A New Challenge

As everyone watches, Joey thinks to himself.

Joey: "Come on, Time Wizard. Don't let me down…"

The whole room is silent.

Tea: "It's starting to slow down!"

Joey:"……Yes! I won the Time Roulette!"

Kaiba: "No!"

Joey: "Your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Battle Ox are destroyed!"

Yugi: "Way to go, Joey!"

Joey: "Now I summon…Ax Raider! Attack him directly!"

Kaiba loses 1,700 life points. Kaiba now stands at 2,300 and Joey has 200.

Kaiba draws a card.

Kaiba: "Perfect. Just what I needed."

Joey: "What is it, Kaiba?"

Kaiba: "Monster Reborn!"

Joey: "Oh no!"

Kaiba: "I use it to bring back my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Now attack his Ax Raider!"

Joey: "Aw, man."

Joey's life points come to 0.

Kaiba: "What a waste of time."

Kaiba takes his duel disks and leaves.

Yugi: "You did your best Joey."

Tristan: "Don't worry about it, man."

Joey: "Someday…I'll beat him…"

Hours pass and the boat reaches the island. All of the duelists head to the castle. Pegasus appears on the castle.

Pegasus: "Welcome again, duelists! Are you ready for the 2nd tournament of Duelist Kingdom?"

The crowd roars.

Pegasus: "The rules have changed a bit. They are the same rules from the Battle City Tournament. The duelist gloves are now being handed out, along with two star chips for each person. Once you all have your gloves, let the dueling begin!"

Pegasus heads back into the castle. Yugi and Joey get their gloves and star chips.

Yugi: "Good luck, Joey."

Joey: "Thanks, man."

As they head down the long stairs, Joey spots a hooded-figure in the woods. It looks up at Joey and runs away.

Joey: "What the…"

Tea: "What is it, Joey?"

Joey: "I thought I saw someone down there…"

Tristan: "Who cares? We got a tournament to think about!"

Joey: "Yeah! I'm going to kick some butt!"

As they look around, many duels are already taking place. Hours pass. Yugi and the gang set up camp in the woods. Yugi sets down his Millennium Puzzle on the ground next to him. They hear rustling in the bushes near them.

Tristan: "Hey! Who's there?"

All of a sudden, a hooded-figure jumps out and grabs the Millennium Puzzle.

Yugi: "My Millennium Puzzle!"

Tristan: "After him!"

They all chase the figure through the bushes. They can hardly see through the all the trees. After a few minutes of running, the gang gives up.

Joey: "Sorry, Yugi. We couldn't catch him."

Yugi: "It's alright. I'm sure we'll get it back."

Tristan: "Come on. Let's head back to camp."

They head back and sleep for the night. The next morning, Kaiba approaches them.

Joey: "Kaiba? What do you want?"

Kaiba: "I'm here to duel Yugi."

Yugi: "Uhh…"

Tristan: "Come on, Yugi. You can take him!"

Kaiba: "What's wrong, Yugi? Afraid?"

Joey: "He's not afraid! Yugi can beat you, no problem!"

A few yards away, a duel arena rises from the ground.

Kaiba: "Let's go!"

Will Yugi be able to beat Kaiba without the Millennium Puzzle? Find out next chapter!