T: *humming * Young man! There's no need to feel down! I Say young man, get yourself off the ground, I say young man! Cause you're in a new town, there's no need to be unhappy! DOO DOO DOO DOO! Young man, there's a place you can go, I say young man, if you're short on your dough, you can stay there, and I'm sure you will find many ways to have a good time! IT'S FUN TO STAY AT THE YMCA! IT'S FUN TO STAY AT THE YMCA-A-A!

SHADI: *clamps hand over her mouth * that's enough from the peanut gallery for now, 'kay?

KAIBA: *sigh* T does not own any of the following. Ah, crap! You've got that song in my head now!

Chapter 20

BAD HABITS?

"I wonder where Yami is? He never came back to bed." Bakura said worriedly. "I hope he's alright." "You should worry more about the nuns." Yugi smirked. "With him around, they might think we're all nuts."

"That's right! I had forgotten about them!" Bakura said, slapping his forehead. "I wonder if they slept well, all cramped in the living room like that."

They dressed; meeting the entire houseshare, save for Yami Bakura, at the top of the stairs.

"Excuse me, pardon me, sorry sister..." Han said, trying not to shove his way through. "What happened to Yami Bakura?" Yami Yugi asked sternly, but no one knew.

"I wonder where he's gotten to." Tea said, and Elrond nodded, before a sour expression formed on his face.

"Get your hand out of my pocket, Elton." "It's not me!"

"You're lying! Don't blame it on the nuns!" He said, ripping Elton's hand from his back pocket. "Worth a shot." Elton said with a shrug, following the others into the living room.

With everyone on the first floor, the nuns had sat down on the steps and on the banister, several still standing in the living room.

"Have any of you seen Yami Bakura?" "Praise the lord!" A voice cried, and the nuns all replied at once, grinning. Yami Bakura bounded into the room, completely clothed in black and clutching a hymnbook.

Their mouths dropped open, and it was so silent that one could hear the fly that landed on the lampshade several yards away.

"Y-Yami Bakura?" He nodded cheerfully. "Why are you dressed like that?" Han asked blankly. "Because I've seen the light!" Yami exclaimed, holding the hymnbook to his chest. "The nuns taught me all of the things I had been missing in my old ways, love, friendship, patience, and the love for all things great and small."

"He's really gone off the deep end." Legolas said, shaking his head sadly. "Now now!" The head nun said, placing a hand on Yami's shoulder. "Your friend has learned that there is more to life then cruelty and malice. He used to be blind, but now he can see." She said, and slowly all of the nuns, including Yami, began singing Amazing Grace.

The rest of the houseshare, completely terrified, ran from the room and into the cellar.

"Okay... Okay... Okay..." Tea said, wringing her hands. "Can you say something else then okay?" Yami Yugi asked, very much annoyed. "That's it. I'm taking charge of this meeting." Elrond said, clearing his throat.

"Yami Bakura has obviously been changed by these nuns, and it's very scary, but think. Do we really want the old one back?"

"You know," Ryou said softly. " I never thought I'd miss him waking me up by dousing me with cold water, but now I do!"

"So then we want the old Yami back?" Everyone nodded. "Logically..." Elrond began, stroking his chin and pacing. "If they were able to change him, he can be changed back!" "That's great! How?" "I don't know that yet. But if we can kidnap and drag him down here, perhaps they're would be a better chance of figuring that out."

"Great idea!" Legolas said enthusiastically, pumping his fist in the air and bolting up the cellar stairs. Jabba muttered and gurgled, Elrond and Gandalf with their heads in their hands.

"Never understands the gravity of the situation, does he?"

A cell phone rang. "Hello?" All of the nuns said, picking up. They sheepishly looked at one another before hanging up, the head nun smiling. "Really, that's great! Sisters, the bus has been fixed!" She proclaimed, and they all cheered.

"Well, we'd best be off." She said, turning to Yami Bakura. "So soon?" He asked, slightly saddened.

"Oh, don't feel badly! We'll always remember you."

" And I you. Thanks for everything." "You're welcome! Goodbye, and God bless!" they chorused, trooping out the door.

"The Waterses! Look at the Waterses!" Gollum hissed in horror, the water inside the glass trembling, as if disturbed, some far off manifestation getting closer.

