XLVIII. Lost Memory

The gang suddenly got warped out of the Shadow Realm and it seems that they landed in some kind of a desert. Atemu on the other hand had a very soft landing due to the fact that he has no body of his own. They all got up and wondered where they are.

"Hey, where the heck are we?" Jounouchi asked indignantly

"Hmmm... it seems that we're in some kind of a desert here" Malik replied

"Hmph...whatever" Kaiba grunted

"It's a good thing I was able to wrap you guys out" said a familiar voice and everyone gasped

"Atemu!"Kaiba, Jounouchi, and Maliksaid

"Would you mind explain what the hell happened here?" Mai asked, getting confused. "Is that Yugi?"

"Oh you didn't know"Malik said sheepishly

"Actually, that ain't Yugi...he's the pharaoh" Jounouchi said

"Huh?" Mai said in confusion

"Let's get this straight... remember the Milllennium Puzzle, Yugi got..well you see the one you saw during his duels was not actually the real Yugi but the pharaoh himself" Malik explained

"It's absurb" Mai said

"I know...it's hard to believe that Yugi and the pharaoh are living in the same body for four years" Kristine said

"Speaking of which, where's Yugi?" Atemu asked, changing the topic. "Last time I saw him was getting choked by Dark Nite after he won"

"I don't know but we better find him" Bakura replied. "By the way, where are we?" he asked

"We're in my world" Atemu replied

"Ya mean we're in the afterlife" Jounouchi said in surprise and Atemu nods

"I never thought I would go back to that horrible place" Kaiba shuddered

"It's better than we get killed" Kristine said callously

The gang began their long walk and wonders where Yugi went and as usual, he was worried. Jounouchi, Kaiba, Bakuraand Malik were not surprised for they knew how he feels towards his partner especially in the ceremonial duel. Mai and Kristine fell silent as if they have have no idea what will happen.

"Yugi, please be alright" Atemu pleaded as he and the others continued their search

- - -

Meanwhile in some parts of the desert, a body was lied unconscious. It seems that he suffered a devastating blow from his body then suddenly he opened his eyes and gets up. His eye color seems to fade and he keeps turning his head wondering where he is. When he tries to think, he can't remember who or what he is and everytime he tries to remember, his mind was as blank as paper.

"Who am I?" asked the boy with a combination of red and black hair with yellow bangs. It was Yugi and apparently, he was having some sort of amnesia

"Where...?" Yugi said as he began to walked across the desert for he has no idea where he would go

- - -

Back at the others, Kaiba is getting frustrated by the minute and some of them were worried what happened to Yugi. They have absolutely no idea or whatsoever what would they do. All they know is to find him was the first priority.

"I think we're going nowhere here" Kaiba grunted

"We get the message here..thank you very much" Kristine said trying not to get angry

"Guys, let's not start an argument, okay?" Bakura said and she and Kaiba turn their heads away from each other

"Oh brother" Mai rolled her eyes

"...This is not going well" Jounouchi sighed then he reached his pocket for his cards

"Glad that Red Eyes is back to normal...waaahhhh!" he said and suddenly his signature monster came out from his card out of nowhere

"Jounouchi, what's wrong" Atemu asked and suddenly Kaiba's Blue Eyes came out and so is Mai's Harpy Lady as well

"Blue Eyes? what is it?" Kaiba asked then suddenly Halakti appeared in a flash of light

"Halakti, what's going on?" Atemu asked

" 'The light has lost his memory and cannot find his way back' " Halakti said sternly, looking very sad

"The light?" was everyone's wonder

" 'Light was about to fall...suffer the same fate as the pharaoh 3000 years before... lost all his powers...his soul is lost ...reincarnation of the pharaoh' " Halakti said, this time it made everyone puzzled of what she said. Atemu tries to think what Halakti is saying about the light has lost and reincarnation of the pharaoh plus the same fate as his then it him.

"Halakti, what happened to Yugi?" Atemu asked, getting worried what might happened

"I don't know my pharaoh but those creatures besides you will help you find him although I can't guarantee his safety for I have no idea what happen to him. I only sensed it though" Halakti replied and disappeared with a spark of light.

