~Sabrina~

"I wonder who'll duel next." Joey says.

"Not sure. Hopefully none of us have to duel Marik." I say.

Yugi, Joey, and I are standing in one of the hallways. We're not sure what to do during our half hour break. "So, what do you guys want to do?" Yugi asks.

"Well, I don't know about you two, but imma go take a nap." Joey says.

"Want us to wake you before the next duel?" I say.

"Yeah… sure… whatever." Joey says yawning. He walks into his room and shuts the door.

"What now?" I ask Yugi.

"I don't know. I'm just going to hang out in my room. Want to come with me?"

"Sure. I bet Yami and Ari will enjoy that."

Yugi chuckles and we go inside his room. I sit down in one of the armchairs, while Yugi places the cards in his deck across one of the tables. He begins to look over the cards and picks them up one at a time, "What are you doing?" I ask.

He turns the card he was looking at so it faces me; it's Slifer the Sky Dragon. "I don't know should I really use this?" he says.

"If you want to beat Marik, then yes. I don't know what you're so afraid of Yugi, Ari, Yami, and I all agree that you should use it. What's holding you back?"

"It seems too dangerous. I've seen Obelisk in action when Kaiba and I were dueling some Rare Hunters, and it almost killed the guy we were dueling. I just don't know if I should take advantage of that kind of power."

I try to think of something to say next, but I just turn my head over to the door. I end up falling straight out of my chair, "Whoa! When did you get here?!" I say.

Yugi turns his head toward the door, "Hey, I remember you, you're Shadi." He says.

"Yes, and I see that you have learned much since our meeting in Duelist Kingdom. You're beginning to understand your fate, the fate that intertwines with the spirits that live within your Millennium Items." Shadi says.

"Well, we know a little bit. Turns out that Yami was an ancient Pharaoh, and Ari was a Queen." Yugi says.

"Correct. The Pharaoh was the one who saved the earth, with the help of his Queen."

"So, why are you here then? Are you here to tell us more, or to just get a progress report?" I ask.

"I'm the one who guards all eight Millennium Items; I came here because I sensed a disturbance in their alignment. All eight of them are aboard this vessel, along with the Egyptian God cards. Each of these holds the keys to mass destruction."

"Wait, all eight? Does that mean Bakura is here?" I ask.

"I'm not sure. It was possibly stolen. I'm asking you two to make sure none of the Items or Egyptian God cards are put into the wrong hands. The results could be catastrophic, just like back when Pegasus created Duel Monsters."

"It did? How?" Yugi says.

"It all began when Pegasus first came to Egypt. He was searching for a method to reunite him with his lost love. His quest brought him to me, where I gave him the Millennium Eye. Although he didn't know it, he was destined to use it. Soon after, he discovered the origin of the Ancient Egyptian Shadow Games. Pegasus became obsessed with these games and decided to dedicate his life to recreating them. He wanted to resurrect the ancient powers he discovered. But, much to his surprise, it almost destroyed him. Pegasus didn't know his limits. He'd come to discover that he created a power far beyond his control. "

"So, how did Duel Monsters come to be?" Yugi asks.

"Pegasus grew more obsessed with it. He was determined to recreate the Shadow Games. And in the process, he discovered the Egyptian God monsters."

"So they almost destroyed him?" I ask.

"Yes, during one of his early research trips, he visited the pyramids of Egypt where he hoped to find the tablets of the Egyptian Gods he heard about. He searched vigorously, never quitting until he would be able to find them. Due to his persistence, I decided to help him out. I leaded Pegasus and his team of archaeologists to an underground chamber, long beneath the desert sands.

"Little did Pegasus know that the Pharaoh's tomb was guarded for millennia. Using my Millennium Key, I was able to guide us past the guards. After traveling by foot for hours, our journey came to an end. Pegasus entered the dim chamber, with his team close by him. As promised, it was the chamber of the three Egyptian God tablets. After seeing these beasts, he returned to America to make these images upon the stones. He was destined to awaken these beasts, but at a great cost. Unfortunately, each member of his archaeology team met with a painful death, one caused by the Egyptian Gods. Even with the deaths lingering around him, he refused to stop production, he even agreed to make the cards himself. But even if he was destined to create these monsters, he wasn't destined to control them.

"Pegasus completed the prototypes to all three cards, but he soon witnessed the power of these beasts and decided to return them to Egypt. He wanted to go back to the tomb and place the cards in the chamber by their original carvings. In Egypt, he met Ishizu Ishtar, who eventually helped him return the cards."

"So then Marik tried to steal them?" Yugi says.

"Yes, if he had all three, then the world will be in grave danger."

"Sabrina, I want to take over, I have questions."

"Okay."

~Ari~

"But Marik will never get his hands on them." Yami says.

"My Pharaoh, my Queen, it is an honor to meet you. My complete faith lies in you that the world will be saved again." Shadi says.

"Yes, but, what about that time that Sabrina entered my mind? She said that she encountered a dragon that was of similar designs to Slifer the Sky Dragon. Why did it obey her?" I say.

"The Egyptian Gods recognized her. They listened to you in the ancient past, and soon followed the Pharaoh. It was rumored that the Queen was born of these beasts, with a fraction of their powers within her."

"Well that gives a lot of closure."

"Will all the remaining finalists report to the main hall. The next two duelists will now be chosen!" Roland says over the intercom.

I look back over to see that Shadi is gone, "That's strange." I say.

Yami looks over, "Oh, well. I didn't expect him to stay forever. We should probably go wake up Joey." He says.

"Yeah."

The two of us exit Yugi's room and head into Joey's room. We open the door to find him lying on the floor snoring in the dark. I chuckle slightly, "Joey get up." I say.

More snoring. "Joey? Joey!" I yell.

He opens his eyes slightly, "Ah! Too much light! Close the door!" he yells.

"Joey, come on, you said you wanted to watch the next duel." Yami says.

"Oh, right, sorry Yug'." He says getting up from the floor.

"It's alright Joey."

"Come on guys, we don't want to do late." I say exiting the room.

Alright, finally got this one up. Yeah! SCHOOLS OUT! Now I have more time to work on this! I hope to finish season 2 and 3 by the time September comes around, but I'm not sure if I'll get to that. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great summer!