"They are coming." Gandalf said gravely, leaning on his staff. The sound of thousands of running feet washed over them, and all was silent, the water in the glass returning to it's calm state.

"Why is there a glass of water on this dusty old card table, anyways?" Han said, picking it up and knocking it back.

"It was to catch the drips from the pipes, Han." Leia explained, rolling her eyes. "Did taste a little rusty." He said, smacking his lips. Everyone groaned.

"Good day and May the peace be with all of you." Yami Bakura said cheerfully, coming down the stairs. Yami Yugi, Bakura and Han jumped him, dragging him over to a chair in the centre of the room. Elrond duct taped him there, and they all stood back.

"What is this?" He asked, astonishingly calm.

"Spill it, good boy!" Gandalf said, slamming his hand down on the card table. "You'll have to excuse him, he's got a temper." Legolas said, holding him back.

"Ah, the good cop bad cop routine. Very clever." Elrond said, nodding slowly.

"Spill what?" "You know what I'm talking about!" Gandalf roared. "Gandalf, please, he obviously doesn't know anything." "Got that right." Han said loudly. Yami Bakura's eyes flickered for a moment, before returning to their eerie niceness.

"Wait..." Elrond proclaimed, holding his hand up at Gandalf and Legolas. "Oh, I get to be the good cop?" "No way!" Legolas cried. "I'm the good cop!" "Jealous." "Of you, as if!" The blond elf snorted, flipping his hair.

"Enough!" Elrond said. "There will be no more of this... Folly! Han, Yami seemed to respond when you made your comment. I leave the floor to you." " What floor?" Elrond shook his head. "Just insult him!" "Something I'm good at!" Han said gleefully, standing in front of Yami and cracking his knuckles.

"Now, I'm not saying you're an idiot, Yami, but you are three bearded ladies short of a freak show." Yami took a deep breath. "That's alright, Han, I forgive you."

"Keep trying!" Elrond urged, and Han obeyed.

"Hey, what happened to your face, did a truck run over it, or did you get beaten with the ugly stick as a child? Still nothing!" He called back, and rage seemed to boil inside him.

" Now listen here, you white haired freak! Ryou's worried about you, and the others want you back to normal. Not me, I could care less, frankly. Stop it with this nice bullshit, and return to the cold hearted, insane, cocky, violent shmuck you were before! Who replaced your toothpaste with hemroid cream? Me! That's right! Me! What're you gonna do about it, wussy boy!"

Gradually, as the words sank in, the warmth and niceness in Yami's eyes died away. A hardened and psychotic glare replaced this, and he glared directly at Han. The sneer returned to his lips, and the vein in the side of his head bulged.

" Han, you halfwit!" He roared, breaking free of the duct tape and chasing him around the room, cursing with his arms outstretched.

"You're back!" Bakura cried, hugging him. "Later, Ryou, I've got the two o'clock pant load to deal with!" He screamed, shoving him aside and proceeding to strangle Han.

" Elrond, I think you'll be the next Dr. Phil." Tea said with a smile, which quickly faded as she saw Han's face turning purple.

"Yami let go of him!" "Not a chance! Not so tough are you solo, Solo?"

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KAIBA: Why is there so much singing?

T: *swirl eyes * Singing… is … fun!

SHADI: *rips off her headphones * I told you there's nothing but subliminal messages in these Alvin and Chipmunks tapes!

KAIBA: one thing I don't get about that… The dad's human and his kids are chipmunks. How'd that happen?

SHADI: Adoption?

T: You HOPE. He could've hey-heyed * inappropriate gesture with lower half of body * with a chipmunk.

All three shudder

KAIBA: How the hell do we get onto these topics?

SHADI: I… Don't know.

T: What I know is, don't listen to those chipmunk tapes! I listened to one three times in a row, and it sounded like they were plotting revenge on the human race on the fourth.

Kaiba and Shadi stare

KAIBA: Yeah… She's nuts. Okay, read and review "The Tell Tale Squirrel" is next.

T: DON'T LET THE SQUIRRELS NEAR YOUR NUTS! BEWARE THE COLORECTAL SURGEON!