Disclaimer: I don't need this! I own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Kaiba: Hn. No sense telling lies.

Me: Grr…Don't make me write a story about Joey defeating you!

Kaiba: That mutt could never defeat me!

Joey: What was that Kaiba? I could defeat you!

Kaiba: Not in a hundred years…

Me: (as they still fight) I don't own anything…

Here we are chapter two! And I'm sorry if some of the characters may seem a little off character…but let me know anyway! Enjoy!

Joey paced around the waiting room, holding Yugi's duel disk. He called Yugi's grandpa a few minutes ago, who of course called Tea. Joey's mind was scrambling, 'They took Yugi's soul! But why?' Joey stopped as he remembered Marik. It was just yesterday when the evil madman was defeated and his good self came back. 'It seems that most people with millennium items are out to get Yugi and his puzzle. But this guy, I didn't see any items and he seemed more powerful than Marik.' Joey slumped down onto the chair and groaned. "Hasn't Yugi suffered enough," Joey whispered softly.

"JOEY!"

Joey turned to see Mr. Motou, Tea and Tristan running towards him.

"How's Yugi?" Mr. Motou cried. Joey paused to see a hint of worry and pain in the older man's eyes.

Joey swallowed his dry mouth before responding, "He's still in there, doctors hasn't come out yet."

"What happened?" the older man persisted.

Joey explained it to them, but kept out the duel monsters and the creepy man. 'Better not let them know about them yet, especially Yugi's grandpa.' Joey thought.

"Did the police catch those men?" Sugoroku asked.

Joey shook his head. Tea was still staring at him, she knew him for too long. She felt like she was only getting the half-truth. Guess she had to force it out of him later.

"Mr. Motou?" a nurse called out.

The group turned on their heels and Mr. Motou rushed towards her.

"Yes? I'm his grandpa!"

The nurse sighed; she hated to give bad news. "We did some check-up on your grandson, we cleaned up the wound on his thigh and wrapped it with a bandage to keep it from getting infected," she paused to take a breath before she delivered the blow, "Mr. Motou, your grandson…is in a coma."

The gang gasped, and Tea covered her gapping mouth with both of her hands, "No…"

"A coma?" Joey cried.

"When will he wake up?" Tristan yelled, his fists shaking.

"At the looks of it…not for a long time."

They all sat around Yugi's bed. All in shock from the nurse's words.

'In a coma?' Joey shook his head, for he knew the real truth. Yugi was gone, and Yami wasn't in a coma. Joey made some rambling excuse to get some air to Mr. Motou as he grabbed Tea and Tristan. The old man was sitting next to his grandson's bed, grasping his hand. Outside the door, Joey blurted it out, "Okay guys, its time to tell ya the truth. Some madman from the pharaoh's past is back! And he took Yugi's soul!"

"What?" Tea gasped.

Tristan grabbed Joey's collar, "You're lying!"

Joey stared at him, his face so serious that the usual comical teen looked like a different person.

"He wants the other Yugi to duel him. Problem is, he can't. He's not in a coma, guys. After he told me that Yugi's soul was taken, I saw purple light emitting from his eyes. I think this "enemy" accidentally put his mind in the Shadow Realm."

Tristan released Joey's collar, "Shadow Realm? Like Marik?"

"This is Battle City all over again!" Tea said.

"Not telling stupid fairy tales again, are ya mutt?"

Joey turned around and found his most hated rival standing tall before him, with Mokuba at his side. Joey clench his fists, "What the hell are ya doing here richboy?"

Kaiba shrugged, his face showing no signs of emotion, "My company advisors told me what happened. They figured it would look good for my reputation if I visit my fallen foe."

"Look good? For ya reputation?" Joey spat in rage, "Why ya selfish richboy! Get outta here! He don'tneed ya pity!"

The blue-eyed brunette just brushed past the honey hair teen and entered Yugi's room. Mokuba stared at his brother, 'Why didcha lie to them brother?' he wondered. Joey's temper shot off but he quickly settled down as he remembered his best friend. "Yugi…" he whispered.

