Disclaimer: I don't own Yu gi oh or any concepts or names that you recognize. Although I do own some of my own ideas and OCs.

Anyways R/R and also I will have more information for my story, like character bios and stuff on my other website. It won't be anything you have to know to understand the story but it gives some spoilers and detailed info that you might want to know. Also Kaiba and some of the others are very OOC, but it all fits in somehow.

Last time: Yugi and Joey met up with Bakura who claimed to have his own business with Marik. After a long argument they decided to follow after him, but before he could let them really have it, a mysterious woman suddenly appeared. And Yugi seemed to know her.

Chapter 4: The Powerful Oracle…who have all lost their minds..

"I can't really tell you anything, except that it doesn't concern you and that you need to stay out of this before it's too late!" "But you're wrong, it does concern them. It concerns all of a us." Said a strangely familiar voice as a young woman that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere walked up to them. Yugi looked at her in shock, "It can't be."

Joey looked over at Yugi in surprise, "Can't be who, Yug?"

Yugi was too much in shock to hear as the mysterious woman walked up to him. "It is!"

"Is who Yug?" Joey was completely lost, but he wasn't the only one. Bakura was also staring at her strangely, "Do I know you from somewhere?"

(This isn't good.) thought the one watching.

The cloaked and hooded woman walked over to them, "Hurry. We don't have much time."

"Uh, to do what exactly?" Joey asked worriedly.

She sighed and raised her arms. The sand picked up like a bad dust storm swirling around all of them.

The one watching freaked as they disappeared, "WHAT! Oh, great. Now I've lost them!"

When it finally cleared they weren't in the desert anymore. Actually they weren't even outside anymore.

Bakura growled once the sand cleared, "Where have you taken us? Is Marik behind this?"

He heard a chuckle and looked to see who had dared to laugh at him. He saw the woman standing in front of them, "What's the meaning of this?" he pulled a dagger out and ran at the woman.

"I wouldn't do that." said a voice as she lifted her arms and the wind sent the thief flying backwards.

The one who had spoken walked out. And everyone gasped. Joey leaped back in surprise, "Hey I know you! Well who you are anyways."

"Really?" Yugi asked, "Who is he?"

"That's Seto Kaiba of Kaiba Corps." Joey practically yelled at him, then calmed back down. "But what does he have to do with this?"

Yugi looked at the woman, "Ishizu." She smiled at him, "So you remember me." He nodded, "You're the one who gave me the puzzle and told me to stop Marik."

She nodded and walked over to Kaiba. He looked at Joey, "Still brainless as ever."

Joey practically leaped at him, "What? Who you callin' brainless? And just how do you know me you..you..you.."

Kaiba chuckled, "I think that goes without saying." He turned to Ishizu.

Yugi looked at them, "I guess I know why you're here, Ishizu. But why Seto Kaiba?"

She sighed, "It's a long story. The important thing is that you stop Marik."

Bakura got up and growled at them, "And what does this have to do with me? Why am I here? And where is here?"

Ishizu turned to him, "You are in the power of an organization known as the Oracle. It is our job to stop Marik and restore the power of the Pharoah."

"Of the what?" Joey asked cluelessly. There was more chuckling as a screen near them lit up with someone laughing on it.

"My, how little you all know." the man said.

Bakura glared at the screen, "And who the hell are you?"

Ishizu pointed to the screen, "That is our leader Maximillion Pegasus."

The silver-haired man chuckled some more, "We were all brought here for our own reasons. But our goal is all the same: to stop Marik at all costs. Miss Ishizu and I are the only ones who really know everything about Marik and what he has done. Kaiba-boy is here because he lost someone when he younger and he blames the dark Pharaoh. And now, why you are all here." He looked at Bakura, "I know what your business with Marik is and what you plan to do. However I can guarantee you will never succeed. However if you are willing to join us, you more than likely will. So, what do you say, hmm? Ready to accept our help?"

Bakura growled and he looked at them, "I was right before. You are all crazy. Forget it, I don't need any of you to help me. And I don't want you to. Leave me to do this alone. However," he looked at Joey and Yugi, "I will not let either of you, or any of you," he glared at Ishizu, Kaiba, and Pegaus, "get in my way. So stay away or else." He turned and vanished.

Yugi called out, "Bakura, wait!"

"Let him go." Pegasus replied, "He'll see. Now as for the rest of you, you may be the only ones who can stop Marik. Especially you, Yugi, my boy."

Yugi looked at him in shock, "What? Why me?"

He grinned, "You'll see." He turned to his two "employees." "That is all. Dismiss them." He turned back to Yugi and Joey, "We will speak again." Ishizu raised her hands and sand covered the two boys.

Next thing they knew, Joey and Yugi were back where they had been where they met Bakura.

"Wow," Joey said, "Those guys are something else."

"Yeah," Yugi replied, "But I can't help feeling that they're right. Well let's get going." They started off.

"Hey, Yug, you think we can stop for something to eat. I'm starvin'."

"But, Joey, you just ate a few hours ago!"

"So, I'm hungry again. C'mon there's gotta be somewhere to eat." He ran off. Yugi sighed and ran after him.

"I was right. They are complete idiots."

A/N: Well whaddya think? Hate it? Like it? Need to know more? Like I said before if you check out my site for it you may find more info, but you don't have to know any of it.

Next Time: Yugi and Joey are looking for Bakura to no avail. However they do find someone else. But is it really your typical damsel in distress situation? Or is it something much more? And what about that group known as the "Oracle"? Are they who they claim to be or someone else. And find out the identity of the mystery person following them.

Next Chapter – Chapter 5: Damsel in distress…who leaves you in distress…