Hey thanks for being so patient with this just to let you all know I have finished this story, so it will be finished the next chap should be my last and every thing is rounded off... erm also like to say that I'm not terribly happy with my righting with this but it will be a long time before I get round to righting it again... thank you all for reviewing and I hope you enjoy the next two chapters... (p.s.. to a reviewer.. they are going to meet the x-men next chap...)

Chapter12

Rogue stopped laughing with a start "Oh my, pharaoh how on earth do you intend to stop me."

With that said she jumped over to one of the duplicates that were strewn about the room, pulling of a gloved hand she placed three fingers delicately on his temple. The other copy's wavered and faded leaving only one lying at the feet of Rouge. Laughing again she removed her hand, her laughter seemed to grow louder as she looked up. Yu-gi-oh noticed that there were now seven Rouges all with identical insane smirks, "Ra..." Yu-gi-oh turned to see Kaiba pull a four-card hand from his deck and call "Four blue eyes, come forth." Four hang on… thought Yu-gi-oh as he ran forward towards Kaiba he saw one familiar blue eyes materialise if that fourth blue eyes materialise then we've got another problem, but what about Marik. With a yell the Yugi Yami hybrid blurred.

Bakura stepped through the portal in time to see utter chaos. There was seven young teens all identical with mad eyes running in different directions, around and over the various bodies that littered the floor. As a large bare like man was trying unsuccessfully to sop them from using one of the exits. The figure which energy's showed was a combined Yugi and Yami blurred splitting into two figures one running for Kaiba, who was summoning a second blue eyes. The other grabbed one of the girls knocking her out with a right hook before running out of the door after the rest. He decided to follow the running Yami at least he presumed it was Yami; he doubted that Yugi could hit like that?

Yugi ran as fast as he could towards Seto feeling the heart wrenching tug as he separated from Yami "Kaiba stop…" Kaiba didn't even turn; there was no time Yami had his deck could he access it from here, now… Only one-way to find out, giving a push with his energy he yelled "Trap Destroyer." He smiled as one of the cards in Seto's hand burst into flame. The third blue eyes turned catching their master in clawed paw as he swayed heavily, a deep rumbling voice sounded,

"Master the spell is over, you are free of its influence." Kaiba put out a hand steadying him self as he stood back up his brow wrinkled in confusion, realisation dawning he turned to Yugi as he spoke.

"Why are you standing here, go and find your other self before he finds trouble. Blue eyes, stay here and guard any copies of Marik that we bring back. Yugi move it, Now." He yelled as he ran through the door Yugi running at his heels.

/Kaiba is back to normal, no thank you or any thing, it just didn't happen. Send all the Mariks' back to the room, the blue eyes will make sure that they don't go any were./ Sent Yugi as he left the hall like room and started running down the labyrinth of corridors.

Yami followed the Mariks' down the maze of corridors third right, second left, left again oh hell…then sensing something out of place he turned to his right, what he saw making him falter in his step.

"Tomb Robber?"

"Well what a fine mess you've created here."

"Oh shut-"

/Kaiba is back to normal, no thank you or any thing it just didn't happen. Send all the Mariks back to the room the blue eyes will make sure that they don't go any were./ "Get as many copies of that girl to the room were I started as quickly as possible.. Don't hurt the shell right!"

"What do you mean shell?"

"Marik got a lone of a body and made copies." He growled dangerously, Bakura gave a sadistic smile.

"Oh Joy's… Any thing in this for me."

"What! At a time like this."

"Time is always the best battering chip." Said Bakura as they turned another corner, "What do you want?"

"Ohhh lots and lots of things, but the question is what can you afford to give to me. And then double it."

The pharaoh growled low and deep nodding his head he said, "Name it…"

Logan was angry, he was angry at not being to hurt his opponent. Normally a bad guy was a bad guy, you drag them out and take them down. The wolf is allowed to have a bit of fun with them before he turned them over to the good guys. However on this occasion his human self had put the wolf on a short leash, and this was making it angry. But he couldn't hurt her, even if it was just a shell of her, it was still on some level, a betrayal of her trust and belief in him he acutely wanted to protect her to stop Yugi and Kaiba to show her the exit. So there is a bit of dog in every wolf, he though laughing bitterly to himself as he dragged the x-men's bodies to the edges of the room so they'd be out of the way if trouble came back here. He recalled Yami's words from earlier that day 'you have loyalty for Rouge that comes from trust and understanding which will protect you from his influences.' He growled low in his throat,

"No one messes with my head."

