Previously, On Yu-Gi-Oh!

The mystery continues as Ryou unknowingly is being switched with Bakura, due to the Millennium Ring that he doesn't know about, with Bakura fussing at his hikari to himself. Marik wonders home with the thought of what was happening and why everyone thinks he is some sort of horrible rapist while he waits on Ishizu's return. And the Pharaoh is getting to much attention for his taste and just wants to understand it all. Are other Millennium Items returning to their previous owners and is a new evil about to unlock?

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"One day I'll beat you, Yugi! I'll make sure of it!" Joey put his cards away after his loss of the duel, leaving Yugi snickering at his reaction.

"Shouldn't we be working on why the Pharaoh is back here?" Tristan suddenly spoke up... about Atemu of course, the one subject Atemu didn't want to hear about. Tea sighed, her attempt lasted for awhile, but it had to be broken at some point. Yugi looked at Tristan then quickly turned his attention towards Atemu. Atemu sat quietly in his seat, trying to slide off the stares. "Last time the Pharaoh was here... it was to save the world from evil. Maybe that's why he's back again?" Joey spoke up.

"Evil? Again?" Yugi rolled his eyes. He knew it was one of the most likable ordeals, but why would the Pharaoh have to be put up to all this again... just for that? Sure, he still remembers everything, but what about the questions running through his mind right now, the agony of returning? "Why don't we just sit and wait for whatever's coming? There's no need to pay attention to what's happening now... whatever it is, it's sure to show itself at some point."

"AAAAARGH!" A bang was heard against the window and Yugi turned around to see what he thought was Ryou's face up against the glass, all squished and deformed. "Whatthehell!?" Joey questioned out loud.

Everyone ran towards the window to stare. Bakura removed his face, "What the fuck are you looking at?" He then hopped off and ran down the street. "What was with that? I really doubt Ryou would try scaring someone, he just isn't the kind of person..." Tristan laughed, "That's really sort of funny that he pops up in the window after that last sentence you said, Yugi! XD"

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Bakura silently dashed down the street, but then suddenly fell against the cement sidewalk beside him. He scowled and wondered to himself: How is he fighting me off? The bright light of the ring burst out from Bakura's chest and Ryou returned hands and knees on the ground. "Uh, I'm so tired..." Ryou looked up and studied his surroundings. "How did I get here?" He looked behind him to see that he wasn't to far from the Game Shop. He stood up and then realized... "MYTEA!"

Steadily walking towards Yugi house, Ryou breathed slowly, trying to catch his breath. He was severely tired and had no idea what was going on. He has been having loss of memory a lot today. When he reached Yugi's house he walked up to the door and knocked. He heard some voices inside the shop and waited quietly in the near dark outside. The door finally opened... "Yu-"

"Ryou? What- You were just outside my window ten to twenty minutes ago!"

"What?" Ryou shot Yugi a dearly confused look.

"Not to long ago, you shoved your face up against that window," Yugi walked outside the door and turned to point at a window on the game shop/house, "and shouted at my company and me." Ryou was shocked, "May I say, I would never do such a thing! Not to mention I just woke to find myself lying on a sidewalk just down near your house and MY TEA WAS GONE!"

Yugi was the confused one now. He had just had Ryou's face smashed against his window and now here he was standing on his doorstep shouting about tea... Then, Atemu walked outside to see what was going on, causing a light to come on in Yugi's mind. "Ryou!"

"So now I- Yes?" Ryou looked at Yugi then noticed Atemu standing there as well... "Yugi? Is my eyesight going bad now as well? I'm seeing two of you." Shaking his head, Yugi replied with, "No Ryou. It's Atemu, the Pharaoh, he's back! This brings me to believe... that your Millennium Ring, and your evil spirit, are back."

"Oh my. You don't say?" Yugi nodded. "But, how can this be? I haven't seen any sign of the Millennium Ring all day. I've just been minding my own business all day, having a few memory losses here and there-"

"That's it Ryou!"

"Wha-"

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"I'm home, Marik!"

Marik shot up from his bed at the sound of his sister's voice and the door closing. He got up and walked quickly down the hallway, Millennium Rod in hand. "MARIK!" Ishizu gasped at the sight of the Millennium Rod... "It's okay Ishizu; I need to talk to you. It's urgent."

"About what? Why, where did you get that?"
"About THIS." He held the Millennium Rod up so Ishizu could get a better glimpse at it. "It mysteriously found its way in my possession not to long ago, I didn't tell you though. But, that's not it... I ran into Ryou-"

"Were you hanging around the allies again? Marik, I told you not to be raping people."

"IWASN'TRAPINGPEOPLE!"

"Continue with your story."

"Anyway, I ran into Ryou and as I was speaking with him... he suddenly changed into Bakura, the evil spirit from the Millennium Ring! It had suddenly appeared at that moment without me knowing. What do you think is going on?"

Ishizu quietly contemplated what Marik had just told her. "I don't know for sure, my brother. There is one thing we must find out before we go into conclusions, though."

"What's that?"

"we must leave and visit Yugi Mouto at this very moment."

Marik's eyes widened and hurriedly went after his sister as she walked back out the door she had just entered not to long ago. He didn't know why they were leaving the Mouto's home, but followed just to find out some answers.

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Yugi was sitting on the counter in the Game Shop with everyone else surrounding him, Atemu off to the side leaning against a wall as he had done so often as a spirit. "So, you're telling me that I have the Millennium Ring... but Bakura is hiding it from me and taking me over without my knowing? Then how did I get back...?" Yugi blinked... he hadn't thought of that. "I'm not sure."

"Do you feel tired in any way, Ryou?" Everyone looked over at Atemu. This was really the only question he had asked a person, directly, since he had returned.

"Actually, I do. Not as much as I did when I awoke on the sidewalk, but I am tired."

Atemu now stood straight, tall and handsome, and walked over towards the counter. "You've been mentally fighting him without you knowing. Every time he takes over, your mind fights the evil. Soon, he will become angry with you, he is trying to break free from this. This is why you have had so many memory losses throughout the day." Blinking, Yugi slightly gasped," Why didn't I think of that?"

"Because Atemu's old and knows more than you." Joey said, looking towards Yugi. "It's not exactly kind to call someone 'old' " Tea pushed Joey into the counter as Atemu continued to think about all that was happening so far.

"What will happen if he gets to 'angry'?"

"You will mentally tire yourself out more. The more you fight, the more he fights, Ryou. If we could get him to show himself in front of us-"

"He DID show himself to us... the window." Joey pointed his thumb behind him to indicate the window that still had a somewhat 'Bakura face' on it.

"Yes, but for him to show himself to us now. Ask a few questions, there has to be something he knows."

Ryou nervously looked around, "But, I don't want to fight him off anymore. Why do I have to be the one with an evil killing, wanting to rule the world spirit?"

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