laughing men.

"You were attacked by… a ninja?" Joey asked, looking at me as if I was completely insane, which, indecently, I was beginning to wonder myself.

"Yes, we were. Honestly, you can ask her," I said, jabbing my thumb towards Steph, who had made a slightly better first impression.

"It is true, crazy as it sounds."

"And you got a phone call from a crazy guy who laughed maniacally?"

I nodded, hoping that they would not only believe us but see fit to protect us as well.

"Hey… dat sounds like…"

"Marik," the two of them said aloud, and my mind as well screamed.

Only, I was firmly of the belief that his evil side had been quite banished; it was anti-climactic for him to return. Of course, little did I know that our arrival had sent the plan for Yu-gi-oh spiraling out of the producers control, although the world we were in was the real Yu-gi-oh world, and not the TV show, it still had some… interesting side-effects on the guy who has dreams that connected him to what went on here, although he was blissfully unaware of it, poor guy.

We made a show of looking confused for them, although I didn't think the effort was much needed for Joey, who was fuming at the very mention of the guy.

"It's a long story," Yugi said. "But we though his, err, evil side was gone… only, this sounds too much like him to be ignored."

We still pretended to be clueless, even though I felt sorry for poor Yugi, having to explain this. After all, even as an avid watcher of the show, I barely understood it.

"He's just a bad, bad guy who's done a lot of evil things. I tried to get revenge on him fir what he did ta' Mai…" Here, I cringed, causing a very interesting expression on his face. "You've met Mai?"

"Oh, yes, we've met… go on, please."

"But in da end, it was Yuge dat took care of him. At least I was dere to see it, though."

My cheeks must've looked like little red flags as I remembered my anger at the producers when Joey lost that duel… but I supposed it was really Marik I should hate, and promptly felt angry at his evil side.

"What would he want with us, though?" Steph asked innocently.

"I don't know," Yugi said, "but I guess we'll just have to find out. For now, you can stay here… hopefully he won't be able to find you."

Meanwhile in the Shadow Realm:

"Curse it, I still can't read her mind… but I will find her, and I will find her friend as well. Perhaps Wheeler can be of some use to me… unless she finds out how to protect him…"

End note: Cliffhanger! Don't be too angry, I ran out of ideas… will try to come up with something as soon as possible. Stay tuned!