Chapter III : Don't Kill Me"

Joey Wheeler stepped outside of his house, onto his porch, and stared at the water down below, thinking. Then he heard someone ringing his doorbell. "Huh?" He walked over and opened the door, revealing Mikau.

"Huh, Mikau?" Joey exclaimed. "You're back?"

"Yup. Came to visit." Mikau replied.

"So, what ya wanna talk about?" Joey asked, letting him in.

"Uh, nothing, really. Just dropping by to say 'Hi'." Mikau answered.

"Oh... Well, then wanna take a walk?" Joey asked.

"Sure." Mikau said.

Joey and Mikau were outside now, and walking around the block.

"Hey, what's with the arcade? It looks like it's closed..." Mikau said, noticing the Arcade's lights were flashing on and off, and people were leaving in cars and just running out screaming.

"I dunno, let's check it out." Joey said, and they headed over to it.

Mikau grabbed someone's arm, and grasped it tightly. "What's going on?" He asked.

"SSSSS! THERE'S TWO OF THEM! YOU'D BETTER GET OUTTA HERE LIKE I AM!" He yelled franticly, and Mikau released his arm.

"C'mon, Joey. Let's go in." Mikau said, waving Joey to him.

"EVERYONE, GET OUT OF THE BUILDING!" Police men were using microphones to order everyone from within the place.

Mikau ran in, Joey following, but because of all the ruckus no one noticed them.

"Huh?" Joey muttered. "There's nothing here!"

The place was in a mess, tables and chairs overturned, a window broken. "What?" Mikau said, sensing something, but he was not sure of what it was. "Let's get outta here..." Joey whimpered.

There was a hiss coming from beneath the floor.

"It's in the basement..." Mikau exclaimed.

"Okay, then. We know where it is. Let's get outta here." Joey said, cowardly.

Mikau then climbed up on the dance stage, and looked down into the hole. He saw a person's skeleton with some scraps of clothing still attached to the bones, and some flesh leftover.

Mikau fell over on his side, gasping.

"What's wrong!" Joey screamed. He ran over to Mikau, and then into the hole.

"GAH!" Joey then vomited, when Mikau sat up again.

"Emm... Remind me not to look into the hole, okay?" Mikau told Joey who had stopped gagging.

Mikau then stood up. "Let's go into the basement."

Unknown, Johnny's bones dissolved into dust and the breeze from nowhere scattered it away, so when they got down there, only bits of red and black clothing were left.

"Wait, didn't we see a skeleton?" Joey said, surprised, and frightened. Mikau looked around, and glanced upwards towards the ceiling.

The ceiling came way and one giant snake sprang out, hissing loudly.

"No!" Mikau pushed Joey out of harm's way, but ended up sacrificing himself. The snake gladly ate Mikau in one gulp, then slithered into the shadows.

Joey was panting. "I think I can move now... Yes, I can..." He whispered, and moving, he stood up.

The snake slipped out of the shadows, and hissing, advanced on Joey.

"AHH!" Joey screamed in terror, and ran towards the stairs.

"SSSS!" Another giant snake came slithering down the stairs, blocking Joey's way.

Joey then just turned left and ran that way.

A baby, giant snake came out hissing at him, angrily.

"Now, where'd that come from?" Joey said to himself outloud.

"Sssss..." The first snake then puked in the corner, and turned back towards Joey.

"Ah, that'sss better. I wasss trying to warn you..." A voice came from the snake's mouth.

"What the..." Joey started but couldn't go on.

"Now, who are you? Jossseph Wheeler? I thought ssso." The snake said, talking and going on like it was natural for their species.

"Okay, now my name iss jusst Ssssnake, and thiss isss the wife, Sssnakesss. And that'sss the child, Worm." Snake exclaimed to Joey, who was shocked. "Now, we're trying to warn you... about..." He slithered closer to Joey, who stepped back.

"A long time ago, like about a half-hour ago, our Master, Mahahku, made usss come to life, he hasss red eyes and black hair, and then he told usss to eat Johnny Ssssstepsssssss..." Snake said in a low, hissing voice.

