Hello everyone! Here is another chapter as promised! I'm starting to get back into groove with updating. I'll be updating whenever I have time off from work which is tomorrow and Saturday. And whenever I get home from working the night shift because I can't sleep right away so I'll probably end up staying up all night writing. This is for all the missing days I have been absent. I'll update other stories as well. Don't worry.

This chapter continues where chapter 17 left off. I'm re-watching a few episodes of the first season to incorporate my character into the storyline of season one. It might take a little bit, but I'll try to get a one or two chapters out this week.

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Chapter 18: Give Up the Ghost

A brilliant of blue and white light destroys the last hat on the right, Yami grinned as he knew his magician was safe. Skylar felt a grin grace her lips. She knew Yami has a plan. A plan to defeat Fake Kaiba. She looked over at Fake Kaiba and he seems confused and angry.

"No! that hat was empty!" He said. She noticed that Fake Kaiba is starting to lose his cool. A breath of relief escaped her lips and looked at Joey who gave her a grin as well.

"This could work." He said, and she nodded in agreement.

"It has to work." She said with confident and Mokuba cheered for Yami.

"Yugi'll beat that faker!" The younger Kaiba cheered and Skylar lightly squeezed Mokuba since her arms are still around him.

"Keep up the faith." She said. "Yugi will defeat him." Mokuba looked up at her with a frown.

"You sure have a lot of faith in him." He stated. Skylar doesn't know how to explain it. When she sees a good duelist that has the skill set that's her level of course she'll be supportive. She can see the good and bad in all duelists. Some have their flaws, but they make it up on how they believe in their cards. It's all about the bond between the duelists and his or her monsters. It's all about heart.

"Your guess was wrong." Skylar was snapped out of her thoughts and looked back up at Yami. She ignored Mokuba's comment for now and focused her attention back on the duel.

"You know the kids is right." Clint whispered into her ear and she gave him a side glare at him.

"Please don't make me hurt you." She whispered to him and he sighed.

"Just saying." He muttered under his breath and she rolled her eyes.

"Guess wrong again, and it will cost you." Yami said and played a faced down card on the grid next to his Magical Hats spell card.

"Serves him right." She muttered under her breath as she watches Fake Kaiba look at the field in confusion.

"Huh?" He said. Fake Kaiba is going to lose it if he can't find the Yami's Dark Magician.

"There are still three Magical Hats left on the field, and one of them holds a special surprise just for you." Yami said. Fake Kaiba's eyes widened in fear as he starts to struggle. He grips his cards in his hand and clenched his jaw hard. Skylar grins at Fake Kaiba suffers under Yami's plan. If he destroys the wrong hat again, Fake Kaiba will fall for a trap that's hidden under one of the three hats. He's gambling with a game of chance. It's fifty percent chance he'll get the Dark Magician or a trap. Skylar loves this plan by the second. The fake deserves to suffer. "If you destroy the hat that hides my Dark Magician, you'll win this duel. Choose the empty one, and it's my turn again, but I'm betting you'll pick the hat that conceals the trap card I just put into play." Yami grins. Oh yeah, Skylar is loving this by the second.

"A trap card?" Fears edges in Fake Kaiba's voice. Yami is going to make him suffer.

"Now which hat will it be?" Yami taunts him. It all comes down to this.

"You're taking a big gamble, Yugi." Skylar looked at Joey. "If he guess right, it's over."

"I think he has no choice, Joey." She said. "I know he's taking a big risk, but it's the only plan he's got. We just need to keep faith in him. That's all we can do right now." They both looked back at the duel that's happening in front of them and everyone else. Fake Kaiba stares down the three remaining hats on the field. She can feel him thinking. He's also taking a big risk as well. Fake Kaiba could easily win and the duel will be over or he could choose the wrong hat and Yami get's a another chance to win. Then there's a third hat that may conceal a trap card. Overall, Fake Kaiba has a fifty percent chance of winning this duel or lose everything in one turn.

"Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack the middle hat!" Fake Kaiba commanded his dragon and a blue and white stream of lightning destroyed the middle hat. Yami narrowed his eyes and grins.

"Heh! Well, now you've done it," He pointed to the field and a rainbow circle with a triangle in the middle brightened as it comes to life. "Activated my trap card, that is. Spellbinding Circle!" A blue lighting shot out at the blue dragon as it roars in pain.

