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MP: K here's the next chapter. Try to guess who the two new character's parents before chapter 9 is posted.

Chapter 8

Back at his mansion Pegasus was thinking over several things that could do with cherry petals, then it hit him. The Japanese word for cherry blossom; Sakura. He started scanning the directories in Domino for Sakura and he came up with over 500 results. He saw the Egyptian mask and looked up people who frequented the domino museum. He came up with 15 one caught his eye in particular. A Sakura Mutou. It said that the museum personal had her enrolled as one of their volunteers in the unloading of artifacts. Mentions her being interested in the Egyptian artifacts.

"Maybe she's Mutuo's daughter." Suggested one of his goons. "We'll have to try to reach her to double check. Get me Wheeler's number." He said. "Yes. Sir." Said the goon. Sakura emerged from the ship's bathroom dressed like Anzu and she had a scarf tied around the top part of her hair to cover the blond bangs. She snuck down to the other end of the boat and pretended to be one of the other duelists.

"That masked duelist was really confusing Pegasus. Maybe that duelist is Yugi but doesn't want to admit it." She heard some one say she saw several duelists on the ship. She sat down with Bast and they both started speaking Egyptian.
"Sarai. They are very good at guessing who I am. Weevil is just asking for it." She said. "No one has guessed who I am so far but no one really remembers Battle City." She said.

"Then there is Raphael. He was a bad guy at one point and now he's been invited to this. Fishy or what." She said. "May I cut in?" asked a voice. They pair looked up. "Who are you?" asked Sakura glad for not having to disguise her voice. It was a tall pale boy who had amber eyes, and he had a new Duel Disk 9X on his arm. "Gabriel." He said. He looked familiar to Sakura. It clicked; Raphael.

"I'm Sakura." She said extending the hand near her duel disk. He took her hand and shook it. "Here about that masked Duelist?" he asked. "Yes. They are so mysterious." Said Bast. "Yes. They say that the duelist's identity is written on the mask. You two were speaking a strange language. What was it?" he asked. "Egyptian." Said Bast. "Yes my dad and her dad used to work together as archeologists in the field of translating hieroglyphs on artifacts and in tombs. They taught us how to read it." Sakura said.

"And speak it." Added Bast. "Sakura can we talk off alone." He asked. Sakura nodded and followed him to the front of the ship out side of the elite suite and Sakura leaned on the railing looking over the waves. "So what is it you want to talk about?" she said. "Your name. It means Cherry Blossom right?" he said. "Yes." Said Sakura. "The masked duelist left cherry blossom petals behind. It matched your name perfectly. So why do you hide it?' he asked.

"I have a very good reason to do that, but it is a reason I will keep to myself." She said. Raphael saw his son outside and spotted a girl next to him. He walked out side and heard them talking. "So do you remember your mother at all Sakura?" asked Gabriel. "Not really. She died when I was 4. My father disappeared soon after. Dragged into the shadows by something." She said. "Gabriel who's your friend?" asked Raphael.

"This is Sakura. Sakura this is my father Raphael." Said Gabriel. Sakura held out her left hand Raphael ignored the gesture. "You seem familiar." He said. "Well you must be mistaking me for one else." she said. She turned and he saw the duel disk. 'A Duel Disk2? There aren't that many left and I doubt that there are a lot that are usable. That masked duelist was wearing one. Maybe she is the masked duelist.'

"I'm sleepy. I think I'll go to the sleeping area now." She said as she slipped away. "dad, I think she's that duelist. I know that when I saw that list for the general duelists there wasn't a Sakura on it anywhere." Said Gabriel. "You see that old duel disk she has? That's the same model disk as the masked duelist. I'm suspecting that now too." He said. Sakura had heard them and she quickly made her way to the spot where she had changed last time and she entered the winners room undetected.

She walked down the hall to the room that had her name on it. Well it was called the Cherry Blossom room. Next to it was the River room. She opened the door and saw everything was pink. Behind her she heard some one laugh. "Seems like you got the worst room." Said the voice. "Weevil Underwood. At least I don't have the Lilac room." She said disguising her voice. She said and entered. She locked the door and then removed the mask breathing out a sigh of relief. She practically collapsed on to the bed.

She found he self in another desert in her dreams. She saw a little girl walking out into the desert from ruins near by, the girl's face streaked by tears. Sakura followed her and saw 4 statues standing in a diamond formation and the girl disappeared as soon as she passed near one of the statues. She saw she was standing on the ruins of a temple. She saw the carvings of the millennium items all over the place the puzzle being in the center.

She heard a rumbling as she moved to the center and she found her self in the corridor between her soul room and Yami's. He was staring at a figure cover all in black with a magician girl's helmet on it's head. It was holding evil Bakura by his neck and it swiftly went into Yami's mind and banished it out the door it came. The door sealed itself after that and the figure took off it's hat and bowed then vanished. Several petals from a cherry blossom were on the ground. Sakura fell to her knees.

"Sakura what is it?" asked Yami. "My mother loved these types of flowers. My father would give them to her. She'd always pull a few petals off for me to have. It just proves that parents live on through their children." She said and saw something near by, near her door. It was two pieces of armor; magician armor. "I think maybe the statues have something to do with my finding my dad." She said. "Maybe but you should rest tomorrow we'll be on the island." He said.

"Don't worry about me Yami." She said. She woke with a jolt as she heard a knock at the door. She quickly dressed; nearly forgetting her mask. She opened the door to reveal Gabriel. "So you ready for the island?" he asked. "Yes." Said Sakura. She noted that he was looking groggy too. She closed the door and attacked her hair with a brush once and she made sure every thing was in her bag. She decided it would make more sense for the real Yami to take over. So with out warning him she switched places and he had little time to argue.

:Look it's your name I registered under so you should have some of the fun too.:
:;.Fine next time warn me before you do this.:;. He told her and he walked out pulling on the infamous gantlet everyone was to wear. Haru caught up and immediately noticed the change. 'Sakura switched with Yami already? But she's a strong duelist on her own.' He thought confused. Weevil didn't hesitate to comment on Yami Sakura's Hair. "What's wrong couldn't find enough gel to make it stand straight up?" Yami Sakura ignored him.

"Good luck." He said snidely. "Yeah, you're going to need it." Said Haru. "Let me guess you're Wheeler's kid? So how's your friend Sakura?" he asked. "She fine she and my parents are back home cheering me, Alex, and Allen on." He said. "Alex? You don't mean Alexandra Kaiba." Said Weevil. "Yeah she's my cousin. Uncle Marik's sister Isis was her mom. She died soon after Alex was born. My cousin Sarai wanted to enter but she, my Aunt Serenity, and Uncle Marik had things to do at the museum." He said.

"So masked duelist Yami, why are you competing in this tournament?" asked Haru. "It's my own quest. A quest which I intend to keep to myself unless you can read Egyptian." Said Yami Sakura. "But I can. You are-" said Haru and Yami Sakura's hand shot up and covered his mouth. "Atwhay appenedhay otay ayingplay ittay owlay?" she asked in Pig Latin (What happened to playing in low?).

"Pig Latin hey ok I'll utshay my outhmay."shut my mouth Gabriel noticed a tiny tinge of red right beneath the mask. 'He must be embarrassing Sakura. Or she likes him Most likely he's embarrassing her' A cute boy and a dark haired girl walked by. The boy was wearing a striped blue shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers. He had white hair and brown eyes. The girl was wearing a black tank top showing off her features, a red vest, black jeans, black sneakers, a red head band and a dice earring. She had dark hair and green eyes.