"And after I ate him, I didn't want to eat your ugly race." Snake said disgusted. "And that'sss the end of our ssstory. Okay, now, I gotta go home... Which is right here." Snake and his son, Worm, then slithered into the back, where the shadows were darkest.

Snakes, his wife, went back upstairs, and came slipping down into the hole, and then followed her husband.

"This is freaky... Next time the snakes are around, I'll listen to it..." Joey said outloud to no one really. Joey turned, and walked upstairs.

Upstairs, when Joey was footed there.

"Who the heck are you?" Joey asked the man with black hair with red highlights. "Don't I know you?" He asked, pointing his finger at him.

The stranger had his arms crossed, and his eyes closed.

"Are you Mahahku?" Joey asked, noticing the black hair.

The stranger's eyes slowly opened... revealing them to be... a deep, deep like under near the ocean floor, and soulless looking color.

"Uhhhh... Nope... You're not Mahahku, better get going now..." Joey said nervously, and started to walk away.

"Wait!" Joey turned to see that it came from Snake, who had slipped up though the hole. "Sorry about eating your friend... I felt really bad." Snake then nodded and slipped back down.

"IT'S OKAY!" Joey just yelled at him.

"Now..." He turned around, and noticed the stranger was standing in front of the door.

Joey whined.

The stranger then slipped his hand into his vest pocket, and pulled out a sharp knife, then held it up and pointed it at Joey.

He then started walking slowly at Joey, who backed up, frightened.

Joey then bumped into a table, which had an unsteady leg, and fell down on his back. He scampered to his feet, and turned around...

And the stranger was looking at him, with the knife only half a inch away from Joey's face.

Joey wondered how fast this guy was. He fell down noticing how close the knife was, and then turned around quickly. His heart racing with fear, as he saw the stranger was in front of him now.

"Ahhh..." Joey uttered in terror, as he backed up.

And each step he took back, the stranger took forward.

Joey backed up against the door, without turning away, and while keeping an eye on him, his hand felt for the handle, and turned it open.

Joey turned quickly before the stranger could get any closer.

But when Joey had turned, the same stranger was in front of the entrance. Joey then ran as fast as he could away from him, but the stranger was there in every door he opened.

Joey then backed up against the wall, and moved along it, watching him, but every time he blinked the stranger seemed to be two feet closer each time. Then Joey's hand felt a pinch of pain as it ran over a glass shard, still attached to the window, which was broken. He turned his head slowly towards the window, hoping for an escape, but then the stranger was in front of him, the knife advanced up towards Joey's throat.

Joey, panicking, then punched the stranger, and shoved him out the window, while ignoring the knife's cut on his shoulder.

"Finally..." Joey had slumped down to the floor, with his arms on the window sill.

Joey was panting like crazy, when it eased down, he turned around...

Only to see the serious face of the stranger staring down at him. Joey stood up, trying to get to the wall again.

"AAHHHH!" He screamed as he was then pushed out of the window by the stranger's strong hand.

"LEAVE MY BUDDY ALONE!" Snake threatened as he was half-in and half-out of the hole. He then dove at the stranger, mouth wide open, and fangs ready for biting.

"Look! A quarter, Dad!" Worm said, and his dad stopped his attack, and turned.

"Where?" He asked.

"There!" Worm exclaimed, as his father then dove at the quarter instead, knocking his son into the glass pieces standing up straight.

"Argh..." Worm groaned as he was engulfed in pain, and blood.

Snake then ate the quarter quickly.

"Ohhh, my ssson, Worm..." He said, sadly staring at his dying son.

"Might asss well eat him." Snake then devoured his son in one mighty gulp. "Now, back to what I wasss doing..." Snake said, turning back to the stranger who was just watching him. Snake then slipped into the hole.

The stranger could still hear his voice talking.

"Hey, wife, our ssson'sss dead, and I ate him."

"That'sss the third time! You have to sssstop doing that!"

"Ssssorry... " Snake said regretfully. "HE WASSSS JUSSSST TOO TASSSSTY!" He blurted out. "But not assss tassssty as you..." He added dangerous.

"You mean them up there, right?" Snakes, the wife, pointed out to him. "Yeah." He said, and sprang up from the hole onto the arcade floor.

