Disclaimer – I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

*Rated T for Teen (Unless Otherwise Noted)

Author's Note – This is a genre challenge fic consisting of a total of six drabbles. Reizbar-Ookami and I are challenging each other by giving one another a genre to base a story off of.

The first genre challenge Reizbar-Ookami has given me is…FANTASY!

Fantasy (Rated T)

"I don't want it!" Joey exclaimed when Bakura thrust the Millennium Rod into his hands. "Why the hell did ya steal it from Marik?"

"I didn't steal it," replied the not-so-former-thief. "I borrowed it."

"…"

"I did!"

"I just don't understand why ya gotta give it to me!"

Bakura sighed exasperatedly. "One, you live with Kaiba and Marik has been terrified of him ever since he ripped out Marik's hair for jabbing him in the back with the rod. Two, you're the least likely to actually use the rod, so I don't have to worry about you sending anyone to the Shadow Realm. And three, you're too dumb to figure out how to use it anyway."

"I ain't dumb!"

"…you said two plus two equals five."

"I was talkin' about the book we were readin' for school! 1984!" Joey explained.

"Well, school isn't really your strong point," replied Bakura, still not looking convinced. "Just look after the rod until I come back for it."

The blond grumbled under his breath. "Fine. But if ya ain't back here by tonight, I'm throwin' it out the window," he said before slamming the front door of Kaiba Mansion in the thief's face.

Clenching the rod in his hands, Joey trudged up the stairs. Mokuba was away at a friend's, probably Yugi's, and Seto was at work; the both of them wouldn't be back until later that afternoon. And he couldn't go to the Game Shop to hang out with his friends because he had to babysit the stupid rod.

Which meant he had to stay here…all alone…until Bakura came back.

Sighing, Joey continued up the stairs and wandered aimlessly down the hallway as he wondered what he could do to pass the time.

On a whim, he entered the library. Seto had practically forbidden him from entering it. Okay, well, he had forbidden him from entering it. But it wasn't his fault that a spider landed on his arm. He hated spiders. So he couldn't really be blamed for swinging his arms like a madman, thus knocking over one of the bookshelves and nearly destroying the library.

The rage radiating off of his boyfriend at that moment had sent him running. And it had taken months for the brunet to put the library back together. After that, the blond had been banned from entering. But Seto wasn't here right now, so it couldn't hurt to look around the library for a bit.

Twirling the rod in his hands, Joey browsed the massive bookshelves, testing a book every now and then to see if a secret passage would appear. But alas, no moving bookshelves.

Immediately growing bored—and disappointed—the blond decided that playing with the Millennium Rod while no one was around would be more fun than doing nothing at all.

So he began spinning it. And when that failed to entertain him, he decided to pretend it was a sword, so he slashed the air, fighting invisible fiends. Then he decided to do a Marik imitation, brandishing the rod like he did.

Suddenly, the Millennium Rod began to vibrate. But instead of throwing it across the room like a normal person when some ancient object started moving of its own accord, he held it up to examine it. And when he did so, a beam of light shot out of the rod and hit the nearest bookshelf.

Joey dropped the rod then. However, that wasn't the only thing that fell. A book from the bookshelf plummeted to the floor and it was glowing. The blond knew from experience that if an inanimate object started glowing, chances were the outcome wouldn't be good.

"Shit," Joey muttered under his breath, fully expecting the book to come to life and eat him or something. But nothing happened. In fact, the book stopped glowing altogether.

Breathing a sigh of relief, he reached down to grab the rod. As he did so, the book suddenly flew open, pages whirring until they stopped.

And the book began to glow again.

But that wasn't what had Joey shaking in his shoes. It was the fact that some glowing orb shot out of the book. The orb then began to glow and take shape, turning into a—

"WOLF!" Joey screamed, scrambling away from the large wolf that was now present in the room.

The wolf slowly crept toward the blond, and it seemed to be…smirking? "All the better to eat you with, my dear," he growled before pouncing.

Joey cringed, fully expecting to be mauled. But when he didn't feel claws piercing his skin or teeth sinking into his flesh, he opened his eyes. And his jaw dropped.

"Away, foul beast!" cried the blond's savior. The man fending off the wolf with a sword looked like a knight…only fancier. And soon enough, the wolf scampered out of the library. Then the man turned around. "Are you all right, fair creature?"

And Joey's jaw dropped even further. "Wha…"

"I am Prince Charming, fair one," said the prince, taking the blond's hand and kissing it. "And you are?"

