"Put your hand over Bakura's heart. I put mine over yours. Then we'll switch. That way, the spell is balanced. But remember Melhana, you must put your own feelings into the spell, or you will loose him for good" Atem replied, taking Melhana's hand, "I know you can do this. If you want, you can have Neferhenta helping out. She is a healing mage as well as a combat. Even though it's required to have two mages, it doesn't say we can have more."

Atem placed his hands over his daughter's hands.
"Let's begin. The more we wait, the more life of Bakura's will slip away" he said then he looked at Melhana.
"Use the spell you think is best for Bakura's strength" Atem told her, then closed his eyes.

Half way through the spell, a voice came up. It sounded like Ashleigh singing. It was that power song from before. The song flooded into Bakura's body, helping the spells to strengthen. Bakura's heart began to beat slowly but surely.
'It's working, but what was that voice?' Atem asked the girls.

Close to the end to the song, Bakura's body heat raised to normal.
'Can you feel him breathing?' Atem asked, 'That's what we now need.'

'On the count of three, we stop' Atem said, '1, 2, 3!' And the three broke off when Bakura's eyes began to flutter.

---

Dark Ashleigh shook her head while Kaimiri was yelling at Dark Yusei (the enmity which took over Atem) for what he has done.
Oh boy, I knew this was coming she thought.

Melhana broke off with the other two, and Neferhenta dissapeared as Bakura opened his eyes.

"M...Melhana...?" he asked. He tried sitting up, but was sent into another coughing fit.

"Ryo, stay down, please." Melhana replied. "You...your heart stopped. What happened?"

"Melhana, I...." Bakura started, but he grabbed at his side as pain lanced through it. He cried out in pain, before going limp once more.

"Ryo! Oh, shit, this is bad. We need to get him to a hospital..." Melhana said aloud. She looked to her motorcycle. "You think you'll be all right, now that you've driven out that entity?"

---

Yusei was silently taking the verbal abuse, but by now he'd finall had enough. "JUST SHUT UP!" He shouted, his aura flaring. "The last time I checked, that pharaoh was in our way as much as Bakura. I was taking out two problems at once!"

"I was on my way to see Yugi duel Joey to see if anything has changed between them. So I be ok" Atem replied, returning to normal (with leather of course. He found out that he can't live without wearing leather) without the mask, "You take Bakura to the hospital. If Yugi asks, I tell him the whole story."

---

"Oh boy, this isn't going to end well" Dark Ashleigh said, which resulted with an angry glare form Dark Yusei.

Melhana nodded in relief as she put Bakura's arm over her shoulder. "Right, thanks." She sad, relieved. She got Bakura onto her motorcycle and sped off in the direction of HQ once more. Please make it, Ryo. Please, please make it. She thought.

---

"You stay out of this." Yusei snarled. Kaimiri was really pissing him off right now.

"I just have one simple question for you," Kaimiri said. "Did I order you to take over Atem? Did I ask you to take out Ryo Bakura? Did I even tell you to leave Fudo's body?!" Kaimiri poked him in the chest with each question. "You went AWOL, you little ass! I thought that you'd been driven out for good, damn you!"

"Well, maybe you haven't been paying close enough attention." Yusei replied calmely.

"Oh? Then enlighten me, professor." Kaimiri replied sarcastically.

Yusei closed his eyes. "Bakura's got a weakness." He replied. "He's got weak health. And, it'll be far easier to take out Atem and Yugi, and Ashleigh if we go after their friends first. It will also do more damage than hitting them directly."

"Even considering that, you were NOT ordered to take out Bakura. It was for a later order during the year when we find the vessals for the main plan" Kaimiri said, pushing Dark Yusei down, "That is more sick than what's the shell of the girl did. And just for that, you will be grounded for 3 months, will all your orders revoked till then."

---

Atem walked to the stadium, and bumped into Yugi, just before he walked onto the dueling platform.
"Ooof! Sorry, didn't see you there Yugi" he said.

"Then I'm assuming you don't want to know the names of two more vessals." Yusei replied.

---

"That's all right," Yugi replied. "Have you seen Melhana and Bakura anywhere? I saw Melhana here earlier, but according to her Bakura hadn't shown up yet."

"They're heading to the hospital. That damn enmity took over my body and nearly encased me in that crystal. Then he used my body, for what I understand, to take down Bakura. When I came to, Bakura was coughing up blood then passed out. Us two and Neferhenta bung him back to life but I don't know how long till Bakura actually dies" Atem replied, "But on the other hand, have you ever heard of the Shards of Truth before?"