"HEY, WIFE! THERE'SSS SSSOMETHING FREAKY GOING ON UP HERE! HISSS EYESSS ARE BLACK AND GLOWILY-ISSH!" Snake yelled loudly at Snakes.

"FINE, I'LL EAT HIM!" His wife came slithering up next to him. "Which one has the glowing, black eyes?" She asked, a little ticked off.

"He does. He's right in front of you." Snake said.

"Oh, I'm ready to eat him." Snakes then jumped at the stranger, whose eyes stopped glowing.

Her spring was stopped when the ground started rumbling, and pieces of dust fell from the ceiling.

A loud cracking sound came from outside, as well as people's screams, and gunshots.

Joey turned on his side in pain, and slowly brought himself to his feet.

He screamed when he saw that the giant arcade spider was climbing off his perch, and stepping on the police cars, then spitting huge blobs of venom all over the place.

People's screams filled the air, and were muffled by the venom drowning into their throats.

The venom was like burning acid to their flesh, and they were slowly dissolving down into piles of bones.

"Ow..." Joey moaned. "My arm... hurts..." He groaned, as he grasped his bleeding arm tightly.

He looked up at the spider again. "Please... tell me someone's dueling..." He said, hoping to God it wasn't like the snakes, who were very real.


Kuf slowly opened his eyes.

"What the heck!" Kuf said, standing up.

"Oh, it was just my frea- " He sneezed though that word, and went on annoyed. "-king yami..." He walked to the door, and opened.

"Wowah!" He screamed at the messy place.

"Wh- Wha? I have a feeling my evil self did this and another person helped..." Kuf said, looking side to side.

He then noticed the stranger, and then in one blink became Mahahku.

Mahahku then walked over and stood near the stranger.

"Ahmose, why didn't you kill him?" Mahahku asked him.

"Just because of one lazy escape, you just can't let him go." Mahahku then hissed like a cobra.

Ahmose just looked at Mahahku, without ever once changing his expression. "Is that all you're going to say!" Mahahku said in a mocking tone.

Ahmose just turned, but Mahahku grabbed the back of his neck.

"Now kill him!" Mahahku said in a demanded voice.

Mahahku let go of Ahmose's neck, and transported in front of the Cafe which Bakura worked, and Shira and Yugi were at.

Mahahku then entered, and walked over to where Yugi was sitting (Shira was in the bathroom).

"Can I help you?" Yugi asked politely as he looked up.

"Mahahku!" He exclaimed, gasping.

Mahahku then punched Yugi against the chin, and Yugi fell down.

"That's the last time I mixed too many sodas together! Huh?" Shira looked at Mahahku and Yugi, and raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, what are you doing to Yugi?" She said, annoyed at Mahahku, and walking over to them.

"Well..." Mahahku started but Shira interrupted him.

"Well what!" She snapped, but received a punch from Mahahku.

"Darn you morom..." She growled at him, and moved over to Yugi.

Then she helped him up. "Kawaii-chan, are you alright?" She asked him, worried.

"No, he hit me!" Yugi cried in a small voice.

"Do you want another hit or a duel!" Mahahku said, threateningly.

"Um... A duel..." Yugi said, and sat down again. He pulled out his deck and placed it on the table.

"Shira, sit down next to me!" Yugi said in a friendly, demanding voice. "Hmph, okay." She sat down next to him, while Mahahku sat down on the other side.

Mahahku then kicked the chair next to him down on the floor, and drew his hand.

Bakura came over. "Um..." He started but Mahahku cut in.

"It's my turn!" Mahahku said. "I play two cards F - down, and a monster in Defense mode. Your turn."

Tea turned in her chair, and looked at what the commotion was.

"Yugi?" She stood up, and headed over.

"Yugi, what's going on?" She asked, confused.

"Mahahku forced me to duel..." Yugi explained.

"How'd you know his name was Mahahku?" Shira asked Yugi, surprised.

Yugi stared at her.

"I know Mahahku... He used to beat me all the time because he didn't like me..." Shira confessed, staring at her hands which were in her lap.

"Muto, it's your turn..." Mahahku said.

"MUTO!" Mahahku yelled now.

Yugi's Millennium Puzzle glowed, and he transformed into Yami.