Joey was having a hard time forming words. And it was mainly due to the fact that this fucking Prince Charming looked…exactly…like…Seto. Except he was wearing a puffy outfit, had incredibly nice manners, and a charming smile. Maybe that was why they called him Prince Charming.

Wait! Prince Charming? A wolf?

Shoving the poor prince out of his way, Joey dove at the book and shut it. "Fuck!" he hissed. It was a book of classic fairy tales. Did that mean fairy tale characters would keep pouring out of the book?

Well, it looked like the book wanted to answer his question, because as soon as he'd had the thought, the damn book flew out of his hands and opened up again. What the hell was going to come out this time?

Joey took a step back when something—no, seven somethings—popped out of the book. Dwarves? The seven dwarves?

"This can't be happenin'," said the blond as he eyed the seven dwarves who looked to be the same height as Yugi.

"Come on, men," said one of the dwarves. "Let's get to work."

"Work?" Joey blurted. "What do ya—NO! Not the floor!" But it was too late. The dwarves had decided that mining the floor to the library was their mission now. Seto was going to kill him.

A tap on the blond's shoulder brought him out of his shock. "Fair one? Shall I slay these creatures for you?"

Fucking prince! "Slay? No! I don't want ya to slay anyone!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure!"

"Not even him?"

Joey turned around to see just who Prince Charming was pointing at. And it was another little man, but he wasn't a dwarf.

AND HE HAD THE BOOK!

"Give it to me!" the blond yelled, pouncing on the man, but he soon jumped out of his reach.

"You have to catch me first!" cried the little man as he scurried out of the library.

"Get back here!" Joey bolted out the door after him. He had to catch him—and quick! There was no telling what else might come out of that damn book.

As he turned around the corner, he determined that he was going in the right direction—if the three little pigs scurrying away from him were any clue. And was that the goose that laid the golden eggs?

Shaking his head, he flew down the stairs…and nearly landed on the little man. "Gotcha!" Joey cried. He grabbed the book and tried to yank it away.

"No! It's mine!"

"Give it to me!"

"Wait. I have an idea," said the little man.

Joey raised an eyebrow while tightening his hold on the book. "What?"

"I'll give you the book, but on one condition."

"And that is?"

"You have to guess my na—"

"Rumpelstiltskin. Now gimme the damn book."

The little man did so, a look of shock on his face. He seemed stunned that someone knew his name. Joey just thanked whatever might be up there that he remembered how to pronounce the name.

But now that he had the book…what was he going to do?

Well, the book decided it would be a good idea to release another character. So when the book flew out of Joey's hands yet again, he threw himself against the wall. What the hell was coming out of it this time?

"Another wolf?" the blond screeched. But a wolf had already come out of the book! "Please don't eat me!"

However, the wolf didn't seem to be paying him any mind. In fact, he just walked up to the front door, stood upright and…oh, fuck.

The wolf huffed…and he puffed…and he blew the front door down.

Joey felt his jaw drop for what felt like the hundredth time that day, so he didn't really notice that all the fairy tale characters that had been running rampant in the mansion had bolted out the door until it was too late.

"Excuse me, but you dropped this."

The blond turned to find Prince Charming—the Seto Kaiba lookalike—offering him the Millennium Rod. "Um…thank ya."

"May I ask what your name is now?"

"Uh…Joey. My name's Joey."

"That's a beautiful name," replied the prince, looking quite smitten.

"Why are ya starin' at me like that?" the blond questioned, taking a hesitant step back.

"I do believe I've found my damsel in distress. I shall save you and then we shall live happily ever after."

Joey smacked himself in the forehead with his palm. Great. He'd just released fairy tale characters into Domino City, Prince Charming was after him, and the book—the book!

"I need to find Bakura!" the blond exclaimed, snatching the rod out of the prince's hands and bolting for the door. With the rod and the book—and Prince Charming following him—he ran out of the mansion, fully expecting to see Domino already engulfed in flames.

Breathing a sigh of relief when it wasn't, he glanced over the surrounding area. Which way should he go? Where would Bakura be? Or should he get Yami instead?

Or perhaps…HE SHOULD FIND A WAY TO STOP LOSING THE BOOK WHENEVER IT WANTED TO RELEASE A CHARACTER!

Scrambling for the book, he braced himself for whatever hideous creature would come forth this time. But it was nothing but…a peddler. Well, that was a relief.

