*I just revised this (misspelled words and punctuation) so please re-read* Note: If you're a die-hard Yami or Yugi fan, and you think they win every time, you'll be surprised by the end of this chapter! Please leave a review!

Part 2-Evil Shall Prevail

Meanwhile, Yami was busy looking for the right time to jump in and get rid of Marik. He hid behind a spare chair and awaited a time to sneak up on Marik. ~*~*~ Marik whipped his head around, watching for more distractions, dodging Joey and Tristan's meatball attacks. All at once, they stopped and Myra sprang back to his side. "Thanks, Myra" said Marik in relief. "Anything for you, Marik" Myra returned politely.

"Now to find that meddling excuse for a pharaoh" Marik said with a sneer, "Where would I hide if I were the pharaoh?" He thought for a moment but in vain. "Ah, forget it, I'll just use my Rod to find him." He held his Millennium Rod in front of him and said, "Show me the location of the Pharaoh." At once his eyes formed a glazed over stare and the eye on the rod glowed. He saw Yami kneeling behind a chair, peeking through the slats. 'That can't be the might pharaoh, is it?' he thought. Then he saw the eye glowing on Yami's forehead and gave an involuntary shudder, 'How pathetic.'

Marik walked in the direction his rod pointed, pushing a few tables to the ground in the process. When he reached the pharaoh, he got an evil idea. He would kill the pharaoh right here and now. He swung the Millennium Rod, aiming for Yami's head. ~*~*~ Yami was still kneeling behind the chair when he felt a sense of foreboding darkness. He whipped his head around and saw Marik's evil glare, with the rod a foot from hitting his head. He ducked and sprung up, ready to use his shadow powers against Marik. "If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get!" Yami declared in confidence.

At once, Marik held his Millennium Rod in front of him. The eye glowed and out shot a burst of electricity, which hit Yami squarely in the chest. The electricity zapped through his body and stunned him momentarily. Yami heard a scream in his head. Yugi was crying out in pain from inside his soul room! Now red-hot anger shot through Yami's soul. "How dare you hurt Yugi! For that you will pay!" Yugi moaned across their mental link. "What was that?" he asked feebly. Yami uttered a single word, in complete hatred, to Yugi."Marik."

Now it was his Yami's turn to attack. He concentrated on his Millennium Puzzle and the eye on it glowed. Within seconds, a dark beam of power shot out and flew towards Marik. Yami gave a triumphant smile, thinking he would hit and injure his target, imagining the pain Marik would endure. (A/N: Wait! Yami's not that evil, is he? Oh well.)

At the last second, Marik jumped nimbly out of the way. The dark burst of power sizzled off behind Marik and broke a glass at a nearby table. Marik then fired a blast from his rod. Yami, now prepared for the attack, dodged to the left, only to crash into a table. While he struggled to his feet, Marik took the opportunity and fired a final shot at Yami. The weakened pharaoh received the attack and shook with agony. Again, Yugi was heard screaming in pain. "Yami, make it stop, I can't hold on much longer!" A final moan was heard and then the link fell silent. "No, Yugi! Are you there?" "Go on.without me.Yami." and the link was disconnected.

"What's wrong mighty pharaoh?" Marik asked in amusement, "Did I get rid of your little buddy?" Yami fought back the tears and made a face full of rage. He tried to rise to his feet and flinched in pain and from the partial parylization of the shocks from Marik's attacks. ~*~*~ During all of this, Mai, Tea, and Serenity were staring in horror. Well.Mai was freaking out, Tea was crying, and Serenity was curled up in her chair, hiding her face in her arms.

Joey and Tristan were struggling against their ropes, trying to be freed. They had been placed in chairs, facing the battle. Their eyes were filled with sorrow and anger at the sight of seeing their best friend, and sometimes, their hero, being attacked, almost to death by the person most hated by everyone. Through all these painful images, they couldn't look away, so as not to watch the agony Yami was going through. "No matter what." whispered Joey, "We'll be here. No matter what." ~*~*~ Yami slowly came to his feet, bruised and battered. He had thought of a plan, while leaning against the table. He looked towards his last hope, the girls, who were cowering at the table. "Make a distraction." he mouthed silently to them.