"Pharaoh... Oh, it's the pharaoh, I'm so scared..." Mahahku mocked being afraid.

"I'll draw a card, and set two cards F - down and a monster in Defense mode." Yami declared his move.

"Okay. It's my turn." Mahahku said, drawing a card. "I'll play one monster F - down in Defense mode. And now flip this card to attack."

Dream Clown (1200 / 900) attacked to reveal Feral Imp (1300 / 1400).

(Mahahku : 7800)

Tea then noticed Yugi had a girl sitting next to him.

"Huh?" She thought outloud to herself.

"Bakura, can you pick that chair up for me?" Tea asked.

"Sure." He picked it up, and brought it over to her, and she sat down.

"Your turn..." Mahahku said as a black mist started to form around the five people.

Yami rolled his eyes as he drew his card.

"I play Neo the Magic Swordsman, (1700 / 1000) to attack your face down card!" Yami said, but Mahahku flipped a card.

"I flip Waboku." Mahahku smirked.

"Grr..." Yami growled. "I end my move..." He said angrily.

"Well, I guess it's my move..." Mahahku drew a card, and then played a card. "I play Dian Keto the Cure Master." Mahahku said. "I gain 1000 and now my lifepoints are 8800."

(Mahahku : 8800)

"I end my move." Mahahku added quickly.

Yami drew, and played a card F - down. "Now, I attack your F - down monster!" Yami declared.

The Wicked Worm Beast was destroyed.

Mahahku then drew a card. "Good... Such a good card... I play Dark Hole." As Mahahku placed it down, Yami's monsters disappeared.

Mahahku smirked as he tangled his hair in his fingers, and was tipping his chair.

"My turn!" Yami said, and drew his card. "I play Koumori Dragon (1500 / 1200) and attack your lifepoints!"

(Mahahku : 7300)

Mahahku cursed under his breath in Egyptian, and then he looked at Bakura. Yami Bakura was then summoned in possession of Bakura's body.

'Huh? How did he summon me like that?' Yami Bakura thought annoyed to himself.

"Huh?" Yami then noticed the Millennium Ring was glowing on Bakura's shirt. "I draw, all you fools!" Mahahku said as he drew his card. "And play this monster F - Down in DEF mode!" Mahahku then ended his move.

"I'll draw!" Yami declared as he drew.

"I play this card F - down. And attack with Koumori Dragon!" Mahahku's card was Unknown Warrior of Fiend, which was destroyed.

"I'll draw..." Mahahku then drew his card, and without doing anything. "Your turn..."

"I draw... And I play this card F - down, and attack with Koumori Dragon."

(Mahahku : 5800)

"Your move!" Yami told his opponent, who then drew.

"I draw, and play Fissure." Mahahku said, doing so.

The Koumori Dragon was then destroyed.

Mahahku growled, as he had no monsters he could yet summon. "Your move."

"I'll draw... And play a card F - down, and then summon Mammoth Graveyard to attack your lifepoints!"

(Mahahku : 4600)

With a wave of his hand, Yami reverted back to Yugi.

"What?" Yugi said, surprised.

"Now, you'll never win!" Mahahku cackled.

"And now, I'll draw." Mahahku said. "And play Black Illusion Ritual." Mahahku then began the sacrifice for Relinquished, whom was brought to the field.

"You're doomed, Yugi..." Shira muttered in a bored, soft voice.

"Darn! Darn! Darn!" Yugi exclaimed in frustration. Yugi then drew his card, and flipped :

"DARK HOLE!" Yugi said, proudly.

"Dark Hole... I'm so scared..." Mahahku mocked, and drew his card. "Your turn, Muto."

Now, it was Yugi's turn, and he drew, but just played a card F - Down, then ended his move.

Mahahku then drew, and played Monster Reborn, then revived Ryu-Ran (2200 / 2600).

(Yugi : 5800)

"I draw..." Yugi said in a weak voice.

"Hey, Yugi, why don't you do that Puzzle-glowy thing again?" Shira asked, poking Yugi's cheek gently.

"I flip Change of Heart, and attack your LP with your monster."

(Mahahku : 2400)

"So, I lose LP... Now, I play Battle Ox in DEF mode." Mahahku said, ending his move.

