Stand By Me

by just joey

PART 3: After all the torture, soul-stealing, and shadow duels, Fate steps in with a game of its own to play. But with Ryou and Kira dead and the Tomb Robber developing a soul, Yami and Yugi have their work more than cut out for them.

1. PART 1 PIERCING THE SHADOWS

STAND BY ME

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Part 1 Piercing the Shadows

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As a new school year starts, relationships are tested to their fullest. Yugi, especially, struggles to face the fact that his best friend Bakura has grown apart from him. Now a new girl with a special ability joins the group. Can she restore lost friendship and free Bakura from the shadows or will the dark spirit of the Ring first destroy her?

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Rating: PG-13 to be safe. No language and no sexual situations that I can think of. Rated soley for intensity, violence, and possible character death.

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EDIT 10-16-04: Wow. I've been working on this for over two years now, and it's still not done. My apologies to anyone who's been with me all that time.

If your new, I'll clue you in on a couple things.

First, this page and the other two like it aren't meant to be "author note chapters". This story comes in three parts, and I could have posted it seperately in those parts, but I thought it was more convenient for readers if it was all a part of the same file. Also, this works as a place holder for my summary, which changes from part to part, and for my disclaimer, which I will apply to the rest of the story. Actual author notes can be found in each chapter, so for now, go to the next page and read more about the story there. Thanks.

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Disclaimer: I don't own the Yu-Gi-Oh characters, Duel Monsters, or the Shadow Realms. Those are all property of their respective owners, and I don't expect that to change. The plot line, and any original characters are, however, mine. Please ask for permission before using any of those. This applies for all future chapters.