Rouge wept as she felt a cold hungry presence wrap itself around the inside of her skin, she felt her strength ebbing away as the shadow reinforced itself with her own energies. She wanted to scream as she felt her essence being violently split into separate forms, her self being split weakening her as the darkness stated to attack her defences. Please, please, she yelled as she felt the dark entity tear at her soul wanting complete power over her form but it's my body mine I will endure this she thought angrily as she wrapped her brittle soul in memories of friendship, piece, and acceptance, that she had gained since she joining the X-Men. After a while of being surrounded by the encasing energies she felt a sudden yank, bracing her self she felt out among the surrounding shadows they felt weaker how strange, why?

Yugi was searching for Yami, the puzzle was telling him that Yami was close but this wasn't the ring it couldn't locate things precisely. When he contacted Yami it wasn't much help because the spirit had become lost a long time ago, losing Bakura as the thief searched for more copies. There was a thud from the end of the corridor that Yugi was currently walking down unsure whether to continue he stepped into a side room hoping to see but not be seen. As the footsteps grew closer echoing throughout the hallway Yugi suddenly sensed a sharp and bitter taste of raw magic, no I can't defeat him on my own…

/Yami/ he whispered as he crouched down behind a desk at the back of the room, as he sat he realised that he was in the professor's office. Ducking under the desk he stared through the small gap looking under the door the footsteps stopped as he saw shadow stop outside. /Yami I'm in the professors office I think Mariks coming, come quickly/ the response was I immediate,

/Hide abiou I'll be there soon, keep safe./'

/I'll try/ Yugi held his breath as the door slowly opened spilling light into the room. I cant be seen, oh hurry Yami… there was the sound of a door being slowly opened, light spilled into the room from the hallway soft footsteps followed.

"Ohh little mouse… don't hide now I know your there…" Yugi gulped as he felt the shadows move around him the once comforting darkness now seeming cold and unfamiliar, what is it that Yami keeps saying about shadows, dark, erm void, no dark and light that was it Yami adds darkness and gets shadows so if I add a bit of light then… awww I wish I had more time and Yami had insisted on explaining more… "If you don't come out now little Yugi I'm going to turn this room inside out till I find you, and believe me I will!" There was a crash and the tinkling of breaking glass as a filing cabinet was thrown across the room into some shelves. Kuso! What can I do, I go out I die, I hide I get smashed.

Yami how far are you/

/'Almost there abiou, hold on./' stalling…

"Ok. I'm coming."

"Ah little mouse long time no see, so where's my weaker self I believe I have some things to repay."

"He beat you Marik fair and square, you were the one who decided to take what isn't yours." How to stall an evil maniac, start them talking about morals.

"You speak as if you have a right to the puzzle, it needs to be in the hands of a leader not a kid who is going to let it waste, it needs to be used to control, dominate."

"That's only your opinion." Spoke Yami as he strode through the doorway looking calm and collected and ready for a fight, he had another copy of rouge slung over his shoulder her hands dangling limply down his back. Marik was all to eager to take up the opportunity making shadows swirl around his closed fist,

"Lets take this some where were we won't cause too much damage." Yugi gasped with surprise as a small shadow bubble appeared around the two figures.

Almost as soon as the portal emerged it disappeared creating a thin shadow mist around the ground. Yami was standing with a cocky smirk on his face and as Yugi focused he noticed that Marik's prone form wasn't looking too healthy as he looked up to Yami, his unasked question was answered. "Because Marik is only the darker half of himself he can't cope with shadows, because he's only half a sole in part of a body its to much stress on his mind and power… I knew that you were outside and could support yourself, and even me if it came to it, so I was ok… … Are you ok?"

"I'm fine Yami… come on lets get these back to base central." As they left the room neither of them noticed a small broken glass jar lying smashed on the floor.