"I play this card F - down in DEF mode, and end my move." Yugi said, which meant Ryu-Ran was Mahahku's again.

"I sacrifice Battle Ox to summon Rude Kaiser." Mahahku said.

"And attack! And now, what's your little monster in DEF mode?" Mahahku said, smiling evilly.

Yugi's card, Man-Eating Treasure Chest.

(Yugi : 3600)

Yugi drew. "I flip Soul Exchange to get possession of Rude Kaiser, and sacrifice him to summon..." Yugi was saying, but then Mahahku said: "I know, Curse of Dragon."

"SUMMONED SKULL! ATTACK RYU-RAN!" Yugi declared. "Your move."

"NOW, I'M REALLY TICKED!" Mahahku shouted, drawing a card. "I play a monster F - down. And end my move."

"I play The Stern Mystic in ATK mode, (1500 / 1200) and attack your monster!" Which was Mammoth Graveyard.

Since Mahahku's power was giving way to weakness, Yami took possession of Yugi. "And then attack your LP with Summoned Skull!"

(Mahahku : 0)

Mahahku let out a blood-chilling scream, and blood started spurting out of his mouth. His flesh was starting to dissolve, the blood slipped out of the pores in his skin, and his eyeballs oozed down his cheek and fall on the floor.

Yami Bakura licked his lips, and was tempted to drink the blood pouring all over.

"Yu... gi... why... did... you... ki... ill... me?" The rest of Mahahku then just blew up, and the black mist disappeared along with Mahahku's bones. "Yugi, why the heck did you do that?" Shira asked, choking slightly.

"Do what?" Yami snapped at her.

"Umm, I was wondering, Yami, Kuf's been in the bathroom for two hours now, can you go in there for me?" Tea asked, forgetting what just happened.

"Why not? I do everything..." Yami said, mockingly.

"So that's it! You're just gonna ditch me like that!" Shira said, annoyed, but Yami just ignored her, and walked into the bathroom, while Tea stood outside.

"Traitor!" Shira said after him. She felt an arm placed around her shoulder, and she was pulled against someone.

"I can be with you instead..." Yami Bakura said to her.

"Uh.." She stared at him, and blushed, confused.

"So, is it the dog?" Shira asked.

"It's whatever you want it to be." He replied.


Yami walked into the bathroom, and looked around.

He heard sounds coming from the other end of the room.

Yami then walked over towards, and peeked around the corner.

He then saw Kuf with a woman with black hair, whom he was sitting on.

But unknown to Yami, Kuf was stabbing her repeatedly.

Yami then turned on his heel, and because of the way the floor was, his shoe squeaked, and he was afraid they heard him.

He froze, and listened for someone getting up, but just heard muffling sounds.

He sighed in relief, and left the bathroom.

"Well?" Tea asked, hopefully.

"He's doing the wild thing with another woman... Sorry, Tea." Yami said, still distressed.

She gasped, and her hands covered her mouth. "Oh... Kuf ..." Her hands moved up over her whole face, and she started shaking with tears.

Yami patted Tea's back. "I know how much Kuf meant to you..." Yami said, trying to comfort her, then she flung her arms around him, and hugged him tightly.

"Oh, Yami..." She moaned though crying. Because he didn't know what to do, and was rather unsure, he just patted her back.


"OH MY GOSH!" Joey screamed as his back was pressed hard against a tree, and the spider was looking down upon Joey.

The venom dripped from the spider's mouth as though he was thinking of how tasty of a snack Joey would make.

Joey then heard a woman's scream, and glanced over at her. She was blonde, and very attractive.

Joey looked back at the spider, and then glanced at the girl. Joey wondered if he could shout for help, or not.

The venom was still sticking to the spider's mouth, like drool from a dog. The thin string of venom drool became thinner and finally broke.

It fell downwards towards Joey, and, after it had hit the floor.

Joey got up, and dashed under the spider's eight legs, and ran over to the girl.

"Don't worry, I'll save from the evil, mutant spider." Joey said, carrying the girl now, who had her arms around him.

"Huh?" She stared at her hero, and held on tighter.

The spider turned at Joey, and started running at him.

