Here is the next chapter. I'm sorry about the late update. I've been busy with a lot of things, but thank you all who have review.
Chapter 23
A Vision and Beginning of the Second Duel
"Pharaoh are you sure you have to go when if you get killed." Asked a woman.
Yami had taken a sword and place his Millennium Puzzle around his neck. He turned to the speaker who was not pleased with the decision the pharaoh has made. The speaker stood in the shadows.
"How many times did I tell you to call me by my first name." Yami said.
"Stop changing the subject!" The speaker shouted.
"Sorry, and we've already discussed this I have to go and protect not only Egypt, but our future." Yami said, placing his hands on the speaker's shoulder.
"I know, but this could be a trap or it could be…could be…
Yami gave a small smiled and wrapped his arms around the speaker and rubbed the speaker's back.
"Hey no matter what happens we'll meet again. I promised." Said Yami.
He unwrap his arms around the speaker and lifted her head with his hand.
"You promised." Said the speaker.
Yami smiled and bent down to kissed the speaker.
"You promised." The speaker said.
"I promised. My guardians will protect you with their life." Yami said.
"Pharaoh-
"Shh…I promised everything will be alright and we'll meet again." Said Yami.
He looked up and smiled.
"Isis, Seto, Mana, Shada take care of her." Yami said.
The four guardians nodded. Isis took a step forward and bowed her head.
"Please pharaoh be careful." Isis said.
Yami gave a small smile.
"Don't worry Isis I'll be fine. And so will Mahad. We'll meet again." Yami said.
Isis nodded.
"Thank you." Isis said.
Ishizu gasped at what she saw. She looked down at her Millennium Puzzle and noticed that the golden glow had gone down.
What was that. Ishizu thought.
"Was that a vision of the past or something to come." Ishizu said to herself.
She shook her head.
It can't be the future. If so it may have been the afterlife, but there's no way the afterlife is that sad. It must be the past. Thought Ishizu.
Ishizu got up from her seat and walked to the window to look out the window.
"Why was I shown that? Why now?" Ishizu question.
And what does it mean? Ishizu thought.
She looked down at her necklace as if expecting an answer to her question, but sighed knowing she would not get all the answers that she wanted right away.
Well whatever it meant it was definitely of the pharaoh before he went off to war. Ishizu thought.
"But what does this have to do with the tournament." Ishizu question.
Why can't be things be any clearer? Even with this necklace that vision is not clear to me at all. Thought Ishizu.
Yami opened and closed his eyes. Yugi appeared next to him and of course, no one could see him.
/What was that?/ Yugi asked.
Yami shook his head.
/I think it was a memory of my past./ Yami said.
/Really a memory, but why now. Why not in Duelist Kingdom or when you were looking in the museum?/ Yugi asked.
/I don't know. I wish I knew./ Yami said mostly to himself.
"Hey Yugi!" Joey yelled.
Yami shook his head and looked back at Joey.
"Hey man they're choosing to see who duels in the next duel." Joey said.
Everyone looked up at Roland and the balls as they started shuffling. Then one of the balls came rolling out and Roland looked down at the ball. He then looked up at the audience in front of him.
"The number that will be dueling is duelist number seven." Said Roland.
"Hey man you duel in the next round." Said Joey.
"Yeah." Said Yami.
I really want to duel Merick after what he did to Tea. Thought Yami.
Yami felt Yugi nod in agreement.
Everyone watched as the next ball come out. Roland looked down at the ball and then back up at the audience.
"The one dueling against number seven is duelist number six." Roland declared.
"Me." Bakura said, pointing to himself.
He began to laugh to himself.
"Are you sure you should be dueling?" Tristan asked.
"Yeah man, you just got out of the hospital." Said Joey.
Yami watched Bakura closely.
/Something seems off. There's no way he can duel right now. Not since he was in the hospital./ Yugi said.
/Yes. He must be…under the spell of the evil spirit./ Yami said.
/No way Tristan threw that ring away in Duelist Kingdom./ Yugi said.
Yami shook his head.
/You can never know the power of a Millennium Item./ Yami said.
Yugi and Yami kept talking through the mind link. Joey could not help, but look straight at Bakura with curiosity.
There is no way Bakura could heal that fast. Joey thought.
"I'm just fine guys. I'm just surprise to be dueling against Yugi that's all." Said Bakura.
"The match will begin shortly if the two duelists could please go on to the elevator. Everyone who isn't dueling, but wishes to watch go on up to by the stairs." Said Roland.
Yugi and Bakura made their way to the elevators where Roland stood. Joey had taken a sleeping Jakey in his arms.
"Joey! Give him back." Mai demanded.
"Come on Mai he likes me." Joey said.
Jakey began to open his eyes and yawn. He looked up to see Joey smiling down at him and began to cry.
"Look what you did Joey." Mai said.
"Smooth move Joey." Both Duke and Tristan said.
Kaiba and Mokuba both turned to see the little baby crying louder and louder.
"Hey Wheeler do something about that face of yours before the baby floods my blimp." Kaiba said.
"What!" Joey exclaimed.
This of course made Jakey cry even harder.
"Look what you've done now, Joey." Said Duke.
Serenity stepped up and took Jakey from Joey. She began to rock Jakey until he stopped crying and all he did was whimper softly.
"I'll calm him down. You guys go on to the next duel." Serenity said.
"You sure?" Joey asked.
Serenity smiled and nodded.
"Then I'll watch him with you Serenity." Duke said, placing his arm around Serenity's shoulder.
Tristan was busy fuming.
"Oh like you know anything about babies." Tristan said.
"I know more than you would ever know." Duke said.
"You wanna bet." Tristan said.
Those two began to argue. Mai sighed and walked over to Serenity.
"I would watch, but-
"You want to watch how everything turns out and Joey needs to watch his competition." Serenity said, smiling.
Mai sighed.
"By the way competition is going Joey is going to have to come up with more skills in such short time and he's gonna need all the help he can get. Your brother won by luck in Duelist Kingdom not brains. He could have lost to me if it wasn't for that hooded freak." Said Mai.
"What! I have brains." Joey said.
Mai bent down and whispered in Serenity's ear.
"He also won because he has a big heart." Mai said with a wink.
Joey finally calm down and turned to Serenity.
"Are you sure you'll be fine?" Asked Joey.
"Yeah you two go up and watch the next duel I can handle it from here." Said Serenity.
Joey and Mai smiled at Serenity and went up stairs to watch the next duel while Serenity tried to calm down Duke and Tristan.
Yami kept a close eye on Bakura. Roland went in the middle of the dueling arena and Yami looked where his friends were to find only two. Mai mouthed babysitting and Yami nodded. Yami turned his attention back to see that it was just him and Bakura.
/I don't trust him./ Yugi said.
"Ready to lose it all." Bakura said.
/Neither do I./ Said Yami.
"I won't lose whoever you are." Said Yami.
Bakura began to laugh until Yami saw the spirit of the Millennium Ring.
"It's you." Said Yami.
"Well it's nice to see you again or should I say duel." Said Bakura.
Yami took the chain that held his Millennium Puzzle.
"You won't get my Millennium Puzzle." Yami said.
"That's not the only thing I'm after." Bakura said.
/He must be after the Egyptian God Cards./ Yugi said.
/Well he's not going to get it./ Said Yami.
"You will not win spirit." Yami said.
"We'll see." Bakura laughed.
That's it for this chapter I'll update again soon. I'm sorry for the wait. Please review. They help a lot.