Mai got the point and stood from her chair. She turned on her charm. She walked around the battle, behind Marik. Marik flicked his gaze to the amazing female walking by. As she passed around the other side of him, she winked at Yami, who nodded. He concentrated all his strength on throwing a high voltage shock wave at his greatest enemy. Yami's third eye on his forehead glowed and shone bright enough to outshine the stars. The glow extended out in a circle from the eye. Mai and the other shielded their eyes and prepared for the oncoming force.

As the ball grew to a foot wide, Yami closed his eyes and shouted four simple words: "This is the end!" He let go of the stored force and with a deafening sound, it shot across the room.(A/N: You think Marik's done for don't you? Read on and see).and hit Marik in the middle of his back. Marik was thrown forward and into a handful of tables. (A/N: By now, the restaurant is cleared of all other customers)

Yami collapsed to the ground, having used all his strength in that last assault. ~*~*~ Tea couldn't endure this any longer. She hid her eyes and cried. She moved over to where Serenity was sitting and faced the wall. She had secretly loved Yami with all that she was. To see him fall to his impending doom was just too much. She thought of all the things they had been through; how he had saved her from Marik's mind control while dueling with a mind controlled Joey. She thought of when he Dark Magician had come to her during her duel with the Big Five. She had won the duel because of that card. She had been immensely happy when they had met up afterwards. She then realized how much Yami had been there for her. She had to repay him by staying strong and not giving up. (A/N: What's the point of staying strong if the odds aren't good?) She turned around and continued to watch the battle. ~*~*~ After collapsing to the ground, Yami had fallen unconscious. Marik was slowly awakening on the other side of the battlefield. He looked over at the fallen pharaoh and smirked. 'He must have fallen from the force. I know what will finish him off.' He stood then looked around to make sure everyone was watching to see him defeat the "All-Mighty Pharaoh", ancient ruler of Egypt. 'I am finally getting what I've wished for my entire life!' he thought with more glee than humanly possible.

"Now! The end is near! I will defeat the weak pharaoh once and for all!" Marik walked over to Yami and raised his Millennium Rod. "This is revenge for all the pain you've caused me! Your puzzle and god card are finally mine!" He reached down and removed the puzzle from Yami's neck and placed it around his own. He then took Yami's deck and took Slifer the Sky Dragon from the special pouch where Yami kept his best cards. He then threw the others into the air and they fluttered to the ground.

"Now to do what I should have long ago, send the pharaoh to the shadow realm!" he raised his Millennium Rod and the eye on it glowed for it's greatest mission. "Send the weak soul of the pharaoh to the shadow realm!" A purple beam shot from the center of the eye and illuminated Yami. His body rose like a limp rag doll and faded away (A/N: like monsters do in duels), leaving a purple mist where he had been. "Well then. My work here is done." He turned to look at the others.

Tea has since untied Joey and Tristan, who were speechless from rage. Mai, Tea, and Serenity were also speechless but from shock and sadness. Marik just smiled. "I hope this teaches you foolish mortals not to mess with me either!" Joey rushed at Marik, fists ready, but Serenity held him back, "There's nothing we can do." she said quietly, not bothering to fight back her tears. "Who will protect you now that the weak pharaoh is gone?" Marik stared around at everyone and then glanced at the damage he had made of the restaurant. (A/N: you probably forgot by now that this started out as an innocent date between Joey and Mai, didn't you?) He again smirked, put back his head, and exploded into a deafening evil laugh, "BWA HA HA HA HA!!!! Now I'm off to rule Egypt and the world!" He half-walked, half-ran to the exit of the restaurant, pushing the reservation officer out of the way. He slammed the doors open and walked defiantly from the rubble of the place where he had vanquished the weakling pharaoh.

*END OF PART 2* Yeah, I, you probably think I'm crazy for killing off both Yugi and Yami. I hope all the Yugi and Yami fans don't hate me for this. I just thought that for once, Marik should win. Don't get too upset, I'll bring both of them back in the next few chapters. Please leave a review.

PART 3 COMING SOON! It will be called Bakura's betrayal. I know this doesn't describe it much but after you read it, it will make sense. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR PART 3!