He was very fast because of all his eight giant legs.

"Man! I hate giant spiders!" Joey complained as he ran with her still holding on.

"Ahhh!" The girl screamed, and was nearly choking Joey because her grasp on his neck tightened.

"Gah!" Joey panted, as he starting to slow down.

"FASTER!" She screamed in terror after looking back at the giant spider. Joey ran faster. then Mai Valentine spotted them. "Hey, Joey, what are you doing?" She yelled at him.

"I'm running from that giant spider!" Joey stopped, and looked behind them.

"Hey, you can't revive Launcher Spider without using Monster Reborn!" One duelist yelled over at his opponent.

"Oh, but I did. And it isn't even a machine!" Rex Raptor yelled back.

They did not notice that it was a real giant spider, who was just standing in between them.

"Well, it was chasing me before..." Joey said.

"Yeah right. You made that story up just up so you can hold that poor girl!" Mai retarded at him.

"It might come after us again..." The girl whined and tugged Joey's hair.

"Mai, you'd better run." Joey said.

"Oh, please, Joey. I can take care of myself from a FAKE giant spider." Mai turned on her heel and walked away, muttering to herself.

"SUIT YOURSELF!" Joey yelled and ran with the girl away as fast as he could.

"Attack his lifepoints directly!" Rex commanded his 'Launcher Spider'.

The spider then sprang a web at the person, and gulped him, then chased after Joey and the girl again.

"Come back..." Rex whined at his spider.

The spider then cornered Joey and the screaming girl, when ...

It just froze and stopped moving.

Joey cracked one eye open, and stared at it.

It had became a statue again.

"THERE YOU ARE!" Rex came running and yelling just as the spider fell over on him. "AHHHHH!"

"Ouch... That's gotta hurt..." Joey said, wincing.

"What happened?" The girl asked, confused.

"The spider froze, and fell on top of Rex Raptor." He answered, placing her back on her feet.

He walked over to the spider, and then felt his arms under the spider.

Then he pulled Rex, who was rather bruised, and a bit bloody now.

"Ow... My leg..." Rex groaned, and held his leg. "Is my spider alright?" Rex asked, worriedly looking at the spider.

"Uh... Yeah..." Joey replied, and picked up Rex to bring him to the hospital. The girl then followed them too.


Yami and Tea then left the Chi'sey Cafe, and stood on the sidewalk. "Wha-what do I do now?" Tea asked, staring at the pharaoh.

He looked at her. "Hm? About Kuf?"

She nodded.

"I don't know." He said slowly.

"I guess I'll go home, and talk to my uncle now..." Tea said.

"Let me walk you home." Yami offered.

"Thanks." She replied, gratefully. They started walking off in the direction of her house.

"Yami, who was that girl with you?" Tea asked, when they reached the corner. "It was Shira." Yami replied.

"Akurideji?" She said.

"Yup." He answered.

Shira and Yami Bakura then just exited the Chi'sey Cafe, and Yami and Tea were no where in sight.

"He ditched me!" She muttered annoyed. "Without even saying 'good-bye'." She pouted.

"Well, I'm off duty now... Wanna go out?" He asked.

"Alright." She said, and then she remembered what Tea had called Yugi.

"Ayroscavs..." She whispered softly.

"What's that?" He asked, surprised.

"Uh, um, nothing." She answered, and then they walked on after he placed his arm around her shoulder.


"Today is my Birthday!" Pegasus said in a singsong voice.

"Shouldn't you throw a banquet?" Croquet suggested to his master.

"You're right. We should have a banquet. Send my men to get everyone from Domino City... And Croquet..." Pegasus said.

"Anything you want, sir." Croquet replied.

"If you don't mind, get me a peanut butter sandwich. And find the shadow person, so he/she can get me my three sandwiches after I beat him/her in a duel." Pegasus declared.


Kuf came out of the restroom when the Chi'sey Cafe was nearing closing time, except he had red eyes now, and was washing the Decade Knife, which was covered in blood, with his tongue.

He then placed it in his coat.

"What's the point of love?" He asked himself, and then his eyes became their normal brown color.

"Wha? Huh?" Kuf looked around in confusement. "Hey, where'd everybody go?"