"Nice trap card." Skylar praised. "I got to get me one of those." She commented and Joey playful nudged her shoulder with his.

"Pay attention." He said with a slight grin. She chuckled with a smile and shook her head.

"A Blue Eyes White Dragon is normally unstoppable, but once drained of it's energy by the Spellbinding Circle, it's no match for the full power of my Dark Magician!" As if on cue, the second hat on the right, Yami's Dark Magician jumps out of the hat and glares down at the Blue Eyes White Dragon, his enemy.

Blue Eyes White Dragon – Attck: 2300

Dark Magician – Attck: 2500

The Dark Magician then raised his green staff up in the air and pointed at the blue dragon. The dragon roars in pain and its hologram shattered into a million pieces before it fully disappears. The purple clad magician then landed on the field in a kneeling position with his green staff still pointing at the space where Blue Eyes White Dragon was.

"And that puts an end to your Blue Eyes White Dragon." Yami said with his signature grin as Fake Kaiba loses some of his life points.

Yami Yugi – 1000

Ghost Kaiba – 500

"Way to go, Yugi!" Mokuba cheered and Kemo growled at him. Skylar glared at Uncle Pegasus's goon. Her eyes were close to dangerous flashing icy blue, but Joey put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"He's not worth it." He said. She forced herself to look away and closed her eyes.

"But you're not the one who has to go back with him." She stated as she felt Clint shift closely to her.

"Not on my watch." Clint said, but before she could say another word, a familiar roar reached their ears. They all looked at the field again and saw a familiar dragon appear on the field.

"Oh great." Joey said.

"The second Blue Eyes has made his appearance." She said as she watches the mighty dragon let out his defining White Lightning attack. Yami's crimson eyes were wide, his grin disappeared, and a frightening gasp escaped his lips. He put up his arm to shield his eyes from the blinding bright light and watches his Dark Magician be destroyed. Yami life points go down.

Yami Yugi – 500

Ghost Kaiba – 500

Yami removed his arm from shielding his eyes and glared at Fake Kaiba. Skylar's arms tightened around Mokuba who stares in shock at the second Blue Eyes destroys the purple clad magician.

"Whoa! Another one!?" Tristan yells out and Fake Kaiba lets out a menacing laugh.

"And that puts an end to your Dark Magician." His grins widened, and it sent chilling shivers down Skylar's spine. She feels pure darkness seep through her and starts to shiver in fear.

"Skylar what's wrong?" Joey noticed something was wrong. Mokuba slightly moves in her arms as he looks at her too. She feels her skin start to go pale and her body trembles in fear. She hasn't felt this much darkness in so long. Not since she found her father dead on the floor of his study in their home.

"There are only three Blue Eyes White Dragon cards in the world, and they're all in my deck." He said.

"Not all of them." She whispered, but Fake Kaiba heard her.

"You know who has the fourth, my queen." He stated. "And I beat her to a pulp to try to get that card. But how could I possible know that if I'm not really Seto Kaiba?" Skylar's body start to tremble even more as the flashbacks of when she was still just Skylar getting beat up by Seto Kaiba. Fake Kaiba sees her cowering in fear and grins at the satisfactory of the Queen of Games crumble. He then grins at Yami who is watching helplessly at his queen be succumb by fear and darkness. "You know, I couldn't believe it when you beat all three of my Blue Eyes White Dragons with Exodia. But now without that monster in your deck, there's absolutely no way you can win. Your move."

Yami pulls his eyes away from his queen and glares as a soft growl escapes his lips. He feels his heart clench at the sight of the Queen of Games as darkness tries to take her over. His crimson eyes glanced over at his friends, Mokuba and Barton who surrounds the good queen. She still has her arms around Mokuba, but Tea slightly moved him away from the queen in case her powers start to lose control.

"What's happening to her?" Mokuba said with worry in his voice. Tea wrapped her arms around Mokuba and shook her head.

"I don't know, Mokuba." Tea said who is at a total loss. Joey wrapped his arm around Skylar's shoulders.

"Sky, what's wrong?" He whispered to his friend. Her ocean blue eyes widened and let's out a shaky breath.

