"So basically, you're saying that we switched bodies with someone, somehow?" Mokuba/Joey ended, after hearing the strange explanation given to him by Solomon/Ishizu. "And Marik's the one behind it all, right?"
Solomon/Ishizu nodded twice.
"Yes. Unfortunately, yes..." Yugi/Kaiba sighed, rubbing his temple; hearing his brother speak with that hideous accent was far too much for him to bear.
"Yeah. And obviously, it's not gonna be that simple to get everyone together again," said Kaiba/Tea. "'Cause obviously, I'm in Kaiba's body, and not Yugi. So...we can't just simply check back with 'ourselves' that easily."
Solomon/Ishizu nodded.
"Yes, and it's bound to become more confusing as we find everyone. Joey, how about you call your house and see who wound up in your body?"
Suddenly, Mokuba/Joey's eyes grew wide.
"Oh my god...some freaky perv like Tristan might have ended up in my sister! We gotta MOVE!"
"I...guess that's...motivation..." said Kaiba/Tea softly.
-
Within minutes, they had made it to the Wheeler household, courtesy of Kaiba/Tea after a little scripting from Yugi/Kaiba. Joey had recently moved to a nice house with his sister, after paying for her surgery with the money won from the Duelist Kingdom tournament; it was a nice, obvious change from the dump of an apartment he used to live in, plus he could be with his sister at all times. Marching up to the door, Mokuba/Joey rang the doorbell and waited at the stoop, steaming in his little 8-year-old body, not even noticing that he was alone for a little less than a minute. Finally, his face turned up on the screen, rather bedraggled and tired-looking.
But it was when he spoke that everyone was shocked.
"Hullo?"
Yes, Joey now spoke with an undeniable, proper, british accent.
"Whadya mean, 'hullo'?" Mokuba/Joey screamed. "Who the heck are you?"
"My goodness, am I not the only one?" said Joey. "Who are you?"
"It's Joey..." Mokuba/Joey growled.
"Joey? My goodness!" said the other Joey. "Do you have any idea what's going on?"
"Yes, we do," said Solomon/Ishizu, pushing his way to the front. "Mind letting us in and introducing yourself?"
"Oh, yes!" said Joey. "It's Bakura. I'll let you in right away."
"Bakura?" said Mokuba/Joey disbelivingly as the door opened. "Holy crap!"
"Quite a shock, I must agree..." said Joey/Bakura, who was still in his pajamas. "Please, come on in!"
Crowding into the foyer, several pairs of shoes were taken off as Joey/Bakura made his way into the kitchen.
"I've just made some tea; poor Serenity isn't saying anything, so I thought it would cheer her up."
"This is the most disturbing thing I have ever seen..." said Yugi/Kaiba, scowling as they passed into the kitchen.
Serenity was sitting in the chair, running her hand through her long red hair, murmuring over and over again:
"I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry..."
"Here you go, dear," said Joey/Bakura. "You're going to be fine; we have friends here."
Serenity looked up at the people looking at her, then began to cry again.
"I'M SO SORRYYY!" she cried, her tears streaming down her face. "I JUST WANT TO GO HOOOOME! PLEEEAAAAASE FORGIVE MEEEE!"
"Wait a minute..." said Solomon/Ishizu. "Marik, is that you?"
Serenity gulped and nodded.
"Uh-huh... I'm so sorry..."
"WHAT THE HECK?" screamed Mokuba/Joey. "WHY IN THE HECK IS MARIK IN MY SISTER'S BODY?"
"I...I...I...I'M SO SORRYYY!" Serenity/Marik cried again, putting her face in her hands.
"Now, now, little brother..." said Solomon/Ishizu, patting her brother on the back. "It's all right; Big Sister is here..."
"I..Ishizu?" Serenity/Marik said, looking up. Solomon/Ishizu nodded.
"Yes, unfortunately..." he replied. "You've gotten us in a fine mess, Marik..."
"Wahhh..." Marik cried. "I..I'm so sorry...all of you..."