"Excuse me, sir," said the peddler, opening his hand to reveal some beans. "Can I interest you in some magic beans?"

"I don't want no fuckin' beans," cried Joey, smacking the peddler's hand away. "I got bigger problems to deal with!"

And boy, was he right. Once he'd hit the peddler's hand, the beans fell to the ground, sank in, and up shot a giant beanstalk. The blond stared at the ominous plant. Well, things could have been worse.

But maybe he thought that too soon.

"What's that rumblin' sound?" asked Joey as he looked up at the sky.

"I do believe it's the giant," replied Prince Charming.

"Giant!" the blond screamed. "No! I've gotta stop this! Take off your belt!"

The prince's eyes widened as he froze, a blush staining his cheeks. "But—my fair one—we must be married before—"

"Not that ya fuckin' idiot! I'm gonna use your damn belt to keep the book closed!" he said, nearly ripping the belt from Prince Charming's waist. "And I already gotta prince."

"Oh?" responded Prince Charming, his eyes narrowing. "Perhaps he's not the right prince for you if he's going to let his fair one remain in danger."

Securing the belt tightly around the book, Joey held it against his chest before taking the Millennium Rod and pointing it at the prince. "Just shut up and do as I say. I need to get to the Game Shop."

"Game Shop? What is this…Game Shop?"

Joey resisted the urge to stab the man. "Just follow me. And do NOT attack ANYTHIN' with that sword!"

Yugi jumped when he heard the door to the Game Shop burst open and slam against the wall. His head shot up, only to see a flustered looking Joey and…Seto in a weird costume. But then he noticed something even odder.

"Why do you have the rod, Joey?" inquired Yugi.

"Help me!" the blond shrieked as he threw himself at the smaller boy.

"Is this your prince?"

"…why is Kaiba staring at me like that?"

"He's not Seto! He's Prince Charming!" Joey corrected, his arms flailing.

"…"

"Look!" the blond started. "Bakura gave me the Millennium Rod to look after—"

"Why—"

"Lemme finish! And I was playin' around with it in the library. It did somethin' to this book," he said, slamming the book of fairy tales on the counter. "And now fairy tale characters keep poppin' outta the book! He's one of them!"

Yugi looked from the book, to the Millennium Rod, to Joey, to…Prince Charming. "YAMI!"

"What is it, Yugi?" came Yami's voice from the other room as he came into the main part of the Game Shop. "We're getting ready to watch a movie."

"We have problems!" exclaimed Yugi.

Yami rolled his eyes before they caught a disheveled Joey and a weird looking Seto Kaiba. "I'll say. Who dressed you this morning, Kaiba?"

"Who is this Kaiba all of you keep referring to?" snapped the prince, finally losing his patience.

"What's all the commotion out here?" started Tristan, making his way out to them with Tea and Mokuba following. "Kaiba? Why are you dressed like that?"

"For the last time, I am not Kaiba! I am Prince Charming! Why don't you people understand this?"

Mokuba blinked a few times before pulling out his cell phone. He snapped a picture and decided to send it to his brother. He nearly regretted doing that, though, when he realized the photo he'd taken had this Prince Charming guy pulling Joey back to him by the waist.

"I am going to take my damsel and we are going to live happily ever after!" declared the prince.

Tires screeched outside of the Game Shop, and a few seconds later, the real Seto Kaiba burst through the doors. "Get your hands off of him," the brunet ground out.

"Aha! A foe!"

"Seto!" Joey cried, throwing himself at the brunet. "It's not what ya think! He's a character from a book! He's not—"

"This is your prince?" commented Prince Charming, eying his rival up and down. "He doesn't look like a prince."

"At least I don't look like some frilly fruitcake," spat Seto.

"You dare insult me?"

"When someone lays their hands on my Puppy, I'll do more than insult you."

"Fine! Then a duel we shall have!" replied Prince Charming.

"Let's duel," agreed Seto.

"But perhaps we should do this outside. Things could get messy in here."

As the two brunets left the shop, Joey's mind began to race a mile a minute. These two had completely different ideas as to what a duel was. And that meant…

"NO! NO DUEL!" the blond screamed as he ran out of the shop with the book and rod, his friends following suit. But it was too late. The duel had begun.

Prince Charming withdrew his sword from its sheath, brandishing it skillfully.

