Chapter 3:

*Emiko's POV*

*The next morning*

The boat arrives to the island. My gloved hand tightens it's grip on the strap of my bag. Nerves are kicking in and now I'm feeling different emotions running through my mind.

'Master,' I thought to myself, 'Yami and I are doing this for you.'

Our host tells us everything about the tournament and with the information I gathered from the others on the boat, this will be an interesting experience. Also at a personal level, Yami and I can sense there are more Milleniums Items. We already know that Yugi has the puzzle, possibly a connection to my headpiece. Shadi did warned me that two Items are connected and I think the puzzle and headpiece are the ones. Yugi's a handsome and cute person, but I don't know how to handle such a connection outside of my family.

"Hey you!" a girl calls out.

I turn my head behind me and see a determined looking female a little older than me. She has short red hair with lightly tan skin and golden eyes. A white shirt under a blue jacket and matching skirt. Blue and white boots goes up to the knees.

"May I help you?" I asked.

"I challenge you to a duel!"

"Very well."

There's an arena nearby with a combination of forest, meadow, and a fog of darkness.

My transformation from Hikari Emiko to Yami Emiko is made. The Headpiece glows, my long hair surrounds my glowing body. I have my eyes closed and my hands are out at my side.

*Yami Emiko's POV*

Dark blue ish white light appears from my feet, covering the host body. More white lights joins in the blue/white light before revealing me taking control of the body. I grew taller by a few inches, my eye shapes changed, and my long black as night hair becomes fuller, almost spike like at the ends.

"Ready to duel?" the firey red head smirked to me when we got into positions.

"I'm ready," I replied. "I have two stars."

"Two stars it is!"

"Let's duel!"

"My turn!" she says when we pull five cards from our decks. "I summon Happy Lover in attack mode!" The light monster has 800 attack points and 500 defense points. "Try to pass this!"

'Why would she put that monster in attack mode?' Emiko's voice asked.

'Your guess is good as mine,' I said to her. I draw a card from my deck. Kuriboh (Attk: 300/Def: 200). My hand has Witch of the Black Forest (Attk: 1100/Def: 1200), Sangan (Attk: 1000/Def: 600), Swords of Revealing Lights (Magic), Monster Reborn (Magic), and Spellbinding Circle (Trap). "I summon Witch of the Black Forest in attack mode," I said, placing her on the field. She appears with darkness field power bonus to 1500 attack points. "Now my witch! Attack Happy Lover!"

The Witch obeys my command and destroys the monsters. Her life points went down 1300.

"Hey that's unfair!" she growls. "I summon Spirit of the Harpe in defense mode." And she ends her turn.

I pick up another card and it's Dark Magician Girl (Attk: 2000/Def: 1700).

"First I place a card face down." Spellbinding Circle. "And I summon Dark Magician Girl in Attack Mode!" My favorite card appears and she too gets a field power bonus to 2400 attacks points. "My turn ends."

"You made a mistake of not attacking me," she smirks. "First I place the Spirit of the Harpe into a attack mode and now I summon Saber Beetle!"

Saber Beetle (Attk: 2400/Def: 600) appears with the field power bonus up to 2750 attack points.

"Now my beetle destroy the witch!"

The beetle's attack aims to my witch which I simply smirk to reveal to trap card. "Spellbinding Circle!"

"What?!"

"With this trap, your monster is trapped in his place," I explained when the circle surrounds the monster.

"I end my turn," she pouts a little, crossing her arms.

"Very well." I draw a card and reveal Dark Magician (Attk: 2500/Def: 2100). "I summon Dark Magician!" He appears next to Dark Magician Girl, freaking my opponent out. "With the field power bonus, his attack points goes up to 2800. Now my faithful companion destroy her Saber Beetle!"

He uses his wand and makes a dark energy to strike the beetle. Her life points went down to 1250.

"Now Dark Magician Girl! Use your magic to attack her Spirit of the Harpe!"

Within that one attack, all of my opponent's life points goes down to zero.

"It's over, but," I smiled to her, "you had good cards to make it a good match."

"Really?" she asked, surprised.

"Yea," I transformed back to Hikari Emiko.

*Emiko's POV*

"But next time," I speak, "make sure to focus and pay more attention on your cards so you can win next time."

"Okay thank you, uhh, what's your name?"

"My name is Emiko," I smiled and then head down to the ground.

"I'm Daisy," she smiles back, giving me my new stars. "Good luck on the tournament."

"Thank you, see yea around," I smiled once more before leaving.

Four stars down and six more to go.