"The darkness." She stuttered under her breath. Her arms wrapped around herself and squeezed her eyes shut. "So much darkness. So familiar." Joey frowned at glanced at Clint who is also at a loss too, but something in his eyes seems like he understands what Skylar is talking about.

"I think I know why." Clint said and looked at Joey. "When she found her father's body, there was this darkness she never felt before, but she could never forget." He said. "It always lingers around her." Joey's eyes then looked at Fake Kaiba on the platform. He narrowed his eyes at the fake and gritted his teeth together.

"Don't tell me." The rookie duelist looked back at Clint who nodded.

"It's him." They both glared at Fake Kaiba who is too consumed by the duel to noticed. Joey hears a familiar growl in his ears. He touched his pocket and tried to keep his emotions in check.

"Easy." He mumbles to himself, but fully knows he talking to his trusty friend who aided him in his last duel with Mia.

"She gave it to you, didn't she?" Clint asked Joey. He nodded.

"I'm guessing she told you." Joey said.

"She didn't have to tell me. If you already bonded with him, then you'll know when he wants to come out and play." Joey nodded and looked back at the duel. The Blue Eyes lets out a roar at his opponent and Yami starts to feel the stress on his shoulders.

'I don't have any monsters that can withstand his Blue Eyes White Dragon.' He thought to himself. Yami glances away from the field and lets out a defeated sigh. 'Ugh. This could be it.' He gritted his teeth together and heard Fake Kaiba say the exact words he thought of.

"This duel is over, Yugi." Fake Kaiba grinned. "I'm sure we'll be hearing the fat lady sing right after your turn. I still have Defense Paralysis active, so whatever monster you pick won't be able to defend itself." He stated, but Yami wasn't having it. He won't go down without a fight. He placed a grabbed a monster card and slapped it down on the grid.

"I choose The Feral Imp(A:1300/D:1400) in attack mode." A green winged, horned creature appeared on the field and let out a roar. Fake Kaiba lets out a dark chuckle.

"Heh heh heh! This is almost too easy." Skylar tries hard to push away the darkness, but it was too strong.

"Hang on Sky." Joey whispered as he glanced away from the duel and down at his friend.

"Yugi!" Tea shouted in worry and concern for her friend.

"Hang on! Yugi can still win this." Tristan tries to reassure Tea. Joey looks back at the duel and lets out a growl.

"He beat Kaiba last time. He can do it again." Joey says to them and Mokuba nodded. The younger Kaiba looked back at the duel and his eyes landed on Yami.

"Yugi." He whispered and Fake Kaiba glared with his sickening grin on his lips.

"It's time, Blue Eyes White Dragon. Attack!" Yami let out a growl, but his eyes widened in shock at what he sees. Streams of bright light comes out of Blue Eyes and underneath its feet. The dragon starts to tremble and lets out a roar of pain. Yami stares at what's happening to the mighty dragon. Something is wrong. "What are you waiting for?" Fake Kaiba's eyes widened and losses his cool. "Attack!" The Blue Eyes White Dragon lets out a roar again, but its body is frozen to the field. Yami glanced at the grid in front of him and watches the mighty dragon attack power start to drop.

"Why, I don't believe it." Yami said with astonishment in his voice. Skylar felt the ever-growing darkness start to fade away slowly and Joey's friend lets out a small roar. Fake Kaiba grips the edge of his platform.

"What's going on?" He then looks at the mighty dragon as its body starts to fizz in and out on the field. "My Blue Eyes White Dragon!" The dragon starts to melt onto the field and lets out a painful roar. Skylar opens her eyes and looks onto the field.

"What's happening?" She asks in a hoarse voice as she slowly stands up to her feet with the help from Joey and Clint.

"We're not too sure." Joey tells her. Mokuba moves out of Tea's embrace and runs over to Skylar. His little arms wrapped around her waist. She immediately returns the gesture.

"This is Kemo to Pegasus." Her ears perked up on Kemo's conversation with her uncle. "I hope you're watching, sir, because we got a real problem out here." She narrowed her eyes at him and tried to listen to more, but Joey brought her back to the duel.

"It's launching an attack." Skylar snapped her ocean blue eyes towards the field and saw Blue Eyes open its mouth. Her eyes widened in fear. Its attack power is at 2000. It will destroy Yami's monster and the rest of his life points.

"No!" She screamed.

