I don't know if I mentioned earlier, but Yu-Gi-Oh is just after Battle City (I'm pretending Bakura went back to England and took Marik with him... hmm, wonder why? Have to think of something.) Stargate is set between Heroes and Lost City. Ok, enjoy!

Ancient Discovery

Chapter Three: Apologize Six Times Over

"Yugi."

"No."

"Yugi!"

"I'm NOT going to apologize."

"Why do you believe I was going to say that?"

"Fine, what were you going to say?"

"You should apologize to the four strangers."

"Yami," he groaned.

"I am only thinking of your best interests."

"How do you figure that?"

"You will be with these people until the 24th. It would be best if you were civil."

"I'm not going to apologize."

"In that case, I shall have to apologize for you." With that, Yami took over, leaving Yugi screaming in his soul room.

Yami stepped out of the bus and tried to locate the strangers. They had moved, and weren't by the same wall. He had just managed to spot them going through luggage when a man in desert cameo cargoes called everyone over. He was wearing a hat of the same colour and really big sunnies.

"Hello. I'm Patrick Neverfeld, but you can call me Pat," he said in an English accent. "I'm going to be your guide for the week. As well as some of my helpers who are... unpacking my boot. No hiding bodies from them!"

There was a slight murmur of a giggle through the crowd. As if they were trying to pretend to laugh. Teal'c kept a straight face though. Bakura muttered something under his breath, and Kaiba snickered. Obviously they didn't care much for Pat's jokes.

"Ok, not as effective as with year fives. Tonight I'll take you around base camp, a K or so to my left. There you can freshen up, unpack, wear off any jet-lag and get to know one another better. The tour will start tomorrow, so please follow me."

The troupe picked up various bags and other gear and began to head for a small encampment of tents in the distance. When they arrived, it was exactly what they would expect. There were tents for each person, a larger one for Pat, as well as a tent for toilet and a tent with 5 makeshift showers. It was all covered by a big, green, tarp.

They all claimed tents for themselves, SG:1 being as far away from the rest as possible, with Yugi the closest. That finished, they unpacked and got various gear ready for the next day. Jack had just finished unpacking (throwing his bags into his tent) and was instinctively out of the tent and patrolling the four in a watch. It was all he could do to stop himself crouching and aiming his zat (tucked nicely into his belt) when he heard footsteps. Instead, he jumped a little and turned to face them. It was the porcupine kid from before.

"Oh. It's you."

"I apologize if I am disturbing you."

"No, no that's ok."

"Who's there S... Jack?" Sam poked her head out of her tent.

"I am Yugi. I wish to apologize for my outburst earlier. I was simply... grumpy," Yami said, searching for the right words.

"Hey, flying can do that to you. Where are you from? You seem to know nearly everyone," Daniel said, appearing from behind Jack. Teal'c was standing a small distance away, by his own tent.

"Japan. As are the other winners. However I have not seen Bakura, Ishizu or Marik for some time." They didn't have a clue who he was talking about.

"I'm Daniel. That's Sam and Jack and the one standing over there is T."

"Greetings."

"That, uh, Pyramid thing," Daniel said, pointing. "Where did you get it? I mean it's fascinating! Eye of Ra. Can I have a closer look?"

Yami instinctively held the chain around his neck tight and took a step back. "Sorry. I don't allow people to touch my puzzle. Too many have tried to steal it."

"Oh ok. I understand." He couldn't help but look a little disappointed.

"Well, I'd best finish my unpacking." With that, he turned and walked off, holding himself tall.

"Is it just me or was he shorter before?" Jack asked no one in particular.

"It could've been the way he was holding himself," Sam said thoughtfully. "Although I remember his eyes being darker. Of course, colours change depending on the light."

"Anyway, now that you're all unpacked we need to discuss mission basics." Jack said quietly, motioning Teal'c to join them. "We're supposed to be civilians, armature archaeologists. That means no Sir, no techno-babble and no talking about work." He shot Sam a look.

"Why are you picking on me?" She pouted. Jack raised an eyebrow. "Yes sir," She muttered.

"T, try and take your meds away from the rest of the camp."

"I understand."

"I'll take first watch, you go mingle."

Yami relinquished control to a brooding Yugi, who growled at him. He sighed, lying on the bed, glad he hadn't been questioned too much on his puzzle. There was something strange about the tall guy with the bandanna, but he brushed it off. He remembered his name was T'. Probably a nick-name. Who in there right mind would name a kid T?

He picked up a can of Pepsi he managed to smuggle aboard and sipped. He began reading a comic book, just to pass the time, when someone... knocked on the door. Actually, it was Bakura coming up to the door and saying "Knock, knock!"

"Come in." He answered without taking his eyes off the comic.

"Hey Yugi. Would you like to come with me to look around? Pat says he doesn't want us going anywhere without a partner. Something to do with insurance."

"Yeah sure, although I wouldn't say that I don't have a partner."

Bakura grinned nervously. "Yeah, I guess you could say that. Come on, we don't want to be back late for dinner."

"So our meals will be provided then?"

"Yes, it was in the fine print. Reminds me of school camp, don't you think? I asked Pat and he said we may have to help out with cleaning and stuff."

"Ok. I've been wanting to look around."

You're probably wondering about the title. Well I used the word Apologize 6 times in this chapter, and typing it was bugging me. Anyway, I know it's short but I was stuck, and I wanted to start each day of the tour on a different chap. Don't worry, the next segment will be soon.