Sorry I took so long to update but I had writer's block really badly! At the end of May I'm getting a laptop so yay! I'm also updating Key to the shadows as well and Dominque is and Tululah, we all agreed on a day just for the fun of it! More chance of all of our fics being read! Anyway to the fic!

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"Stop!" Yugi shouted. "When will Joey and Malik wake up?" Yugi asked.

"Soon..." Zork said. "Very soon."

"Ryou, please, don't go through with this! You don't have to! Please." Yugi begged.

"I'll give you a moment to say your temporary good-byes." Zork said as he left that area of the shadow realm.

"Ryou, don't do anything Zork says." Yugi said. Ryou walked towards Yugi, tears welling in his eyes.

"I-I have to Yugi... Zork possesses a power stronger than anyone has ever seen. I have to do as he says." Ryou said sadly.

"Ryou... H-he is really powerful but... I don't want you getting hurt or... anything else." Yugi hesitantly whispered.

"Yugi, this is something I must do. If I don't, only disaster could follow." Ryou said.

"Ryou, I just don't want you to go through a creature more powerful and possibly more sadistic than Bakura! I didn't think that would be possible but Ryou, let me go with him instead." Yugi offered.

"Yugi, I don't think he would let you after all he did ask for his hikari." Ryou said. Zork appeared from the dark fog.

"Well I hope your all ready hikari." Zork hissed.

"Zork wait!" Yugi shouted. "Let Ryou go! Let me go instead of Ryou!"

"An interesting proposal but I will have to decline. I want my hikari and that is whom I will take." Zork replied.

"But... but..." Yugi was moments away from bursting into tears. "Don't take him... please! At least think about it!"

"Thought about, still want to take my hikari and that is that! Understand?" Zork shouted. Yugi did not reply, didn't dare but he managed not to leap up and get killed as Zork disappeared with Ryou... Now there was nothing Yugi could do.

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Sorry if it's a little short and suckish... Also I know suckish is not a real word but it means sorry if this chapter sucked, okay?