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Mai turned over to see Joey, Tristan and Duke. Joey ran over to her immediately.

"Are you okay?" he asked. Mai's face was horror stuck. She pushed Joey away.

"Why did you do that?" he asked. Joey didn't see what the problem was.

"Joey, I didn't want him to hurt you!" Mai yelled. She thought he was nuts.

"Um, Mai . . . nobody else is here." Joey pointed out.

"Yes . . . don't you see him?" Mai asked. The boss was laughing in Mai's ear. He pulled her arms back.

"They can't see me my dear, only people who have gone to the Shadow Realm can see me!" the boss explained.

"I don't believe you!" Mai screamed as she pushed the man off of her.

"What don't you believe us about Mai?" Duke asked. It must have been a weird sight to see Mai constantly falling and yelling for no reason.

"You can't see him!" Mai said.

"See who?" Duke asked. Mai's expression went blank. She was pushed down again and she was covered in mud.

"Him . . . " Mai answered.

"Joey, I think she finally lost it." Tristan said. Joey didn't want to believe Tristan, but perhaps he was right. Mai was yelling and talking to herself.

"Hmm, they think you're crazy. Pretty soon, their gonna leave you and we can have some more fun!" the boss whispered in her ears.

"Nooooo . . . " Mai screamed. She fell to her knees and covered her ears.

"Mai . . . " Joey started to say, but he couldn't think of anything else to add. He thought she was going crazy.

"Joey . . . you've got to believe me . . . there is somebody here, and once you leave, he's gonna kill me . . . " Mai cried. She was hysterically sobbing.

"Okay, well Mai has totally lost her cool." Tristan stated. Joey only watched sadly. Suddenly Bakura ran toward them.

"Guys watch out!" he yelled. He pushed the boss away. The boss became very angry.

"Until we meet again Miss Valentine, and give Yugi a message for me . . . tell him that what he once loved will be the end of him!" the boss said before sliding away into the darkness.

Mai's head was pounding. Bakura ran up to the guys watching her.

"Great job guys, Mai's being beaten up and you guys just stand there and watch!" Bakura scolded. He helped Mai up, and she looked terrible. Her eye was black and blue, and beyond the fact that she was weak, she was pale.

"Are you okay Mai?'' Bakura asked. Mai gave him a weak smile.

"You could see him?" Mai asked while she was shaking him. Bakura gently nodded.

"See, I'm not crazy! Bakura could see him!" Mai argued.

"Well Bakura's not the most trustworthy guy around. Between the both of you, the world has almost been destroyed a few times . . . so sorry that we didn't trust you guys right away!" Tristan argued back. Bakura and Mai both gave him very nasty looks.

"I dunno Tristan, a lot weirder stuff has happened." Joey said. Mai smiled a little bit, at least Joey was on her side.

"Besides, I think the only way you can see him is if you've been to the Shadow Realm!" Mai said in a very matter-of-fact tone of voice.

"It makes perfect sense, and I could feel the dark energy. Honestly, I didn't know why they were just standing there looking at you like you were going crazy!" Bakura added. Mai told him thank you. Tristan still looked doubtful, but he quit arguing.

"Guys, now we have to go back to Yugi!" Duke said. Mai looked at him strangely.

"Yeah, have fun with that. Good luck on defeating the evil guy and saving the world. I'm going home!" Mai said.

"Why?" Tristan asked. He really was clueless toward the situation.

"I've dropped out of the tournament, and I have my reasons!" Mai told them.

"I don't think that's too smart." Joey added. He had been silent for some time.

"I really don't care how smart it is, I want to go home and I am!" Mai argued. She made her hands into fists. She realized that she was holding something. She quickly glanced at the card that was put into her hand. It was the Worst Fear of Souls card. Mai just put it in her pocket without giving it a second glance. Duke shook his head disapprovingly.

"You have to give Yugi all the information you know!" Tristan pleaded.

"No, there is no way I'm going back to see Yugi!" Mai yelled.

"I can't believe I'm going back to see Yugi!" Mai murmured. Bakura laughed at this. She had put up a fight, but Joey was the one who convinced her to go. Yugi was off in the distance. Tea and Serenity were waving. Duke and Tristan ran off toward Serenity. Bakura walked in the middle. Joey dropped back to walk with Mai.