"Now, now," Kaiba/Tea said. "I'm sure that we can fix this...right...?"
"Well...I'm not sure..." said Solomon/Ishizu. "First of all...we should regroup and make sure we know who's who...then we'll have to go to Egypt and look up that spell again."
"Oh goody..." said Yugi/Kaiba (doing a wonderful imitation of Scar from Lion King).
'Watch your mouth, Kaiba,' said the voice. 'If we're going to share this body, even if for a short while, you should have a good attitude, at least...'
"AGHH!" Yugi/Kaiba screamed. "STOP IT NOWW!"
"What's up with him?" said Mokuba/Joey.
"The pharaoh?" guessed Serenity/Marik. Everyone except Mokuba/Joey and Joey/Bakura nodded.
"First thing we should do is...check with the people whose body we inhabit..." said Solomon/Ishizu, thinking over the situation. "Then...it'll simply be a process of elimination for the three who are in Marik and Odion's body, as well as mine. It'll be simple enough, I guess."
Just then, the phone rang.
"I'll get it!" Mokuba/Joey called, running for it. "Hello? Wheeler residence!"
"Hello?" said the voice on the other line; none other than Duke Devlin, sounding very meek and frightened. "Is my brother there? I'm scared!"
"HOLY CRAP!" Mokuba/Joey screamed, and dropped the phone, promptly fainting.
"Uck! Joey!" said Kaiba/Tea. "Jeeze! Hello? Is this Serenity?"
"Yes!" said Duke/Serenity. "What's going on? I just woke up, and I was like this!"
"Easy, Serenity. We're going to fix this. Just...get some clothes on and make your way over here; we're trying to figure out who's who. You're going to be fine, okay?" said Kaiba/Tea. "O...okay..." said Duke/Serenity. "Just...let Joey know that I'm fine; he's probably worried about me..."
"All right, Serenity. I'll see you then," said Kaiba/Tea, and hung up. "Man, Joey! What in the world is wrong with you?"
"He's just being himself..." Yugi/Kaiba sighed.
"So...who was it?" asked Solomon/Ishizu.
"Serenity; it seems that she's in Duke's body," sighed Kaiba/Tea. "She's coming over soon."
"Ughhh...Serenity?" said Mokuba/Joey, coming to. "Where is she?"
"In Duke's body..." sighed everyone else. Mokuba/Joey fainted again.
"My goodness..." said Joey/Bakura.
-
"So..." said Joey/Bakura, after they all sat in silence after Duke/Serenity's arrival. "I...guess we should check at my place next. Shall we?"
"I suppose we should," sighed Solomon/Ishizu. "However...Marik, you really should get some proper clothes on. We can't just lie about in our pajamas all day."
"You idiot!" said Mokuba/Joey, trying to boot Solomon/Ishizu in the head. Unfortunately, his legs were far too short, and he ended up on the floor.
"Idiot..." said Yugi/Kaiba with a smirk.
"Grr...shaddap, Kaiba," said Mokuba/Joey. "What are ya thinkin', Ishizu? D'ya think I actually want someone like Marik to...you know...see my sister, up close and personal?"
"Eww..." said Serenity/Marik, blushing furiously.
"Well...I really don't mind..." said Duke/Serenity. "As long as he keeps my underwear on; it's what I did when I got dressed this morning..."
"I...guess I could..." said Serenity/Marik.
"I still don't trust 'im..." said Mokuba/Joey.
"Oh come on!" said Solomon/Ishizu. "Can't you trust him?"
Mokuba/Joey crossed his arms and shook his head. Kaiba/Tea sighed.
"I'll help him," he offered. "Come on, Marik. Let's get this over with."
"Nooo!" said Mokuba/Joey, clinging to Kaiba/Tea as he tried to make her way to Serenity's room.
"Quit being such a baby! I'll make sure he doesn't do anything, jeeze!" he replied, prying him off his leg. "I said come on, Marik!"
"I don't wanna wear a dress..." Serenity/Marik whined, following him to the room, and shutting the door behind her.