"Now, Blue Eyes White Dragon, time to obliterate them!" Everyone's eyes widened and gasped. The mighty dragon let out his white lightning attack and about to destroy Yami's monster and the rest of his life points until he heard a familiar voice calling out to him.

"Yugi!" Both Yami and Skylar gasped. The yellow millennium eye appeared on Yami's forehead and Skylar's blue crystal of her choker necklace starts to glow.

"Kaiba!" Both Yami and Skylar say at the same time as the attack from Blue Eyes starts to fade away before it hits Yami's monster. Yami and everyone else stare in awe and wonder.

"It stopped." Yami said then looked at the dragon on the field as did everyone else. His crimson eyes widened in shock. "Ah! The dragon!" Skylar looks over at the Blue Eyes and stare at its melting body.

"Impossible." She whispered. Blue Eyes White Dragon roars in pain as its body exploded from the field. The darkness that tried to get a hold of her disappears. She's no longer in pain both physically and mentally. The young queen looked up at Yami and gives him a smile. He smiles back.

"This can't be!" Fake Kaiba says in fear as he is in shock for his dragon being destroyed right in front of him. The second Blue Eyes is gone. Only one more to go.

"Whoa." Tea said still astonished by what she just witnessed.

"It's gone." Joey said with amazement.

"It's a trick." Kemo said in anger as he glared at Yami for a second then back on Skylar and Mokuba. One thing for sure, Seto Kaiba is alive. The real Seto Kaiba.

"Why?" Fake Kaiba yelled out. He grabs his head with both his hand and wailed out. "Why me!?" Skylar finally saw it. The fake finally lost his mind. It made Skylar cheer with glee.

"Why? Because Kaiba's still alive. He stopped you!" Skylar looked over at Kemo who is about to loss it too.

"Joey." The rookie duelist looks down at her. "I think Kemo is about to do something reckless." She said. He glanced over at the over size bodyguard and noticed how tensed Kemo is. "Keep an eye on him." Skylar said and kneeled in front of Mokuba who turned around and frowned at her.

"What's happening, my queen?" He asked, and she placed both hands on his shoulders.

"Listen carefully Mokuba, something bad is about to happen. Kemo is going to try to take you away from me and my friend." Mokuba's eyes widened and shook his head.

"Please, don't let him take me." He said in a scared voice.

"I won't let him take you, but I'm about to ask you is a great debt. I need you to come with me back to the castle. I won't let Uncle Pegasus near you. You will be in my sights always and you will stay with me in my chambers. I will protect you Mokuba until my dying breath." She pulled Mokuba into a hug and he immediately wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Promise?" He said in muffled voice as his head is buried in her stomach. She closed her eyes and gently stroked the back of his head with her hand.

"I promise." She glanced up at Joey and Clint. They both nodded.

"Silence! I am Kaiba!" The fake shouted which made Skylar even angrier. She glared up at Fake Kaiba.

"Enough with the lies! The real Kaiba is still alive!" She shouted at him.

"Your charade is over!" Yami shouted leaving everyone confused.

"What's going on?" Tea asked and looked at Skylar and Mokuba. The younger Kaiba slightly moved in Skylar's arms and looked at Tea.

"It's like Yugi said. Last time Yugi dueled my brother, he showed Seto the heart of the cards." Mokuba smiled for the first time and looked back at the duel. "This faker may have taken his deck, but the real Seto Kaiba is alive and well." Skylar nodded in agreement since she felt Kaiba's presence in both her and Yami.

"Imposter!" Yami yelled. Fake Kaiba grabbed his head against with both of his hands and starts to shake. "The real Seto Kaiba destroyed that monster! I know, because I sensed him calling out to me when it happened. And so, did the queen." Yami glanced at Skylar who nodded too. He looked back at the fake and pointed his index finger at Fake Kaiba. "Now, enough of your lies! We know you're not Kaiba. It's time for you to show us who you really are." Skylar looked at Fake Kaiba. Her eyes narrowed at his hunched figure and started to shake even more.

"I told you, I am Kaiba." He let out a dark laugh and stood tall as his body started to rip apart. "Or at least I'm part of him. The darkest part." He laughs grows louder as his entire body rips apart leaving a dark soul appear before them. He was wearing some what of a purple cloak around his overweight body and has pink hair in a weird style. Yami slightly back away and gasped a little. Skylar let out a small scream and turned Mokuba away from the sight of the dark soul.