"I think we should tell them." Joey suggested. Mai gave an angry sigh.

"They already think I'm crazy, why add to it. Besides, he told me some other things." Mai stated. Joey listened to everything that happened today. Mai told him exactly what the boss had said to her, and she told him exactly what the man had told her. Joey gulped at this.

"Don't worry, everything will work out!" Joey said. He gave Mai a goofy smile. She gently pushed him. She couldn't understand how he could be purposely optimistic. They started to walk faster to catch up with Bakura.

''Hey Bakura, I know we don't talk much, but regardless what anybody says, I don't think you're crazy!" Mai told him. Bakura beamed. Mai was just happy that someone else saw the boss. Yugi ran up to Tristan and Duke. Joey had caught up to them.

"Weevil's soul is gone. I won, but he does keep getting better." Yugi gleefully announced. Tristan picked up Weevil's body.

"Unfortunately we didn't find out anything else." Tea added. She noticed that Mai and Bakura were walking awfully slow. They were chatting about the Shadow Realm and the new madman. They weren't even trying to hurry up to the gang.

"Well I guess Mai and Bakura are getting along." Tea observed. Joey watched them. He was feeling a tad bit jealous, but nobody could tell. Mai and Bakura finally arrived at the group. It seemed that Mai felt a little bit better.

"Mai! Umm . . . what happened to you?" Serenity asked. At first she was excited, but then she became worried. Mai just flipped back her hair and spoke in a casual style.

"Oh nothing you need to worry about!" Mai replied. Serenity looked unsure.

"Honestly hon, your getting as bad as the rest of them. Let's see here . . . I was sent to the Shadow Realm twice . . . um I was captured . . . oh and I was also beat up by some weird guy while Joey, Tristan and Duke watched. " Mai ended sweetly. Serenity looked at the guys in complete confusion.

"Wait Mai, I don't believe you . . . they wouldn't watch you get beat up and not do anything!" Tea stated. Sometimes Mai got on her nerves.

"Yep, true story. Of course I guess I can't blame them. It's not their fault that the only people who could see this man are people who were sent to the Shadow Realm. Of course them telling me I was crazy didn't help. Thankfully Bakura came!" Mai ended. Joey gave her a miserable look, she returned it with a sweet smile. Bakura blushed, he wasn't used to being commended for his good deeds. Mai patted him on the head.

"Oh and Yugi, he told me to tell you that what you once loved will be the end of you! Okay, I gave him my message . . . now can I go home!" Mai pleaded. Yugi looked confused. He was trying to figure out the riddle.

"Is there anything else you know?" Tea asked Mai. Mai looked at her for a moment. Sure, there were things she knew, but she didn't want to tell them.

"No, there isn't anything else." Mai whispered. Joey gave her a sad smile. Mai didn't want to tell them about her future, but her felt she had too.

"That's okay Mai!" Serenity said. Mai sighed.

"Good luck Yugi." Mai told him. She shook Yugi's hand. The group had let her go. They started walking away. Joey decided to linger for a few minutes.

"I guess it's for the best." He told her. Mai just nodded.

"Yeah . . . I guess so." she whispered.

"So . . . I guess I'll see ya around?" Joey asked. He was always unsure.

"Actually, Joey . . . I think this is it." Mai said. Her eyes became filled with tears.

"Oh." was all Joey could say.

"I can't stay, I mean you know why." Mai said. Joey just sighed.

"Yeah, I know why. It was nice knowing you." Joey replied. A few tears ran down Mai's face, and Joey casually wiped them away. They stood there speechless for a while.

"Bye Joey." Mai whispered into his ear. He pulled her into a small hug.

"Ya know Mai, I won't forget ya." he told her. She gave a small smile. Joey pulled her into a small kiss.

"I'll miss ya Mai." he told her as they pulled away. Mai was trying to hold back the tears again. She couldn't cry over this.

"Yeah." she whispered. She couldn't bring herself to say anything else. Joey let her go completely. Mai started walking toward the airport again. Joey started to walk toward his group of friends, who walked off without him. They didn't look back.