Lightning crashed across the seared sky. The clouds blocking out the sun for years now. Below the unforgiving sky, lay a town. Once bustling with life and laughter, now broken, ruined by a fate none wished to tell but had to live everyday. Shadows moved through the deserted ruined streets. Looking for their next victim. Another flash, the harsh light illuminates a small corner shop. The sign blowing in the wind. Upon the sign, you can just make out the picture of a turtle. The wind howls now through the derelict building. As if crying in pain and sorrow. In the distance the scene changes. A tower of metal and smoke rising above the lost town. There the shadows dwell, there the life ends. You go closer, not knowing why. The fear gripping you. You pass another sign "Domino city" the sign bent, marred with what appears to be blood.

Inside this foreboding tower. A cylinder of glass. A flash of light. A man. A teen. Ebony hair tipped with red, broken by shoots of blonde, blond bangs covering his face.

"Where am I?"

"Welcome Atemu………to the future Ha ha ha" the evil of the voice drives all sanity from the teen. As he wonders…what has happened? A crash breaks the laughter. There in the door way stand the teens double. Almost an exact copy, down to height and looks. Except this new persons eyes were not as sharp. And were amethyst instead of crimson. He was also missing a few blond streaks

"How dare you. HOW DARE YOU DISTERB HIS REST," The little one shouts.

"Ah Yugi…I knew you would come…"

Atemu was happy and sad. He was now with his family in the afterlife, but he missed Yugi greatly. He knew it had been his time. And that Yugi had a life to live. But still..

He sighed heavily, wondering how his Hikari was doing. The afterlife was warm. Safe. No danger came to this place. Or so he thought. All of a sudden he felt a tug at his very soul. He began to fade from this plane of existence. His family and friends rushed to try and help him, but in truth there was nothing they could do. He was taken back to the realm he had left. Down into a dark tower radiating evil. He felt a stab of pain, which accompanied a flash of light. He opened his eyes, hissing from the bright light. He felt weak, drained of all energy. He looked into the room he now found himself. He was imprisoned in a pillar of glass. Steam hissed from the bottom as the sound of machines winding down, as if they had completed their task reached his ears. He gasped at his naked form. For he was in a body of his own, blood rushed through newly formed veins. As life was granted once more to this ancient pharaoh. Atemu spun round at a movement from the corner of his eyes. He he stood in shook at the sight. It looked as though a man stood before him, old and decrepit, but from his back came forth tendrils of wires and hoses; they joined to a large machine behind him. The creature's eyes shone red in the dim light.

"Where am I?" asked Atemu a defiant tone to his voice

"Welcome Atemu…to the future. Ha ha ha" the creature laughed before him, almost driving the sanity away and the tone of evil behind it.

"What do you want of me?"

"Want, you are merely the bait. Though I will take your power after I have dealt with a certain someone."

"Who?"

But before the being before him could answer, the doors crashed open. There in the door way stood four forms, one was the Dark Magician. In the centre was the Magician of black chaos, and on the right was the Dark Magician girl. They stood as a protective wall in front of the forth. This being walked forward, there stood an almost an exact copy, down to height and looks. Except this new persons eyes were not as sharp. And were amethyst instead of crimson. He was also missing a few blond streaks. Anger shone in those amethyst eyes. The teen spoke.

"How dare you. HOW DARE YOU DISTERB HIS REST," The little one shouts.

"Ah Yugi…I knew you would come…"

Atemu's eyes widened in shock. Yugi?

"You have sunk to a new low Dornkirk. He has done nothing to you. His fight ended years ago."

"Oh but my dear Yugi. He was just the bait. To draw you out. Now you will die"

"We shall see" Yugi answered in a cold tone, a sneer gracing his lips. Yugi took off his long black leather clock he had been wearing, reviling the leather vest underneath, the buckles crossing the chest. The leather pants clung close to the teen. Yami could see he was stronger than when he had left. Muscles now rippled under the leather vest. And he had strong muscles on his arms. He was an exact double of Atemu. He also noticed that the millennium puzzle was round Yugi's neck still

Yugi passed the jacket to the dark magician girl.

"You go and get Atemu. We'll hold him off"

"Yes master" Yugi grimaced and the master word, he hated that, but now was not the time. She sped towards Atemu.

"KILL THEM" Dornkirk shouted. Shadow monsters came from every direction. They headed for the dark magician, and Magician of black chaos. The two loyal monsters began attacking the tide of weak monsters. Meanwhile Dornkirk sent his tendrils out at Yugi. Yami watched wide-eyed as one tendril went to hit Yugi straight on. At the last second Yugi backfliped out of the way, drawing out a sword and slicing the metal tendril in half. He ran for a wall as another shot for him, he used the wall to spring back landing on the tendril as it imbedded deep into the metal wall. Yugi the flipped in a spiral cutting the tendril as he did so. The Atemu's vision of the fight was blocked when the Dark magician girl came to the tube.

"Hang on master. I'll get you out," She said, a blush blazing on her face. She used he dark magic, blowing a hole in the glass. She then handed the leather jacket to Atemu, he brought it round himself. He tried to walk, but muscles, which had never been used, screamed in protest. The Dark magician girl caught him, and carried him back to the door. Yugi came up to kneel beside him as the dark magician girl joined her two mentors to block the attacks, but they could not keep this up for much longer.