"Looks like we gotta follow them...lead the way you guys" Jounouchi said to Red Eyes

"I guess you to my Blue Eyes" Kaiba sighed and his monster roars in agreement and so did Harpy lady. The monsters lowered their bodiesindicating that all of them should hop pn. Jounouchi, Atemu, Bakura and Malik are on Red Eyes, Kaiba, Kristine and Mai were on Blue Eyes while Harpy Lady just watched then they began to fly from the desert

"I wonder if they know where Yugi is" Malik wondered

"Let's hope so" Atemu said as all the three monsters began their flight

- - -

Meawhile at the present world, Nite Mare is enjoying his new powers despite that he lost the duel against Yugi. He kept casting his dark magic and people are now doing his bidding. Little did he know that Yugi's grandpa, Ishizu and Mokuba were still at Yugi's house and they looked very worried.

"I wonder what happened to them" Ishizu asked, getting worried

"I'm worried about Big brother, what's gonna happen to this place?" Mokuba said, also worried as well

"... Get down" Sugoroku said and all three of them went down. People were actually passing by but they looked like not in themselves. All three of them wondered what's happening.

"We better hide" Ishizu said and so all three of them went to the basement of the house and Grandpa decides to leave a note saying that they're not here

- - -

Back in the deseted place, Atemu and the others were still finding Yugi and so far no luck. Their monsters were still leading them when suddenly Mai's Harpy Lady flew down and so did the rest. The gang wondered what's going on for they have no clue at all.

"Hey, what gives!" Jounouchi wailed

"It looks like they found Yugi... I hope" Mai said as the monsters began to detect on what they saw. It was Yugi so they landed and Atemu jumped down quickly and rushed to him

"Yugi, are you alright?" Atemu asked

"Hmmm... who are you?" Yugi asked, perplexed and curious

"What are you talking about...? No, it can't be" Atemu queered when his partner turned around. To everyone's surprise, both of his eye color seems to fade and his face looked blank

"Yugi, don't you remember your friends" Bakura asked

"Friends? What's friends?" Yugi asked curiously then he saw Red Eyes, Blue Eyes and Harpy Lady and it seems that they're crying that they vanished

"Blue Eyes...why" Kaiba mumbled and even Mai and Jounouchi can feel the sadness of their monsters then Halakti appears again

"Halakti..." Atemu, Kaiba and Jounouchi gasped but she bore a pain expression on her face

"I'm sorry but this one has lost all his memories.. his soul and his existence" Halakti said sadly

"No..." Atemu whispered, hunging his head in shame and began to weep

"Why are you crying?" Yugi asked, feeling sad for the pharaoh

"... It's nothing" Atemu said, trying to wipe his sad tears

"Great now what do we do? Our pal here doesn't know who he is and we're stuck in the middle of nowhere" Jounouchi grunted, kicking the sand with his feet

"...What wrong...?" Yugi asked again but this time everyone did not answer

"There is a way for you to return his memories" Halakti said and everyone turned to her

"Gather seven memory crystals and everything he lost will be restored" she said

"What are memory crystals?" Malik asked

"They're a fragments of a person's memory and each memory symbolizes his existence" Halakti explained

"How do we find them?" Kristine asked

"I don't know but to those who know him well knows. I'll give you a head start and be careful, Nite Mare is out of the Shadow Realm" Halakti replied and she warped them out of the desert then she vanished


spiritfire: That's all!

TBC

Bakura: I can't believe I lost (Wails as he potty trains Smeagol)

Smeagol: Precious is nice want shiny ring

Bakura: Oh no you grubby elf

Smeagol accidentally peed on Kura's shirt

Bakura: Ack! my favorite shirt

Yami: (takes pictures like a wild man) Oooooh, I'm so loving this

spiritfire: (giggles) You really hate him

Yami: Very much and I enjoy it(still taking pictures like a wild man)

spiritfire:(sighs)