"Don't look." She told Mokuba. The dark soul laughed at Yami's shocked expression and grinned with glee.

"I can see you don't recognized me, Yugi." He said in annoying high-pitched voice. "I wasn't lying when I told you I was Seto Kaiba. The evil part of him that you sent to the shadow realm after our last duel!" Skylar gasped as she remembers being under the darkness when she was attacked by Kaiba. It wasn't really him. It was just his dark side. "Now I'm back, thanks to Pegasus!" He lets out a roaring laughter reached her ears. Her arms tightened around Mokuba.

"You're not a part of Kaiba anymore, slug!" She felt her blue crystal start to glow again and her ocean eyes turn icy blue. "And once Yugi is finished with you, I'm sending you back to the shadow realm myself." Skylar glared at the dark soul.

"Ooh, it's hideous." Tea said in a disgusted voice and Skylar agreed with her.

"If I thought this duel would turned ugly, I never thought it would be that ugly." Joey said. Clint slightly shuddered at the dark soul that was a part of Kaiba.

"Just when I thought I've seen it all." Clint muttered under his breath and shook his head. Skylar glanced at Kemo and her ears picked up Uncle Pegasus's voice.

"Pegasus to Kemo. Seto Kaiba has gotten away. Don't lose the little one, no matter what!" Her eyes widened and looked away before Kemo caught her.

"That's going to be a problem. Mokuba is under the Queen of Games protection. She won't let him out of his sight." Kemo said into his comm. "I can't get near her without causing a scene." Skylar knew Kemo was right. Going up against Clint is a bad idea. He's a trained assassin. A highly good one too. There's no way Kemo could get to her and Mokuba. She would have to go back to the castle willingly. Skylar will have to make a deal. Even if it means protecting Mokuba. She rather loose her freedom then let Mokuba get into the hands of her uncle.

"I guess I just don't know what to call you." Yami said which brought back Skylar out of her thoughts and back to the duel. "I was thinking about monster, but I didn't want to insult the cards." Total burn, but the dark soul didn't even register to the insult Yami made. He just grinned. "It's your move. You've got a whole deck to go through and only one Blue Eyes White Dragon left." The dark soul drew a card and stared at it for a moment before placing the card on the grid.

"Grappler(A:1300/D:1200), in defense mode!" He let out a dark laugh as a purple lizard monster appeared on the field. It glared and growled at Yami's monster in front of him.

'He's just biding his time until he draws his last Blue Eyes." Yami thought as he drew a card from his deck.

"It's my turn." He drew the elf knight card.

'I'd play this card in defense mode, but he's still got his Defense Paralysis card in play, so I can only attack, and with no defense, if he draws the Blue Eyes White Dragon, I'm finished.' His thoughts made him slightly struggle to figure out a plan. Yami looked up and glared at the dark soul.

"I'll set one card face down on the field and draw the Celtic Guardian(A:1400/D:1200) as well, in attack mode!" Yami placed his card on the grid next to Feral Imp and was activated. An elf like knight appeared on the field wearing elf like armor, a blue cape and held a sword in his hand. Skylar looked at it for a moment and thought it looked like an elf from the Lord of the Rings series. It lunged for the lizard monster and sliced it into two. The lizard monster roared in pain and disappears from the field. "Your Grappler splits!" Yami stated and the dark soul just shrugged not caring for the loss of his monster.

"Ah, parting is such sweet sorrow." He then placed a card on the grid. "Next stop is Mystic Horseman in defense mode, and I'll lay one of my cards face down, just like you." In one of the squares on the field starts to blink. This made Skylar and Yami nervous.

'Face down? Is it a magic card, or is he setting a trap?' Yami thought to himself as he drew a card from his deck.

"Again, I'll lay a card face down, and I'll use the Mystical Elf(A:800/D:2000) in attack mode!" He placed the card on the grid next to Celtic Guardian. "Plus, this Book of Secret Arts will raise its attack and defense power by 300 points!" Yami placed the spell card on the grid and activated. A blue skinned elf with long blonde hair, wearing a green gown and funny looking headdress appeared on the field next to Celtic Guardian. Her hands are folded together in front of her and begins chanting something in a different language.

