Chapters are getting shorter, I'm chopping this up to death.

Yami gasped at the figure before him. "Y-Yuugi?" He stood up, only to be yelled at by the guard to step away and sit back down. Yuugi's body was limp, and he clearly had scratches and bruises all over him. His familiar school uniform was torn in places as well. The guard threw Yuugi into the prison cell. His body just lay there on the ground. He didn't move... and never opened his eyes.

"Yuugi?" Terrah blinked, confused at this new development. "I guess that explains why he didn't answer..."she murmured. She eyed Yuugi silently, then shifted forwards and gently touched her hand to the side of his neck.

" Yuge! " Joey gasped. " What happened! " He shouted, well aware he wouldn't just spring up and tell him every thing was alright. Joey rushed over to Yugi's side. " Yuge..? " he asked, hesitant. "What's his condition Terra? " he asked.

Yami crawled over to Yuugi. "Yuugi? Are you alive? Please.. tell me you are.." Yami's voice cracked and a few tears escaped from his eyes. He couldn't help but feel responsible for what happened to Yuugi... it seemed that Yami himself was the cause of this, because Atemu WAS apart of Yami, whether he liked it or not.

Terrah frowned slightly "He's still alive...but he's in bad shape..." She looked at them. "If we're stuck in here for too long, he won't make it..." 'And if it's long enough, neither will we 'she added to herself.

Joey plopped himself down on the stone floor. He then commenced to shake the life back in Yugi. Nothing. " Well..that didn't work.." he said exasperated. " We really need to get him to help, but that blasted pharoah dumped us down here. " he said frowning.

Yami felt like pounding his head into the floor repeatedly until he, himself was dead. "DAMN THE PHAROAH... I MEAN.. myself.." He trailed off. "Myself." He whispered again, looking at Yugi.

-o-o-o-o-

Atemu finally arrived at the door to his room "Glad you agree with me, for once Tahirah. Now if you'll excuse me... I'm tired and I need to go to bed. Good night."

Tahirah nodded "Good night, Atemu." 'For once? Pfft...someone's got to keep you on your toes' she thought to herself.

"Shut up, Yami,"Terrah stated, looking at him. "Don't blame yourself about this, it won't change a thing and you damn well know it. We're all different than our former selves..." She looked at Yuugi, frowning briefly.

Atemu opened up the door to his room. Many servants awaited him on one knee for his every need. Thank Ra for them... He thought to himself as a servant came up to him...

"But... was I really that bad of a Pharoah.. to treat people like that? Especially... Yuugi." Yami touched Yuugi's back, hoping for some sort or response. "Damn... him..."

Tahirah smiled thinly, then turned and walked away. Once out of earshot, she rubbed her temple "Em sen-jay, hekenmess.." she murmured to herself.

Terrah frowned, then looked at Joey, she didn't really have a clue how to get Yami out of this guilt trip. Then again, she figured Joey was pretty irritated with this turn of events too.

('Do not worry, my friend')

Joey turned to Yami, feeling hatred emanate from him. "Look, don't beat yourself to a pulp. He's a jerk, we all know that, and he's not you, I know you. Just be yourself, you're a different person, just as he said. " he said sympathetically. He was no Tea', but he knew how to be a friend.

Yami got up slowly and sighed. "We need a way to get out of here... so I can beat the crap out of... Atemu.. or myself." He said, his sadness slowly growing into anger. "He crossed the line with Yuugi, and I'm gonna make sure he knows damn well not to do that again."

Joey nodded at Yami's statement. " But..first let's focus on getting out of here before I start eating the wall. " he said, as he had started hallucinating the wall was made of chocolate. " Got any ideas? "He said as he scanned the area.

Yami thought for a moment. "Not one." He responded. "Unless I can use the puzzle to break the wall somehow..."

-o-o-o-

Atemu, now in his night clothes had his servants retire for the night before he nestled in his amazingly big bed. Hopefully, those others will be dead by tomorrow. No doubt that the Jonouchi one will be.. he seems to think on his stomach. Atemu thought to himself.

Terrah sighed, looking at Yami "I understand why you're angry...but there's a slight problem in the getting out department..."

There was a minor conversation in Egyptian near their cell, then footsteps as Tahirah showed herself, leaning against the wall. "Slight indeed..."she commented, getting the attention of her future self.

Yami looked up at Tahirah. "And why, exactly are YOU here?" He asked, somewhat bitterly.

" What's the deal with you coming down here? " Joey said curiously, getting up. " As you can see, we're locked up tightly, so you can go back to bed. " he said sarcastically.

Tahirah looked to Yami "With all due respect, I may very well be your only chance of survival," she retorted in a cooled tone. "The Pharaoh is being quite stubborn in the terms of you three."

"Lemme guess, he wants us to sit in here and starve to death?" Terrah inquired casually.
"In short, yes..." Tahirah sighed lightly.

"Figures." Yami snorted. "Well if you're our 'only chance of survival' as you said... then are you going to get us out of here?"

Atemu sat up in his bed abruptly and smiled. "Heh... she's there.. I knew she would be." He said to himself before resting back down in his bed.

Mwaaaarrgg. What I do on a bored day.