Seto, on the other hand, slipped his duel disk on. "No one—and I mean no one—messes with what is mine," he growled before setting his three Blue-Eyes White Dragons on his duel disk, summoning them in their holographic form.

The prince flinched as he witnessed the three dragons roar before him. "What sorcery is this? Princes don't tame dragons!"

Grinning sadistically, Seto flipped the safety switch off his duel disk. This was going to hurt. "White Lighting attack!"

Before they knew it, the brunet began chasing down Prince Charming with his Blue-Eyes White Dragons, the prince screaming all the way.

"Uh…Joey?" Yugi called, his voice shaking.

Joey turned to find the small boy pointing at the book in his arms. Glancing down, he realized the whole book was starting to glow…and it was vibrating?

Throwing the book onto the ground, the blond jumped back when the belt busted, allowing the possessed text to spew forth more characters from even more stories. But this time, they shot off in all directions. Apparently, the book had decided to seek vengeance for being bound.

Boom!

"What the hell is that?" asked Tristan.

BOOM!

Joey's eyes widened in realization. "Everybody in the Game Shop! It's the giant!"

"Giant! You released a giant?" screeched Yami.

"Just shut up and run!" shouted the blond.

Everyone bolted for the Game Shop, slamming the door shut as soon as they got inside.

"That was close," muttered Joey as he slid down onto the floor.

"Wait! Where's Yugi?" gasped Yami.

"Uh, I think he just got kidnapped by the seven dwarves," said Mokuba as he looked out the window.

"What?" shrieked the former pharaoh. "Don't worry, Yugi! I'll save you!" They all watched as Yami raced after his lover.

"Joey?" called Mokuba.

"Yeah?" replied the blond.

"You might want to go back outside."

"Why?"

"Because this weird little man just grabbed the book."

Joey's head turned so fast, he was surprised he didn't tweak his neck. "Ya little bastard!" he screamed as he ran out of the shop, his friends following just in case they needed to help. "Gimme back that book!"

The little man cackled as he danced with the book. "I'll give it back if you can guess my na—"

"RUMPELSTILTSKIN!" everyone shouted. They weren't about to let that book out of their sight.

Rumpelstiltskin threw the book at Joey, nearly taking his head off. "Why do you people know my name? Do you know how infuriating that is? Well, fine! I'm changing it! You haven't heard the last of me!" he declared, waving his fist in the air before running off.

Joey felt his body sag. Turning back to face his friends, his heart skipped a beat again.

"Would you like an apple, my dear?" said an old lady, offering Tea an apple.

"NO!" screamed the blond, knocking the apple away from his friend. He then grabbed the basket of poisoned apples and chucked it at the old hag. "NO APPLES!"

"Joey! What the hell is going on?"

The blond spun around to see his boyfriend marching toward him, looking absolutely pissed. "…magic?"

"Like hell it's…ma…gic." Seto paused when he saw Yami chasing after the seven dwarves, who kept swearing up and down that the former pharaoh was trying to abduct their long lost brother.

"That's it!" cried Joey, throwing the book down onto the ground. He held the Millennium Rod above the book…and brought it down, stabbing the book relentlessly. "Stupid book! Stupid stories!"

With one finally stab, the rod shot out another beam.

Screeching, Joey jumped back as he saw glowing orbs filling the sky and getting sucked up by the book. The text began to glow and then…stopped.

"That's it?" the blond deadpanned. "All I had to do—this whole fuckin' time—was stab the fuckin' book with the rod?"

"…is that my book?"

"YA SAW ALL THAT AND ALL YA CARE ABOUT IS THE DAMN BOOK?" Joey exclaimed, whacking his boyfriend in the head with said book.

By the time Joey, Seto, and Mokuba returned to the Kaiba Mansion, Bakura was already standing outside.

"Where the hell have you been?" inquired the thief.

"I've been…busy," replied the blond. There was no need to inform Bakura of what had happened, especially since he'd fixed everything.

"Why's my front door on the lawn?" asked Seto.

Joey looked at him sheepishly. "Uh, I'll explain later. Just go on inside."

The brunet eyed his suspiciously, but conceded. When he was gone, Joey thrust the Millennium Rod into Bakura's hands. "Take it! I never wanna see it or you ever again."

"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO MY LIBRARY?" roared Seto.

The blond's eyes widened dramatically. "On second thought, Bakura, I think I'm gonna stay at your place for awhile."

"JOEY!"

Author's Note – I've got a really good genre for you next, Reiz.