---

"Looks like somebody did their reaserch on the Shards finally" Dark Ashleigh sighed.

Fear was in Yugi's eyes. "Are you guys all right? You had to bring Bakura back to life? He isn't really...?" Questions were flying out of his mouth almost faster than he could form them. "And I haven't heard of the Shards of Truth before, sorry."

---

Yusei ignored her comment. "Well?" He prompted Kaimiri.

Kaimri turned around and stared Yusei down. "Tell me." He said. "Tell me the names of the vessals you've located, and how you did so."

"I'll tell you the names, but not how." He replied. "But, on one condition."

"And that is?" Kaimiri asked.

"You let me have free reign when it comes to my orders." Yusei replied.

"There's something you should know about them, but first, you need to win this match. I full you in it afterwards alone. It really concerns you. It's relates to Ashleigh. Akatenchi has already been informed" Atem replied.

Yugi nodded. "Right," He replied. "Wish me luck!" With that he headed out onto the platform.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a hell of a match for you tody!" The announcer said. "Two Legends are going up agianst each other; Yugi Mutou and Katsuya Jonouchi!" The crowd was louder than loud at the moment. "Who's going to win this duel? Let's find out! Duelists, are you ready?" Both Yugi and Jonouchi nodded. "Then let's start the duel!"

"DUEL!" Yugi and Jonouchi yelled in unison. Yugi drew his sixth card after his opening hand. "I'll go first. I start out by summoning Silent Sorcerer in attack mode and placing two cards face-down. I end."

---

Kaimiri narrowed his eyes, considering Yusei's offer. After several moments, he conceded. "Fine." He replied. "No going overboard. Now, tell me who the vessals are."

Yusei smirked. "All right then, I'll tell you." He replied, folding his arms. "The two I've managed to track down are Jun Manjoume and Mokuba Kaiba."

---

Melhana was sitting in the waiting room, resting her forehead on her interlocked fingers. Ryo, what's wrong with you? What were you trying to tell me? She thought.

"And I have kept an eye out for some more vessals. The ones I found was Edo Pheniox and Sho Marufuji. You picked two more that I couldn't find. Nice work. But I'm sure that there are a few more out there before you time-hop Kaimiri" Dark Ashleigh said.

Yusei gave a slight nod in reply, but that was all.

"As I'm well aware," Kaimiri replied. "Even I know that the number of Shards there are is comepletely unknown."

"I swear that Mai Valentine has something more than her 'power'. I keep an eye on her, just in case she's a vessal. Now, I beg of you, can you let Yusei have one last day of freedom before the punishment begins?" Dark Ashleigh asked.

"Fine." Kaimiri replied. "One day. After that, Fudo, you're forbidden from leaving this dimention."

---

"Awright, my turn!" Jonouchi said, drawing his card. "I summon Alligator Sword in attack mode! And I'll go ahead and throw a couple face-downs to end."

"Come on then, it's time to watch the final duels. I guess the first semi duels is happening now. And I have a feeling that we might need that fairy's voice again, because this time, if something goes wrong with this one, I'll take the fall instead" Dark Ashleigh said as she took Dark Yusei's arm and dragged him towards the portal.
"You better thank me for this" she whispers into Dark Yusei's ear as she does so, "I cast a spell on myself to take the fall instead of you just in case that another power song is sung."

---

"I never seen dad or Jonouchi duel before" Yana told Aoi and Jack, "This is pretty exciting."

"Great," Yusei replied. "Now can you let my arm go? You're cutting off circulation."

---

"Yeah, that I'll admit, but it's not what I'm excited about." Jack said. He looked to the black-garbed woman in the corner, observing them quietly. "It's facing Kamikaze Sakura in a Turbo Duel that's got me worked up."

---

Yugi drew. "Thanks to my Silent Sorcerer's effect, she gains a level and 500 attack points." He said. "I'll equip her with Book of Secret Arts and have her attack your Alligator's Sword!"

"Activate trap! Skull Dice!" Jonouchi countered. Yugi smirked.

"I activate a face-down of my own: Mystical Space Typhoon!" Yugi said. "Your Skull Dice is destroyed." Silent Sorcerer's attack went through, destroying Jonouchi's monster and bringing down his Life Points. (Jonouchi LP: 3700) "I end."