Mystical Elf – Attk:1100/Def:2300

"My turn is over." Skylar narrowed her eyes at the blue skinned elf which reminded her of a certain elf.

"There's something about Mystical Elf that reminds me of someone." She whispered to herself, but Joey heard her.

"Who?" He asked. The young queen shook her head.

"I don't know, but something about her seems familiar." She glanced at Joey then back at the duel.

"Patience, Yugi, for it will soon be all over." The dark soul said with his nasty grin which made Skylar shudder a little. She can feel the darkness start to seep right towards her again. Her eyes turned to icy blue again and forced the darkness away from her. The dark soul slightly flinched at the mentally attack.

'That should do it for now.' Skylar thought to herself and looked back at the duel.

"I find it hard to believe, but I'm likin the look on that guy's face even less than I did before." Joey commented, and she nodded in agreement.

"Wipe that smile off his face, Yugi!" Tea shouted to give Yami courage. Skylar saw the widened grin and his narrow eyes as he laughs.

"As you wish." The dark soul drew a card from his deck. He looked at the card and cheered with glee. "Now, prepare!" Yami's crimson eyes widened and growled. "For the Blue Eyes White Dragon!" He said as he held up the all mighty dragon card. The dark soul placed it on the grid and it was activated. A bright light appeared on the field and a familiar roar reached everyone ears. The Blue Eyes stood proudly on the field and glared at its opponents in front of him.

"Oh, great." Joey said with much displeasure. Skylar nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, Yugi." Mokuba reassured Yami. "My brother will help out, just like last time." The younger Kaiba said with much confidence. Kemo let out a harsh laugh and started taking a few steps towards Skylar and the others.

"Dream on." Kemo said to Mokuba. Skylar kept her arms around the little one and took a few steps away as Kemo walks towards them. "Your luck's about to run out." Kemo grinned and looked back at the duel. "Just see for yourself." They all looked back at the field. "Unlike the last Blue Eyes, this one's at full power, and your brother's in no position to do a thing about it. Cause we found where his hiding place is, and now he's on the run." Kemo said with oh so much glee in his voice.

"So that means Kaiba is alive?" Tristan asked. Skylar nodded.

"And it was him who helped out taking down his own Blue Eyes." She said.

"It also means don't expect another miracle, cause this duel's about to end." Kemo let out a harsh laugh which made Mokuba worry even more. Skylar sensed it and tightened her arms around him.

"Don't worry, Mokuba. I'm sure your brother is doing everything he can to find you." She said to keep Mokuba in faith of his brother. A powerful roar reached her ears and a sickening laughter.

"Such a good dragon!" The dark soul praised. "Wouldn't you say, Yugi?" He the pointed his right index finger at Yami. "This duel's about to end now! Go! White Lightning Attack!" The dragon roared as it let out a blue and white lightning stream out towards Yami's monsters.

"This duel's not over yet." Yami declared as he glared and then held up a trap card. "Activate Mirror Force now!" A mirror like force stopped Blue Eyes attack on the Mystical Elf. The dark soul's eyes widened and flailed his arms in the air.

"Wah! He's turned over a trap card!" He cried out.

"The Mirror Force reflects your attack right back at you." Yami said as the Mirror Force shattered into pieces and reflects the mighty dragon's attack right back at it.

"Pretty good trick," The dark soul grinned. "But I'm ready with one of my own." Skylar's eyes widened as her icy blue eyes went back to their normal ocean blue ones. The darkness is affecting her abilities. "I'll use Negate Attack." He held up the trap card and placed it on the grid to be activated. Yami's crimson eyes widened at the sudden trap card that cancelled the attack.

'He had a magic card waiting, just in case.' Yami thought as the dark soul fans himself with his cards in his hand.

"Negate Attack neutralizes any attack thrown at me, even if it's one of my own." The dark soul just gave Yami a lazy grin.

"Yugi!" Tea yelled out in concern. Mokuba gritted his teeth together.

'It's all over.' The younger Kaiba thought to himself not noticing Skylar could hear his thoughts.

'Please, Yami, you have to keep going.' Skylar thought as felt her blue crystal start to glow slightly. She then heard Yami chuckle and grin.

"It's time to finish this duel," Yami then grinned and held up a magic card. "With Reborn the Monster!" Skylar's eyes widened with glee and a smile broke out on her face.