"Hello Mou hitori no boku, or should I say Atemu?" he asked with a smile

"Aibou"

"You can't walk can you?" he asked with concern. Atemu shook his head. "Don't worry. I'll put you somewhere safe. You should remember it." with that Yugi placed his hands on the Millennium puzzle. And Atemu gasped as the Third eye appeared on Yugi's forehead. Then in a flash. He was inside the puzzle, the maze no gone because he had gained his memories. Now instead was a lavish room, like his old one in the palace. He was sat on the bed. Gold silk covering him. Before him was swirling smoke, showing him what was going on outside.

Yugi saw Atemu vanish with a sigh of relief. He had not been sure he would be able to do it. The sound of battle drew him back to the scene. There the Dark magician was about to be hit with a dart from Dornkirk's tendrils. Yugi ran forward pushing the dark magician out of the way. He felt the dart enter his shoulder. But paid it no heed. He smiled at the dark Magician.

"Think it's time we leave" he got up and signalling to his other two monster's began to run. He knew they would follow. He ran down the dark tunnels and slid down a drainage shoot he had climbed in to the tower in the first place. There where he had left it was his motorbike, he kicked it to life and roared out off the tunnel, getting airborne as he hit the outside world. He shot down broke streets. But slammed on the brakes when he heard the dark magician girl screech.

"MASTER" Yugi spun round tire's squealing. He looked to see the Dark magician girl calling to the Dark Magician. He had been hit. And was on the ground. He waved his hands. Telling them to go. Yugi gunned the motor, heading back, the Dark magician looking wide eyed. Yugi grabbed his hand and hauled him on to the bike. There he sat behind Yugi holding onto his master. Yugi gunned the motor once more. Speeding past the Dark magician girl and the Magician of black Chaos as they rained cover fire.

"Thank you master" spoke the dark magician to Yugi. The teen glance back briefly wing whipping his hair.

"Your welcome, my friend. I would never leave any of you behind" the dark magician smiled. The eye's widened when he saw the dart in Yugi's shoulder. Saw the dark magic slime seeping from the dart; he could see it moving under the skin. Like live worms.

"No master. You have been infected by the dark tide"

"It is nothing"

"It is NOT nothing" the dark magician ripped the dart from the boy's shoulder. The slime surged and writhed, as Yugi grimaced. The dark magician called on his magic and began pulling the fouls substance from his master. It writhed, trying to sink deeper, causing Yugi pain. Though he made no sound, only gripped the handlebars tighter. Finally the dark magician, made it give up its hold. He threw the slime, now in a sphere of dark magic away. It crashed to the ground with a wet sound. And began to crawl back to the dark tower. Yugi aimed the bike for the only safe place in this world. The mountains nuclear fall out shelter.

Yami saw the ruin of the city as Yugi sped away, it looked as though a big explosion had ripped the city asunder. He saw the old game shop where he and Yugi had lived with his Jii-chan. His heart broke to see the ruin it had become; he could almost see Jii-chan outside sweeping the pavement. He looked when the mountain came into view. It seemed this area was not yet tainted by the darkness; tree's still grew with the grass instead of the barren waste that was the city. He saw a great door open in the mountain. Yugi shot straight inside. His monsters following. The great door closed with a resounding bang.

Yugi turned off the engine and waited for the dark magician to get off, and then he followed. He turned to he favourite monster.

"Are you ok my friend?"

"Yes. Thanks to you…my friend" the dark magician clasped his arm.

"Good. Now for Atemu" Yugi closed his eye's and the third eye appeared once again. Then in a flash Yami was on the floor. Still in Yugi's jacket. Yugi helped him up. Just as a girl ran in. they both turned to the new comer.

"Yugi. Are you ok?"

"Yes I'm fine Anzu."

Anzu stopped short at the sight of Atemu

"Atemu…. so you were right Yugi. He has come back"

"Yes. Though not of his choice. Dornkirk pulled him back" Anzu's hands went t to her mouth.

"Yugi. You had better watch out. Dogan is coming." Came a new voice

The group turned.

"Ok Jou. Anzu, would you and Jou take Atemu to My room. And make sure he stays out of trouble?"

"Sure yug"

Then Yugi turned to his Monsters,

"Thank you for your help. But you had better go"

"I will not leave, he will not harm you" replied the dark magician.

"No I have another task for you. You are to take this" he pulled out a vile of glowing white liquid and handed it to the Dark magician. "To Kaiba. Mokuba needs it."

"The antidote? How?"

" I sent Kuriboh to find it, now go."

The monsters disappeared, the dark magician reluctantly. They all turned at the sound of marching feet. Jou and Anzu pulled Atemu to one side.

"MOTO. HOW DARE YOU GO OUT THERE" A large mad shouted, coming face to face with Yugi.

"I went because I had to"

"You put us all in danger with your idiotic stunt" he growled

"Hardly. It was my choice to help a friend, and you are not my keep Dogan"

"Damn you" Dogan punched Yugi hard. Atemu made to help, but was stopped by Jou.

"Don't get involved."

"But"

"You would only hurt Yugi more."

"You are a failure Moto. A filth that is not worth m…" Dogan's eye's widened in shock at the wound on Yugi's shoulder." YOUR INFECTED…QURAENTEEN HIM" he shouted, backing up fearfully, Atemu watched wide eyed, as guns were pointed At Yugi and he was lead away. Jou and Anzu stood shocked also.

Yugi sighed……well this was turning out to be a great day………not!