Later that night I awoke to the sound of glass breaking. I got up and went to where the sound had come from, followed by Sarah, Emily, and Kristin who had all been waken up by the same sound. The sound seemed to be coming from Yugi's room. We peaked in to see Weevil and Rex pulling the bag that held the millennium items out the broken window!
"Bring those back!" cried Sarah.
"Weevil Underwood!" raged Emily.
"Let's go!" cried Kristin as she ran out of the room and towards the door "We've got to catch them!" I was about to follow when…
Yugi's voice came from his bed "What's going on?"
"Weevil and Rex took your millennium items!" I replied before running out of the room.
"Wait for me!" cried Yugi as he jumped out of bed and ran after me. We kept running until we found Weevil and Rex laying on the ground, unconscious with Bakura standing over them!
"Bakura is that you?" I called
"Guess again." came a deeper form of Bakura's voice called out.
"Yami Bakura!" cried Emily "What did you do to them!"
"I simply punished them according to their crime." replied Yami Bakura "They had something that didn't belong to them so I sent them to the shadow realm."
"The Shadow realm!" cried Kristin. The rest of us look on horrified. Yami Bakura laughed and tossed the bag at Emily almost knocking her over in the process!
"Watch it!" she cried "That thing's heavy!" She then quickly unzipped and checked the god cards and counted the millennium items.
"There's one missing!" she cried out "Where is it!"
"I kept one." replied Yami Bakura as he showed us the millennium ring "You see this one's a bit close to my heart."
"Give it back!" cried Yugi "The millennium items belong together!"
"And soon they will be." replied Yami Bakura "You and your little friends should concentrate on gathering the other items and I will return the ring to you in due time. You see we share a common goal, we both want the millennium items returned to their resting place."
"I don't believe you." called Yugi "We're trying to collect the millennium items to help Pharaoh save the world!"
"And you think my intentions are any different?" inquired Yami Bakura "aw…well believe what you want, but remember this, I know things about the past that the mighty Pharaoh doesn't. Like the fact that when the seven millennium items are returned to their resting place the doorway to the spirit world will open."
"The spirit world?" repeated Yugi, looking at his puzzle. I knew Pharaoh was inside it at that moment, but thanks to Yugi's puzzle, which hung around my neck, I could tell he was wondering if that was where Pharaoh truly belonged.
"When this door opens will Pharaoh be set free?" whispered Yugi.
"Of course." replied Yami Bakura "Don't you want to help your little friend? His spirit's been trapped in the millennium puzzle for five-thousand years."
"Of course I want to help him!" cried Yugi, clearly torn.
"Leave him be!" I cried in unison with Pharaoh who had just taken control.
"Stop poisoning Yugi's mind!" called Pharaoh. I was about to say something but I was stopped by Emily who was now hiding behind me.
"What's wrong?" I asked quietly.
"He's…he's in his pajamas." came Emily's whispered reply. I smothered a laugh at her embarrassment.
"Leave me be." she hissed "I can't help it." I nodded and looked back at Pharaoh just as Yami Bakura was comparing himself to Pharaoh.
"I know why you hate me Pharaoh." taunted Yami Bakura "We're too much alike than you care to admit."
"We're nothing alike!" growled Pharaoh.
"Oh, but we are." laughed Yami Bakura "We are both five-thousand year old spirits inhabiting the bodies of young boys. The only difference between us is that I remember my past. While you on the other hand have only a labyrinth of unanswered questions. The only way to solve the puzzle is to play a game." I could see the doubts forming in Pharaoh's eyes.
"Don't listen to him Pharaoh!" cried Emily suddenly "There are lots of differences between you two! Ryo is trapped behind him while you have Yugi's help and support, not to mention ours!" Pharaoh nodded and turned back to Bakura.
"I don't know if you're telling the truth but I'll do whatever it takes to regain my memories!" called Pharaoh
"Just be ready for the ultimate game of darkness." said Yami Bakura as he walked off.
"Jerk!" Emily yelled after him, then turning to Pharaoh "Don't you listen to a thing he says. He's just trying to set you off balance so he can have the upper hand. Pharaoh nodded and smiled at her (aww…). I smothered a giggle before turning around and calling,
"Ok, you two love birds, lets take inside. I'm getting wet." With that I took off at top speed towards Yugi's house.
"Why you!" cried Emily as she began to give chase. By the time the others caught up with us we were rolling on the floor, in Yugi's room, laughing our heads off. Pharaoh looked at us confused, but soon found himself laughing his head off, at the bottom of a dog pile! Ten minutes later Grandpa came upstairs.
"What's with all the ruckus?" he called. He opened the door to find us all rolling on the floor, wrestling, laughing.
"What's going on in here?" he called over the noise.
"S…s…sorry Grandpa." panted Yugi "Weevil and Rex woke us up at one a-clock and we couldn't get back to sleep, we were to wide awake from the rain."
"Well can you at least try to keep it down? It's only two a-clock." inquired Grandpa "We don't want to wake the neighbors."
"Ok, Grandpa, we'll try." laughed Yugi. Grandpa nodded and we all decided it was best if we all tried to go back to bed. Somehow I managed to go back to sleep but when I woke up I found everyone running around packing for something.
"What's going on?" I inquired.
"Yugi and Pharaoh already left for Cairo!" cried Emily as she rushed past me.
"And you weren't prepared?" I asked.
"No!" cried Joey. I slid out of bed and pulled a fully packed suitcase out from under it.
"I had a feeling they'd try something like this." I said as I rushed to change into some cloches fit for travel. By the time I was done all the others, except Joey were ready.
"Come on Joey we're going to be late!" called Tristan. Suddenly my mom walked in.
"And where do you think you're going, young lady?" she asked
"Um...I was hoping to go to Cairo with the gang," I mumbled
"And when were you planning to tell me this?" she inquired. I looked down.
"Please mom." I whispered "This is really important; I need to be there for them." My mom sighed.
"Are you ever going to come home?" asked my mom.
"Right after we get back from Cairo." I answered instantly.
"Fine." sighed my mom "I'll tell your father."
"Thanks mom!" I cried as I gave her a hug and ran out of the room, followed by the gang "See you later!" She waved after me from the porch.