"That means he can bring back any monster from either opponent's graveyard." Skylar said with a smile and Yami nodded with a grin.

"Guess which card I want?" He said to the dark soul meaning who knows the card Yami is going to bring back. The dark soul's eyes widened in fear. "Be reborn, Blue Eyes White Dragon!" The mighty dragon appeared on Yami's side of the field in between Celtic Guardian and Mystical Elf and let's out its mighty roar. The dark soul growls, but then grins like a manic.

"Ohh, fat lot of good that move's gonna do you, Yugi!" Skylar's eyebrows furrowed together in confusion. "Both of these monsters are evenly matched." But then Skylar looked at Mystical Elf who is still chanting some of kind of spell and then her whole body starts to glow. Her eyes widen at what Yami has been planning all along.

"Their powers are not the same." Yami grinned and the dark soul let out a wail. "You forgot about my Mystical Elf. She's been chanting a spell since I put her on the field. It allows the Mystical Elf to transfer her own attack power to any other monster I choose." Skylar looked at Joey.

"Didn't Kaiba use this exact same strategy when he first dueled Yugi?" She asked. Joey nodded.

"This can't be." The dark soul shouted out in fear.

"This move was inspired by Seto Kaiba himself. He showed me that you can alter the attack power of a Blue Eyes White Dragon, but I'm raising the power of mine instead of lowering it like Kaiba did yours!"

Blue Eyes White Dragon – A:4100

Blue Eyes White Dragon – A:3000

Skylar's eyes widened and felt her blue crystal glowed brightly and felt the darkness disappear from her completely.

"This can't be happening! Oh no! No!" The dark soul cried out. Yami glared at the dark soul.

"Consider this a message from the real Seto Kaiba: You lose!" Yami shouted and the dark soul literally coward in fear. "Now, Blue Eyes, obliterate!" Yami commanded the Blue Eyes. The mighty dragon released a powerful White Lightning attack. It destroyed its twin like it was nothing. The dragon roared in pain as it disappears from the field. The brilliant light blinded everyone around them. Everyone covered their eyes, but Skylar's blue crystal glowed brightly keeping her in sight for Joey and Clint. She watches the life points of the dark soul drop.

Ghost Kaiba – 0

The duel was over. But Yami wasn't done just yet. The millennium eye appeared on Yami's forehead and Skylar looked over at the dark soul. She felt her eyes turn icy blue and glared at the dark soul.

"Pegasus may have helped you escape the shadow realm once before," They said in unison. "But it won't happen again." Both Yami and Skylar thrust their hands out at the dark soul. "Never again!" The dark soul screamed out in pain and disappeared completely in the bright yellow light.

"Pegasus, I sense that you're watching." Yami and Skylar said together. "Consider this a warning. Nothing you send against me will stop me. And when we finally duel, believe me, victory will be mine. I'll win back my grandfather's soul, and you will pay for all the people you've hurt in the name of your sick little game. I'm coming for you, Pegasus!" Skylar was then able to pull her mind out of Yami's mind and confrontation with her uncle. She let out a loud gasp and fell to her knees with Mokuba still in her arms.

"My queen!" Joey caught her in time and Mokuba's eyes expressed concern.

"Are you okay?" The younger Kaiba asked. Skylar let out a groan and put her hand to her forehead.

"I think so." She answered honestly and felt Joey help her to her feet. The young queen softly shook her head.

"I don't know what happened. One minute, I my mind was in the right place the next my mind was linked with Yugi's. He confronted Uncle Pegasus and told him that he's going after him and make him pay for everyone he hurt." Skylar said. "I don't know how, but I think we're connected somehow." She looked at Joey then back at Clint. "I think we knew each other." Clint furrowed his eyebrows together in confusion.

"How? You met Yugi a couple of days ago." He said voicing his concern for his good friend. Skylar doesn't know how to answer that just yet. She's still figuring out how her powers work. She knows they are triggered by emotions and when darkness is about to evaded her. And she can sense when darkness is around. That's really all she knows. Right now, her attention is about what her uncle is planning and figuring it out how to stop his plans.

