"I guess I should be the next to
call," said Joey/Bakura later that day, as they sat around in silence
at the breakfast table. "Should I call my house?""I suppose it's the
only thing we can do," Yugi/Kaiba replied, rubbing his head. "Go ahead,
I don't care. The sooner we get this done, the better,"
"All right, then," Joey/Bakura replied, smiling pleasantly. "My, my. I haven't had this much quiet in months!"
Just about everyone cocked an eyebrow and said "HUH?"
Bakura just smiled blithely and reached for the phone, dialing his number.
"Hello, may I ask who's there?" he asked.
"MAY
I ASK WHO'S THERE?" came the very audible reply. "Oh my god, I've been
waiting for a call all morning! Who the heck is this? It sounds like
Joey, but I'm sure as heck it ain't!"
"This is Bakura," Joey/Bakura replied politely. "So...who is this?"
"Rebecca," the loud reply came. "Rebecca Hawkins,"
A soft gasp of "Oh my god..." went through the group.
"Rebecca's from America!" said Kaiba/Tea. "The spell reached all the way to there?"
"I...I suppose so..." said Ishizu. "This is seriously...way...out of hand."
"Put me on speaker," Rebecca demanded. Joey/Bakura complied by pressing the button on the phone.
"Okay,
can anyone fill me in on what's going on?" said Bakura/Rebecca, his
loud voice rather strange-sounding without the soft accent.
"There's
been a mistake, I'm afraid," said Solomon/Ishizu. "You don't know who I
am, but my brother Marik put a spell on us that switched our bodies,"
"Hmm...that kind of explains it..." he sighed. "Oh, nevermind. I'll be over in a minute. You're at Joey's house, right?"
"Um...yeah..." Mokuba/Joey replied.
"Okay. See you then."
Instantly, the line went dead.
"She's rather straightforward, isn't she?" said Duke/Serenity cheerfully.
"Shaddap, Duke..." Mokuba/Joey grumbled.
"But...but, brother..." Duke/Serenity replied, rather hurt. Instantly, Mokuba/Joey regretted it.
"Oh! I'm sorry, Serenity! I...l just thought"
"That's okay, brother," he replied, smiling. "I knew you didn't mean it!"
"Idiots..." Yugi/Kaiba sighed.
-/-
A
bit later, Bakura/Rebecca was at the front door, knocking loudly and
demanding entrance. When he was finally in, he sat down at the table."Okay,
first of all," he said. "I don't need to know who's who; that's not
really important right now. Does anyone have a phone around here?"
"It's over there on the back wall," Kaiba/Tea said helpfully.
"Okay, hold on a bit," Bakura/Rebecca said, making his way towards it and dialing. "I think you'll want this on speakerphone,"
Somebody picked up.
"Hello?"
"Hello, grandpa?" Bakura/Rebecca said. "Am I not behaving myself lately?"
"Oh, Rebecca, is that you?" said Arthur. "Finally! I was worried!"
"Who's in my body, grampa?" Bakura/Rebecca said firmly. "Have they told you yet?"
"No, not yet. I'll go get them on the phone,"
Not suprisingly, just about everyone in the room was confused.
There was a bit of struggling and a loud yelp with sounds of a tiny fight, before Rebecca's voice took the phone.
"Okay,
I need some answers NOW!" she said. "Why in all things do I wake up in
America as a girl that's at least HALF as old as I am, and twice as
short! Heads are gonna ROLL if I don't get an explanation soon!"
"Mai? Is that you?" Mokuba/Joey said, leaning towards the phone.
"Yeah, it's me," she replied. "Who's this?"
"Holy crap!" Mokuba/Joey said. "It's me, Joey! Mai, you ain't alone!"
Yugi/Kaiba sighed. "Oh, brother..."
"Listen
to me, Mai," Solomon/Ishizu said, pushing Mokuba/Joey aside. "Marik
accidentally cast a spell that switched all our bodies, an..."
"MARIK?" Rebecca/Mai shrieked. "Oh no, oh no, don't even MENTION his name to me EVER AGAIN!"
With that, the phone made a sound, indicating that it had been dropped on the floor.
"Sorry about that!" Arthur said. "Did you say Marik did this to you? He's one of the tomb guardians, correct?"
"Uh-huh..." Serenity/Marik said.
"Well! How about you get on a plane to Egypt right now!"
"What?"
"Well, unless you haven't found yourselves yet. I'm perfectly fine, myself."
"Serious?" Duke/Serenity said. "Why didn't it affect you?"
"The
spell?" said Arthur. "To be honest, I have no clue. The only way we can
find out is to look at the spell itself. Do you suppose you can get a
flight to Cairo?"
"Of course," Yugi/Kaiba said.
"Then meet us there immediately."
The line hung up.
"That was...sudden..." Solomon/Ishizu said, looking a bit dazed.
"Ah, that's just my grandfather," Bakura/Rebecca replied. "He can be a bit pushy."
Suddenly, he looked enraged.
"Oh,
so you're calling ME pushy, mister? Well, I'll tell you something! I
haven't had a moment's peace since I ended up like this, all because
YOU!"
At that moment, a single thought ran through just about everyone's mind.
"WHO THE HECK IS SHE TALKING TO?"
"I told you to go away while we were here, and I meant it! Do you want me to start reciting the dictionary again?"
He paused with a smirk.
"I though so. Now, go away, or I'll start again, got that?"
Another pause.
"Ah, much better," he said, smiling.
"Rebecca...who was THAT?" Kaiba/Tea asked, looking extremely confused.
"There's
this ANNOYING voice in my head," she sighed. "I think it comes with
this body or something, but he just WON'T SHUT UP! So I start rambling
off from the dictionary, and he just can't STAND it!"
'Yami Bakura?' said Yami.
"Uhh...I
know how you feel..." Yugi/Kaiba sighed, ignoring Yami. "No wonder
Yugi's so weird; he has to put up with THIS every single day."
'If you hate it so much, why don't you just take the Milennium Puzzle off?' said the voice.
"I guess I will," Yugi/Kaiba said, smirking. 'I coulda thought of that...' he thought.
'No you couldn't' said the voice, as he took off the pendant.
"Ah, no more Pharaoh to bother me," he sighed.
'NOPE!' Yami chuckled. 'Sorry, Kaiba, we're linked!'
"DAHHH!" Kaiba screamed. Yami burst out with laughter.
'Oh, this is just too good. You should have seen it when I first started sharing Yugi's body!'
"What in the world are you doing, Kaiba?" Mokuba/Joey said, watching Yugi/Kaiba convulse and pull at his spikey hair.
"Shh, don't say anything," Kaiba/Tea giggled. "I think it's kinda fun watching him go insane."
"Y'know, you're kinda right," Bakura/Rebecca said, leaning back to watch the fun.
One
by one, they watched Yugi/Kaiba argue with himself, not saying a word
and laughing their heads off in their minds. And for once,
Bakura/Rebecca didn't object to having Yami Bakura join her in the fun.