A/N-It's the big chapter with a nice big twist! If you can't tell by right now, You-know-who returns! Merry Christmas! I'm out on Christmas break, so there should be new chapters coming up for all three of my stories. Now, the chapter!

Chapter 10: Return of the Pharaoh

Carter's POV

Walt and I lead the new initiates to the training room with the two statues of Ra. The room was still converted into a basketball court, although I doubt our initiates cared.

"Wow," was all Yugi could say as he walked into the large room.

"I agree with your reaction," Ishizu said.

"OK," I said, wanting to move on with class. "Today we will be practicing with shabti."

An excited cheer came from the ten to fifteen initiates that had gathered. Yugi, Marik, and Ishizu looked at me with an interesting look, then smiled.

"If you want, you can try it. I don't guarantee that you will be able to do it yourself, by if nothing else one of the other initiates can save you. Now, everyone go stand beside a shabti and I will activate them."

Everyone did as they were told. Even Marik, Yugi, and Ishizu came on the basketball court to try to release their magic. Try being the word. I muttered the word to animate the shabti. The clay soldiers came to life and attacked the trainees. Walt channelled the god Anubis and turned the statue to gray dust, although I wasn't sure it it was really Walt or Anubis in control. Paul summoned a full-fledged avatar and destroyed the shabti with one strike of his sword. Shelby took her's out with a purple crayon that turned into a spear, which she stuck in the statute. The other trainees took theirs out in moments, until all the ones left were Ishizu, Marik, and Yugi. Everyone watched carefully as the statue attacked Yugi.

Yugi dodged the first attack, then the second, then the third. Finally, on the fourth attack, he held up his arm to block the clay sword. A deep purple armor protected him. Or, at least, that's what I thought it was. As I looked closer, I saw not an armor, but a whole person protecting Yugi. This person had a long purple staff and wore purple robes.

Ishizu's eyes opened wide. "The Dark Magician!"

Me and the other initiates just stood and stared.

"Not the Dark Magician. Mahad!" a voice yelled. Ishizu and Marik dropped to their knees as a lookalike of Yugi appeared beside him.

"Pharaoh!" Yugi yelled as Mahad attacked the statue. Mahad then proceeded to attack the other shabti and destroy them.

"Partner," the Pharaoh said, smiling. "I see you have summoned me."

Yugi was close to tears. "I thought I would never see you again."

"There has come a need for me again, Partner. Since you have found this power, the threat of Bakura has come again. It is time for us to unite once more," Pharaoh said.

"Then it's time," Yugi said, holding out his hand.

The Pharaoh grabbed his hand and a bright light filled the room. When the light dimmed, a pyramid shaped pendant was hanging from a chain around Yugi's neck. He turned to Ishizu and Marik, but I could tell it wasn't Yugi. He was taller and his hair was styled differently, with the gold streaks going straight up.

"Pharaoh," Ishizu said, still bowing. The initiates had followed her lead and were bowed behind her.

"Ishizu, Marik, how nice to see you again," the Pharaoh said, who was in Yugi's body. His voice when he spoke was also deeper.

"Imposter!" Sadie yelled. Obviously, she had come to see how class was coming along when this had happened.

The Pharaoh turned to see my sister in the doorway, his now violet eyes inspecting her.

"Stand down," Marik told Sadie. "Yugi is perfectly fine with this arrangement, aren't you?"

"I am," said a little voice behind the Pharaoh. He laughed. "At least this time we got our own bodies."

"This has happened before?" I asked.

This time the lookalike answered. "For many years, Magician."

This caught me off guard. "How did you know?"

"It was quite obvious, and when I was summoned from the Underworld, my aibou's and my thoughts were joined ever so briefly," the Pharaoh replied.

"OK, we have got to talk. Jaz, give the rest of the initiates a break in the Main Room. Saide, Walt, and I will have a talk to our visitors," I commanded.

Jaz nodded and ushered the kids out of the room. I turned to the lookalikes, Ishizu, and Marik. "Let's go."