"Do you think it has something to do with the connection you have with your cards?" Clint asked in a whisper which only Joey heard. Skylar merely shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm not too sure." She answered with honesty. When her father created them, he said he had some special connection with them that can only be shared with him and her. No one else can wield them let alone connect with them. But maybe the connection made an exception with Yugi. Though, it doesn't really make sense to Skylar, but maybe someone else knew about this connection with Yugi. Does it have to do with the millennium puzzle around his neck? Could that be it? Whatever it is, Skylar will just have to figure it out later.

"Are you alright, my queen?" Skylar turned around only to see Yami standing right beside Joey. She nodded and gave him a small smile.

"I'm okay, Yugi. Just a little out of it of some sorts." Yami nodded. He looked over her shoulder and his eyes widened. She turned around and saw the Kemo was gone.

"Where did he go?" Yami asked. Everyone started looking around for Pegasus lacky.

"Don't bother." Clint said. "He's long gone. Went back to report to Pegasus." He then looked at Skylar. "We need to be careful when he head back to the castle." Skylar nodded.

"That won't be necessary." Everyone looked towards the new voice. Skylar smiled at her loyal bodyguard/friend.

"Croquet." The older bodyguard nodded and walked towards her. "Long time no see. Couldn't get out of watching uncle, huh?" She gave him a sly grin, but Croquet softly scoffed and shook his head.

"More like he was watching every move I make, my queen." He then looked at Yami. "I watched the duel and heard the message you gave to Pegasus, Mr. Muto." She felt Yami tense a little, but she put a reassuring hand on his arm. "There are many enemies lurking in the shadows, Mr. Muto. Heed my advice, never let your guard down for a second. There are many threats on the island. They will use anything to get advantage of you. Fortunately, there are some allies here on the island. Those who have the immunity star chips. One your best friend, the other is somewhere on this very island." Croquet said. "Choose your next move wisely." He then looked at Skylar and nodded. "We should get going." She nodded and looked back at Yami. Mokuba moved out of her arms and gave Yami a bear hug.

"Thank you, Yugi. Please keep my brother's deck safe for me." The younger Kaiba said with tears in his eyes. Yami nodded.

"I will, Mokuba." He wrapped his arms around the little one. "Stay safe and always stay with the queen." Mokuba nodded and returned to Skylar's side. She then looked at Clint and slightly pushed Mokuba towards him.

"Stay with him, please." Clint nodded and gently cupped Mokuba's shoulder.

"Come on, kid. Let's talk about those three Blue Eyes." Clint said as he walked Mokuba towards Croquet. Skylar took a few steps towards Yami and let out a sigh.

"I don't know what the future holds for any of us, Yugi. But I need you to be careful. The darkness you faced, I'm very familiar with it." She expressed worry and concern for Yami in her ocean blue eyes. "You need to find the last duelist with the immunity star chip. He will help you and Joey in the journey to Uncle Pegasus's castle." She said. Skylar may not come back out to watch the rest of the duelists. Uncle Pegasus must have heard her voice when Yami gave his message to him. There's no doubt in her mind that Uncle Pegasus would brush that aside. He will know something is up. Hopefully, he doesn't know about her abilities. He already knows about her ice ability, but everything else is still a mystery. Even to her.

"I will be careful, I promise." Yami said to her. She gave him a small smile. The young queen stood on her tippy toes and gave a quick kiss on Yami's cheek. He slightly blushed.

"Stay safe, Yugi." She said and walked over to Croquet, Clint and Mokuba. Her hand gently grabbed Mokuba's and led him away from the others. Croquet and Clint followed right behind her.

"You will protect me from Pegasus, right?" Mokuba asked her. Skylar looked down at the younger Kaiba and gently squeezed his hand.

"With my life. And Croquet and Clint will keep us both protected." She reassured the younger Kaiba. He still seemed unsure, but he still nodded knowing that she will never let anything happen to him. She would keep Mokuba safe until Seto comes and take his little brother back home. For now, she will be a big sister to him. Just until Seto comes back. "I won't let anything happen to you. Uncle Pegasus will never get his hands on Kaiba Corp or you." Skylar promised Mokuba.

'Please, don't make me a liar, Kaiba.' Skylar thought to herself as she leads Mokuba to Pegasus Castle. Where they will all be under house arrest until further notice. Maybe until the rest of the tournament. Even so, she will take care of Mokuba. She just prays to whatever gods can hear her to keep watch over her friends and the three who are dueling in her honor.

'Please keep everyone safe.'