Something goes terribly wrong with Yugi and the rest of the hikaris. The only ones who can save them is their other selves. However, one of the darks isn't what he used to be.

Warning: These first couple chapters are kind of odd. Because I'm kind of an odd person. And just to tell you now: I will update…when I update. Whether it takes me a day (yeah right) or a month, just know that I will. I guarantee you that. So, without further ado, it begins.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. I own this plot, however, which is hereby selling for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Any buyers? No? Well, the sales off now anyway, so you lost your chance.

I am the Dark

Chapter 1- Basically a flashback of what happened earlier that day, except for the beginning, which is in the present. Like, now. Or something. I'll just let you figure it out.

Remember

Yugi silently rubbed his hand on the glass in the Domino Museum. The glass which encased what used to be his three most valuable possessions, besides the Millennium Puzzle itself. The three Egyptian god cards.

He looked each of them over, each one sending a wave of sadness through his heart. Sadness, and guilt.

Obelisk: powerful, strong. He remembered the day he had won it from Seto Kaiba, during the Battle City Finals. A small smile crept to his lips as he recalled the event. He turned his head slightly, then stopped, fixing his gaze upon the middle card.

Ra: The most dominant god card. The most dominant, and the most feared. Feared by Joey, Mai, and himself. The three of them were the ones who had truly felt the awesome power of the beast. The rest had watched, they had seen with their eyes. It was different to be a mere bystander, a lesson he had learned firsthand. But he also defeated the holder of this card, Marik. The evil face of Malik Ishtar. The one who had tried to raze them all during Battle City. It was over now, though. He, Yugi Mutou, had won and defeated Marik. Yugi paused, and shook his head. No, he had not won. Someone else had, someone… greater than he. Someone that no longer existed in this realm of the living. He swallowed and bit his lip, forcing the though from his mind, and turning to the last card.

Osiris: usually ranked last out of the three, however still very strong. Yugi closed his eyes when he came to this one. This was the first god card that he, and his other self, had gotten. He battled Kaiba with it and come out a winner. Of course, he had had some help…

He took a deep breath, opening his eyes again. He scanned each card over for a few more seconds, then turned to leave. 'There,' he thought, walking out of the building. 'I did it. I faced my past, or, his past, technically. Now I can go.'

He smiled a bit, content in a way. He had done what he thought to be impossible. Stopping a few feet from the outside entrance, he checked his watch, remembering that he was supposed to be at Joey's by 5:00. He and the rest of the gang, besides Joey, of course, had stayed from school that day and were planning a surprise 18th birthday party for the blonde.

Well, in all honesty, Serenity, Tea and Ishizu had done all the planning, but he and the other four guys were just getting all the stuff. The other four guys being Tristan, Duke, Ryou and Kaiba. Tristan had been enthralled that Serenity had asked him to do something like buy the cake.

"It means she trusts me." he had told the others, grinning.

"Trusts you how? In not getting him a cake that greets you with an explosion, ripping your face off your head and sending your skull flying into tiny little fragments when you cut it? That's great, Taylor." Kaiba had said disgustedly, still annoyed that he was in charge of the balloons.

Tristan had just laughed, perturbed. "Ha, ha. No…"

"Uh, you know Tristan, how about you get the umm, the plates and utensils? Is that good?" Serenity asked him sweetly.

He nodded. "Anything for you."

"Ok. We'll just bake a cake. Now, let's see. Duke and Ryou, you distract Joey from coming home."

Ryou coughed, covering up a laugh. "No need for that. He has after school detention."

Duke nodded. "Yup, second one this week."

"Oh, well then, you can stay here and help us. Is that fine Tea?"

Tea agreed. "Sure."

"Alright, and Yugi, you and Malik can go over to the school and call us when he's out. Don't let him see you though."

The two complied and went on their way.

Yugi was a little uncomfortable during the walk to the school, and he could tell that Malik felt the same. After all, they didn't know each other that well, so it was pretty hard to start up a conversation.

Finally, Malik came out with "So, what other games do you like? Besides Magic and Wizards, I mean."

Yugi grinned. That was something he could talk about. He told him about the different Japanese games they played, the significance of each one, and even how to play them, though it was pretty hard to tell without actually showing.

Malik was interested and listened intently as they went along, nodding and asking questions now and then. When Yugi was done, Malik had told him many things about Egypt, such as what it was like to live there, what the schools were like, and about the life of a tomb keeper.

Eventually, they got to the school at around 4:00, and Joey wasn't out yet. They waited around for a few minutes until they saw him walk out with a few other students. Malik hid, knowing that Joey wouldn't expect to see him around, and although Yugi probably wouldn't be walking around school at 4:00 in the afternoon, it was a bit more common, and knowing Joey, he would probably accept any excuse Yugi had to offer. They were right.

Joey stopped at the bottom of the steps. "Uh, what are you doin' here, Yug'?"

"Well, you see. I wanted to take a walk… and so I did." Yugi said, innocently.

Joey gave him a weird look. "I thought you were sick or sumtin. You weren't at school today."

"Yes! I mean, yes. Exactly. I was, er, am sick. But… my mom says that a walk a day keeps the dentist, er, doctor away." Yugi coughed for effect.

"…Oh. I always thought it was an apple. But ok, Yug'. I guess I'll see you later then." He turned and started walking away.

Yugi ran in front of him. "W-Wait! Where are you going, heh heh, mister? Heh, heh…" He gave Joey a light punch to the arm.

Joey raised an eyebrow. "You ok, man? Maybe you should rest…"

"No, I'm fine, just fine. Uh, stay there for a second. Don't you move, and I mean it!"

Yugi ran over to Malik, who was watching the two from behind a bush, and enjoying every moment of it.

"Nice acting. You should get a scholarship." Malik snickered.

Yugi frowned. "Shutup. Now, you have to take Joey somewhere, away from his house."

"Where?"

"I don't know. Anywhere but the library, because that just makes him fall asleep. Distract him, and don't go to his house until about… 5:20."

"Alright. Where are you going?"

"I gotta… uh, take care of something. I'll call Serenity and meet you back there."

Malik nodded and Yugi went back over to Joey.

"Joey, my friend! How are you?"

Joey blinked. "Well, I'm ok. But aftah I saw you talkin' to that bush over there, I'm wonderin' the same ting about you."

"I'm good, really! Muy bien, fantastico, wonderous, perfecto!"

There was a moment of silence. Yugi had nodded, as if agreeing with himself.

"So, Joey. Listen bud, I gotta go. But hey, have a good one, and see you around!"

He had turned and walked away, kicking a rather amused 'bush' in its shin. After turning a few blocks and crossing a few intersections, he had arrived at his destination. The Domino Museum.