"Is Yugi okay?" Mokuba questioned.

"I don't know Mokuba," Tea answered, her mind still going over what Joey just informed them.

Joey's face grimace as he got went in his thoughts, 'Whose gonna duel back for Yugi, if the pharaoh doesn't.' Suddenly his amber eyes flared with determination, "I'm gonna after him." Joey declared.

"No Joey! You can't! There is nothing we can do! You can't possibly defeat this guy!" Tristan spat.

"I dueled Marik!" Joey stated, as if it was an important fact.

"Yah! And lost!"

"I'm not gonna sit back and do nothing!"

Tristan grabbed Joey's coat, "Dude, I hate to admit it, but your dueling abilities aren't exactly as close to Yugi's. How can you defeat an expert, if you can't defeat the King of Games?"

"Its nothing against ya Joey," Tea said, "We just don't wanna see you get hurt."

"What are we going to do, just wait for da pharaoh to wake up?"

"Maybe, I don't know. Lets just wait."

Joey sighed, "Fine."

"Lets go back in."

It was late night and everyone was sleeping. Yugi's grandpa slept next to his grandson's side, still squeezing his hand. Tea and Tristan shared a small couch in the corner of the room, where Mokuba laid across their lap. Yet one person remained awake, Joey. He tried to sleep but Yugi's face kept popping into his mind every time he closed his eyes. Joey was sitting on the other side of Yugi's bed. He went and placed his hand on top of Yugi's lifeless one beforelaid his head onto the bed and dropped his droopy eyelids.

FLASH!

It was purple and dark void. The figure ran, glancing around. He stopped as he saw dead bodies lying on top of remains from a building. Dead bodies everywhere…Tea, Tristan, Mai, Bakura, Serenity, Mokuba, Kaiba, and Joey. He turned to run away from them but a laughing voice was heard that made him stop, "You killed them pharaoh! The evil Egyptian King!"

FLASH!

A warehouse was shown in the dark. It quickly zoomed in and showed a tall oval face man whose long black hair made it seem he had no face. His eyes glowed red from under the black bangs. He held up a card, which displayed Yugi's face.

FLASH!

"Yugi!" Joey snapped awake. "Just a nightmare…" Joey whispered, as he realized his surroundings. He saw a golden light shining from Yugi's pocket that dimmed down. He glanced down to see his fingers briefly touch the object that was halfway out of Yugi's pocket. He looked closer to it to see what it was. The eye of the millennium necklace! Joey remembered that it showed the past and the future. Joey nearly gasped, the necklace showed him where the man was! Where Yugi was! Joey glanced up at the motionless face of Yugi's body as he remembered what the other Yugi was suffering through the Shadow Realm. Joey picked Yugi's duel disk from his lap and grabbed his right arm and placed the disk through it. "Keep fighting, other Yugi." Joey said, "I'll promise you, I'll defeat this man and get you out of the Shadow Realm." Joey smiled, "And I'll return to you, your partner. Don't give up." He turned around and glanced around the room to make sure everyone was still sleeping before he exited. He quietly shut the door and turned around only to be face to face with the CEO of Kaiba Corporation.

"Going somewhere, mutt?"

Joey glared at him and brushed by him, "Bathroom."

"Hn. Don't tell me…" Kaiba started. Joey turned around and stared at him, impatient. "You're going after the guy who supposedly put Yugi in the Shadow Realm."

The dirty blonde gave defiant look towards Kaiba, "You're here to stop me?" Before Kaiba could respond Joey went on, "Don't bother. I'm not letting a bastard like you prevent me to." Joey turned around once more to storm off.

"Wait mutt." Joey stopped his back still to him. "Don't kill yourself." And he walked back into Yugi's room. Joey raised an eyebrow and turned to stared at the door that Kaiba went through. He gave a small smile. "See ya richboy."