Duel Monsters World Cup

Rated K+

Millennium Dragon 2000

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or Yu-Gi-Oh GX. They belong to Kazuki Takahashi.

Yu-Gi-Oh Opening: OVERLAP

DUEL MONSTERS WORLD CUP

CHAPTER II

DEPARTURE! WELCOME TO EGYPT

At the Domino City Airport, Yugi and Tea were walking to their plane, looking for Joey and Tristan.

"Yugi, are you sure they're coming?" Tea asked.

"Yeah, we talked about it this morning." Yugi replied as he remembered what happened.

Flashback

Yami had 500 LP while Joey had 1200 LP.

"This duel's over, Yug!" Joey concluded.

"Wrong," Yami argued. "This duel isn't over until the last life point is lost!"

"Well, it's over now!" Joey yelled as his Black Skull Dragon flew into the air. "Molten Fire Ball attack!"

"Not yet, Joey!" Yami shouted as Joey gasped. "I activate the trap card Divine Wind!" A wall of wind reflected the red ball of fire and it rammed into Joey, decreasing his LP to 0.

"Nice duel, Joey." Yami congratulated.

"That was awesome, Yug!" Joey replied as he got up. "But, don't think just because you beat me in this duel, it means that you'll beat me in the Duel Monsters World Cup!"

"Got it!" Yami laughed as the two shook hands.

End Flashback

"So, he should be here, any minute." Yugi summed up.

"Hey, Yugi! Tea!" A voice shouted. Yugi and Tea turned around to see Joey and Tristan walking towards them.

"What's up, guys?" Yugi greeted.

"How come you didn't bring Serenity?" Tea wondered.

"She has a school exam or something." Joey said. "She said she'll meet me in Egypt when it's over."

"Can't wait!" Tristan chuckled. "You think she likes me?"

"As much as I do, Romeo!" Joey yelled as the two started wrestling with each other.

"I need some female friends." Tea muttered as she and Yugi sweatdropped.

"C'mon, guys." Yugi said. "We need to get on the plane."

"Right, now let's go!" Tea shouted as the two stopped fighting and stood up. "Next stop, Egypt."

On the plane, Yugi and Joey were dueling each other, Tristan was watching, and Tea was thinking.

"Why does this tournament seem like a bad idea?" she said to herself as she looked at Yugi. "During Duelist Kingdom, Yugi met the other Yugi, the spirit of an Egyptian Pharaoh. He understands that the Pharaoh will always be by his side, but I have a bad feeling that Yugi's puzzle is in danger once again."

Ha! I win again, Joey!" exclaimed Yugi, with Joey growling in anger.

"How come I can never beat you?" he shouted.

"First of all, you need skill." Tristan joked.

"I'll show you skill!" Joey replied harshly as the two put each other in a double-headlock and glared at each other. Yugi laughed while Tea shook her head with the stress of embarrassment.

"This is why I need female friends!" Tea shouted angrily as she stormed off.

"What's with her?" Joey and Tristan asked in unison.

The Millennium Puzzle glowed in a flash of light and Dark Yugi appeared.

"I'll go talk to her." He said sternly as he walked up and left.

"Tea, are you okay?" Yami asked.

"Not really, I'm…I'm scared for you." Tea answered.

"Scared…for me?" Yami questioned.

"Yes, I am." She remarked. "I'm afraid that…what if when you regain your memories as Pharaoh that…what if your memory of us fades away?"

"Tea, how dare I forget all of you?" Yami asked as Tea thought about what he said, then smiled.

"Thank you, King Yami." She answered as she did something she's never done before—she then kissed Yami on the cheek and left. Yami just stood there, blushing madly.

"Pharaoh?" Yugi called as he faded in. "What happened with you and Tea?"

Yami beamed back to reality and shook off his blush.

"Uh…nothing." He said quickly as he switched places with Yugi.

"That was odd." Yugi thought as he walked down the aisle and sat back down in his seat across from Joey and Tristan, who were arm wrestling. He looked at Tea, who was sleeping peacefully.

"I guess I should get some rest, too." Yugi thought as he closed his eyes and fell asleep instantly.

Dream Sequence

Yugi was walking down a dark tunnel and a dark shadow jumped in front of him and changed into the shape of Dark Marik.

"Prepare to be sucked into the darkness!" he called.

"Yu-Gi-Oh!"

The Millennium Puzzle glowed for a few seconds, but then returned back to normal without the Pharaoh emerging from it.

"The carnival of darkness is about to begin!" Dark Marik shouted as he stuck out his tongue.

Yugi then started to run away from Dark Marik, but he could not escape. The whole tunnel was engulfed into darkness and Yugi tripped and fell.

"Prepare to suffer in Hell!" Dark Marik screamed as blood dripped from his eyes and he took out the Millennium Rod and took off the bottom and held the dagger near Yugi's throat. He then fiercely stabbed Yugi in the throat.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

End Dream Sequence

Yugi awoke suddenly and was startled because of his dream.

Yugi, are you all right? He heard Yami ask.

"Yea…just a bad dream." Yugi thought.

"Hey, we're here!" Joey exclaimed.

Everyone on the entire plane then got up out of their seats and headed for the exit. When Yugi got off, he saw that the Cairo Airport was really big.

"It might be easy to get lost in this place." Yugi thought when a familiar lady walked up to him.

"Greetings, my Pharaoh." She said.

"Ishizu." Yugi remembered as Yami took over.

"Pharaoh, we are in grave danger once again." She remarked.

"How so?" Yami asked.

"When you defeated Marik's dark side months ago, you sealed him into the Dominion of the Beasts." Ishizu explained. "From there on, Dark Marik gained control of most of the monsters there and he was able to escape."

"What?" Yami gasped. "Where is he now?"

"I don't know." Ishizu said apologetically. "All I know, is that he is coming after you, so be careful."

"How do I defeat him once and for all?" Yami asked.

"The only way is to use this." Ishizu said as she gave Yami a Duel Monsters card.

"A blank Spell Card?" he wondered.

"When the time is right, that card's true potential will be revealed." Ishizu answered. "Also, while you are here, it is critical that you be on guard for my brother's evil half."

Ishizu then started to walk away and she disappeared.

"Now what do we do?" Yugi asked as he faded in.

"Now, we wait." Yami replied. "Last time, Marik possessed the minds of his Rare Hunters to defeat me, but now he has more power than before and he's doing so even without his Millennium Rod."

"Well, we'd better be prepared." Both Yugis thought. Then, from out of nowhere, Rebecca Hawkins ran up to Yami and squeezed him very tightly.

"YUGI!" she cried. "I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!"

"Yugi, I believe this is your territory." Yami thought as he switched places with Yugi.

"Huh? Hey!" Yugi thought as Yami didn't respond.

"Well, I missed you to, Rebecca." Yugi said embarrassingly.

"Oh, Yugi-poo!" Another voice called. Yugi and Rebecca looked over to see none other than Vivian Wong running towards them.

"Oh, great. Her again." Rebecca thought angrily. Vivian immediately pushed Rebecca onto the ground and hugged Yugi very firm.

"Hey, get away from my boyfriend!" Rebecca angrily shouted.

"You, Yugi Muto's boyfriend?" Vivian stated. "Yeah, right." The two girls started as an explosion was heard.

"C'mon, let's check it out!" Yugi cried. He then ran outside of the airport to see hundreds of duelists watching the sky to see a man in a tuxedo.

"Get ready, duelists!" the man shouted. "The Duel Monsters World Cup is about to begin!"

TO BE CONTINUED…