Hello, my readers. Yes, I'm not dead yet! After all this time, I finally present the awaited sequel to my first story, 'The Masked Duelist'! It took a while and honestly, the story's progress stagnated somewhere around two years ago. If you all are interested in why (and would like to delve into the petty-minded laziness that I am), I'll fill you in on the next chapter I post.

As for this story, it takes place right in the Doma arc, or the story arc with all the orichalcos and soul-stealing action. The story picks up as Yugi and friends finish dueling Mai at Industrial Illusions and as with the first story, this fic runs right alongside the main plot. Those of you who haven't watched the arc may find the story a little hard to follow, but I've tried my best to allude to what's going on in the main plot without wasting time explaining it as I tell Baron Von Stupor's story.

This time around, Baron Von Stupor gets a new antagonist as well as several new baddies to help progress the story since the baddies here are often found distracted by the other characters. Ack. :P

I've got great news about this story. There is zero percent chance of it going on hiatus, and that is because I already have it typed and finished. From here, I'll merely be posting two chapters a week; one on Monday and one on Wednesday. If I don't post it on one of those days, I'll try to post the chapter a day early. If I can't/don't, I'll post the chapter on the next available day. I'll repeat: this story is entirely finished and ready to post, I'm only posting chapters now, so zero percent chance of hiatus unless I lose my data, which I'll be backing up several times over, believe you me. :)

That said, I present to you all as of now the prologue and first chapter of 'The Masked Duelist 2: The Sequel of the Masked Duelist'! Enjoy, and I hope to receive many great reviews! Agent Baron, signing out!

"Chapter 1: Prologue"

By: Agent Baron

Life was rather pleasant for Baron Von Stupor. He had settled into his new position at Industrial Illusions comfortably, and had even helped the company reach a new growth potential with his tactical thinking and intelligent decisions. Workers only dared compare his cunning to that of either Maximillion Pegasus himself or Seto Kaiba, two of the world's most successful businessmen. His eccentricity is matched only by his integrity, they would say.

All went rather well for Industrial Illusions until Pegasus began acting a tad strange. He tended to keep to himself and appeared quite distressed. After personally mailing off a parcel as he uncommonly does, he exhaled a sigh of relief as he sat in his office chair. He was followed into his room by Baron Von Stupor.

"Buddy!!" he excitedly spouted. "What's your issue?"

Pegasus smirked at his friend and underling. "Obliviously cheerful as always, eh, friend?" He sighed. "I'd tell you if I could, but I'm afraid this issue is quite personal..."

"More personal than the Duelist Kingdom incident? Come now, do not treat me as your barber and only speak of happy things..."

Pegasus bent forward and rested his forehead on his knuckles. "It's not that, Von Stupor, it's just that while I trust you, I would simply rather you not know... for your own sake."

"My own sake?"

"Call it a favor."

Von Stupor curiously cocked his head at this behavior, but obliged.

"If you see it best, I'll not bother you about it, then. Just try not to be so gloomy, hm? And eat 'Alternate'!" Von Stupor chucked a computer key at Pegasus, which he let bounce off the top of his head without budging. "Something is clearly bothering you, and I know it. Please feel better soon."

With that, Von Stupor left.