"The choice I choose is…" Atem is abruptly interrupted as Yugi collided into the wall off to his right. Yugi's head hit smack on with the concrete wall which almost knocks him unconscious.
"YUGI!" everyone screamed as they were shocked and unprepared for what had just occurred. Yugi noticing a tight bound across his body, looks down to see a rope tightly wrapped around him causing his arms to be immobilised. Yugi tries to squirm his way out of the rope's grip but to no avail. The mysterious men notice his attempts and just snicker. Everyone in the room viewing the sight in front of them.
"Who are you? And why did you do that to Yug?" Joey questioned with a confused expression. During this Atem rushed to Yugi's side and tries to untie his closest friend. Though before Atem could reach little Yugi, the man who shot the device, grabbed the rope tightly and yanked it so hard that it sent Yugi flying towards them and he landed with a thud in front of them.
"I don't think so. We're not letting you free yourself that easy King of Games," they all chorused in a creepy unison way.
"How dare y-," Atem spoke out angrily but was interrupted by the men's sickening and evil laughter.
"This was all too easy!"
"I feel cheap!"
"Anyway, we're here for the millennium items as our boss desires them. And luckily we came just in time or we might have lost them forever," the man on the far left stated.
"Why does your boss want the items for?" Tea asked with fear.
"He wants to resurrect a great evil known as Udjat to control the world"
"What makes you think that we're going to just hand over the Millennium items that would cause the world's doom?" Tristan asked not even thinking. Atem realised what choice they had to make by just observing what's happening before him.
"Well if you ever want to see your little Yugi ever again, I would suggest that you hand them over to us."
"So what you're saying is either save the world and never see my grandson again or save him but cause the world's doom"
"Yea that's it in a nut shell."
"Who even are you guys?" Seto asked annoyed. The four men removed their hoods to reveal their faces.
(Going from left to right) "He's bear, that there is wolf, he's Eagle and I'm known as Knight," the man on the far right, Knight, explained.
"What's it going to be Pharaoh save the world or save him," Wolf questioned Atem. Atem just glanced at Yugi as he winces in the pain that he is in from being pounded around everywhere. He argues within himself to find his answer. Though he already made his choice when the men stated their terms, it wasn't that difficult after all.
"I've made my decision," Atem turns around to face the gate's light, "My name is Atem and my choice is to…" again rudely interrupted during his statement, Atem turns around to find Yugi yelling at him.
"Atem! You've got to seal away the items. It's the only way to save the world and don't worry I'll be fine. Just don't change your mind because of me!"
"Uh, Yugi, I…"
"Shut up you little worm!" Eagle scolded as he whacked Yugi across the head causing him to fall unconscious. As everyone watched Yugi fall, Yugi mouthed something that only the pharaoh noticed.
"You'll pay for what you have done!"
"I'm so scared."
"Obviously, you need some time to think about this, so, meet us at the three pyramids by midnight or otherwise…" Wolf lifts Yugi up by the hair, "well, you get my point. Eagle!" Eagle then moves in front of the other three and pulls out a canister of some sort. Everyone's emotions were starting to arise to what is exactly within that tiny canister. Eagle noticing pushes a button on the object and threw it in the middle of the room. A thick smoke started to spread its way out through the room. The gang started to choke after inhaling the smoke and one by one they all started to fall unconscious on the floor. Bear hoisted Yugi over his shoulders and the four men started making their way quickly up the stairs. Atem could only watch what's happening before him, all his friends falling unconscious and those four men taking Yugi away. Emotions started to fire up inside of Atem as the smoke started coming towards him.
"I CHOOSE TO STAY!" Atem screamed out, ignoring everything what Yugi just begged of him and the silent whisper that only he saw. A bolt of white and black lightning shone out of the gate and struck Atem with such force he blacked out from the collision. The last thing that anyone could hear was a blood-curdling scream.