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Chapter 1: The Frightening Encounter

(Saturday evening)

"Aww man! He beat me again!" Joey Wheeler looked down in disappointment as his arms dropped to his sides.

Tristan Taylor looked at Joey's opponent then back at the upset boy. "He always beats you Joey."

Joey looked up then smiled and gave him a thumbs up. "Yeah,' he said casually. "But I am getting better, right?"

"I'll say," Yami said walking to him giving him a high five. Yami looked at the duel disk on his left arm. "I managed to get away with only 50 life points remaining! Only Weevil Underwood has done that and that was back at Duelist Kingdom." He looked at his friend with wide eyes. "You certainly have gotten better since the last tournament."

"Yeah, but I still need to work on my strategy," Joey turned and started to walk down the shaded end of the street with his friends. "One day I'll beat you Pharaoh! I promise!" Joey enthusiastically pumped his fist into the air with a smile.

"He promising to beat Yami again?" a girl asked walking up to them. "What is this the thousandth time?"

"Hey Tea," Yami said. He shook his head slowly and chuckled. "I must admit he is getting better."

"Yeah, I may just beat him soon," Joey said hopefully.

"I don't doubt that Joey," Yami said with a smile.

"Tzipporah said she would meet us at your house, Yami," Tea said. "I spoke on the phone before I left to meet you."

"Maybe I can beat her now," Joey wondered out loud.

"Yeah right," Tristan laughed. "That girl is as good as the Pharaoh."

"If not better," Yami said. "She's gotten me a few times."

"Umm, guys look." Tea was pointing about fifteen feet ahead of them to a man in a dark cloak. They could not see his face for it was hidden underneath the cloak's hood. On the hood they saw the millennium eye in a light shade of purple.

Joey turned to Yami. "Dat's one of those robbed freaks Marik used to lead!" he exclaimed.

"Yes," Yami said disturbed. " But I thought they disbanded after Battle City."

/They did Pharaoh/

/Then what's with this one, Aibou/

/I don't know. Want me to handle this/

/No Aibou. It may get dangerous, and I don't want you getting hurt. I'll get us past him. Then you can take over. /

"I wonder what he wants?" Tristan said.

"I want the one who defeated me," the man said.

"Hey, he's the one who took my red eyes from me before Battle City!" Joey said angrily. "Sounds like he wants you Yami."

The Pharaoh nodded still looking at the robbed man. "What do you want with me?" he called out.

The man raised his head so the Pharaoh could see his eyes. "I want your blood," he whispered.

Yami raised an eyebrow as the man started laughing. His friends looked at him, unsure they heard the man correctly.

Tea looked back at the robbed man. "Look out!" she cried as he lunged at them. Tristan and Tea dodged the man to one side while Joey pulled the Pharaoh to the other.

Yami looked up behind him at his friend. "Thanks Joey," he said breathlessly.

"Watch out!" Joey yelled as the man came at them again. He tossed the Pharaoh aside as he ran in the opposite direction "run Yami!"

Yami stood and ran as fast as he could toward the end of the street, where the sun was shinning. He looked back and saw the man running toward him at an inhuman speed. Something on the ground caught his foot, causing him to trip. He fell hard on the ground, into the blinding sunlight. Quickly he covered his head with his hands as he heard the man scream out behind him. He expected the man to hurt him in some way, but no such pain came.

His friends walked up to him, staring down at the cowering boy. Yami slowly uncovered his head and looked up at his friends. "Are you okay?" Tristan asked.

"Yeah," Yami answered, looking around. "Where is he?" the others looked at each other then back at the Pharaoh. Joey pointed at Yami.

"Look" he said. Yami looked down and saw black ash covering him. "When he jumped to get you he just…" Joey hesitated and looked at Tristan shrugging his shoulders.

"He turned into the ash that's covering you," Tristan finished.

Yami stood and watched as most of the ash covering him fell to the ground. He brushed the rest off of him and looked at the others. "Lets get out of here." Yami turned and ran home as fast as he could, his friends running by his side.

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