Rewritten: (28/10/13)

Battle City is coming up and there's a new evil around the corner. Sarah and Yami's bond will need to be strong for the upcoming battle they have to compete in. Will they accomplish? Read to find out. Hunters are everywhere... you've been warned...

Author's Note: HELLOOOOOOOO EVERYBODY! ^^ How are ya today? I feel amazing! Wanna know why? I'm starting a new season! *fireworks explode in the air* Oh yeah! I'm really excited! I know this might not be such an accomplishment, but to me, it kinda is because I've realized how much I really love the show and writing. ^^ So... on with it then! This is the first chapter to Yu-Gi-Oh!, Past Repeating: Season 2! Hope you like it! ^^ Love you all! You guys are awesome! ^^ Thank you so much for reading and staying with me this far! :)

Is this chapter rewritten?: Yes, it is!

Yes! Another rewrite and not to mention characters making more sense and are more into, well, their own character. xD I realized a little ways into Battle City that I didn't want Sarah to swear - at least not in English. She shouldn't have to. So I'm going to change that bit in all the chapters. Also, fix my grammar, sentence structure and even the rocky movements of words throughout the story. I hope it'll make more sense! Thank you so much for reading. :)

Disclaimer!: Fanfiction, and I do NOT get any money out of this either. Thanks. ^^ -

Battle City-New Evil Emerges, Old Friends Reunite Chapter 1

"This can't be happening..." I looked over at the mirror one more time. My reflection stared back at me with the same amount of venom I was giving the mirror. I wasn't happy that morning.

"What in Ra's name..." My uniform was fine yesterday. This morning, a Monday morning too, I was changing into my uniform to find the skirt halfway up my thighs and the blouse not even being able to be comfortably pulled over my shoulders. So with a different t-shirt on, I decided to take a closer look at the skirt to confirm my theory. As I looked into the mirror to find the source of my problems, I sighed. Yup. I had used too much hot water in the wash.

This was great. Things getting complicated? Yes, it was the best.

"Now what...?" I murmured, hanging my head backwards to look up at the ceiling with my hands placed on my hips. The only thing I could do at that very moment was simply change into something else and then get a replacement uniform. I had no idea how to fix shrunken clothes. This was the price I paid for using technology I had never known about before this year.

I groaned for a good two seconds. I was already so close to being late. I was supposed to be walking to school right now, but instead I was stuck in this fiasco. Instead of standing there like an idiot any longer, I began taking off the uniform and folding it carefully. Then I reached into my open drawers and brought out a pair of boy blue shorts and a long white t-shirt. When I had finished putting them on, I looked into the mirror to double check if the shorts didn't have a problem, even though they weren't in the same laundry load. With a sigh of relief after finding that they were fine, I stuffed the uniform into my school bag and picked up a hair band from off the dresser. I didn't exactly like the skirt anyways. Maybe Téa and allthe other girls at the high school could pull it off, but I definitely could not.

"I'm gonna be late for the soccer game," I grumbled quietly to myself, tying my hair up.

There was a game everyone was attending to this morning to show support for the first game of the season. I didn't want to miss it because I just absolutely loved the sport. It was fun to watch and play. I pocketed my wallet into my shorts' pocket and grabbed my shoulder bag that's now holding not only my school books and notebooks but also the school uniform. I was just about to turn off the lights when the doorbell, unexpectedly, rang. I dropped my shoulder bag onto the floor beside me and stared at the door I was about to open just seconds after I had shut off the lights.

Who could that be? I knew if someone from the gang wanted to come over, they would've called first. Unless it was my birthday and they wanted to surprise me, but today, I wasn't turning a year older.

I waited silently for any footsteps, signs of speech or of movement. When I couldn't hear anything, not even a breath, I decided to open the door. If no one rang the bell for a second time or even knocked, then that probably meant the person had left. Still, very cautiously, I opened the door wide and looked around. When my gaze fell to the floor, I froze.

There, on the porch steps, was a small box as big as a shoe box, but it was white cardboard.

Staring at it astonished, I wondered who it was from. I slowly bent down and picked it up. It didn't seem at all that heavy which kept me thinking. Then I looked around the perimeters to the complex. If there was somebody who wanted me to have this box, then the person responsible should still be around to see if I found it or not. When I couldn't see anything suspicious, I brought it into the apartment. My first thought about the box was to open it after school. That I shouldn't be anymore closer to being late than I already was, but the eerie and mysterious feeling it gave me made my curiosity run wild.

I used some scissors to cut the tape off. After I had thrown that away, I started opening the box. There was a dusty smell to it which seemed familiar to me. There was an envelope at the top. I took that out first and left the cloth insulator to hide the rest of the contents. The rough paper also felt familiar. I've seen this before, maybe even written on something like this too. I slipped my finger under the flap and flipped it open. I carefully picked out the parchment from inside and carefully, yet eagerly somehow, began reading. It was a letter.

"Dear Sarah. I have enclosed the following items in the box you have now opened: A Duel Monsters' card and a cell phone. (My heart jumped in surprise. A cell phone?) The card is meant to be given to the Pharaoh when you've become closer to him. It will come in great need in the days to come. The cell phone is so you can keep in touch with your new friends. I have read the many letters you have sent me and am so very proud of your achievements. A skateboard and a boy's clumsiness have made you meet the Pharaoh's host and his friends. I am grateful for Destiny leading you to them. They seem nice, from your many adventures together that you've written to me about, and I believe they are the people to help you with the upcoming tensions. Now it's just a matter of time until Destiny helps you again. I have a great understanding and very bad feeling that an evil is stirring. It might be the same evil from before. Stay on your guard and good luck with the Pharaoh, his memories, and friends. I'm proud of you Sarah, and I know you won't disappoint me. I know I might not be the exact same as Isis, not being in Ancient Egypt and all, but I still have all her memories and feelings. I love you Sarah, and I hope I'll see you soon. -Ishizu."

The last couple of lines made me cry. The beautiful, cursive writing was indeed Ishizu's, no doubt about it. How could I have missed that? I rummaged around in the box, moving the cloth about trying to find the rest of the package. I pulled out a smaller box, almost as big as my hand, and began opening it. In my hand was a sleek, black phone. The charger for it was in the box next to it. I curiously looked it over and found out that it was an LG slide phone. I smiled with joy, partially because I've never had a phone before, and it seemed exciting. I sure hoped Ishizu was paying with the money in my bank and not with her own just to be nice. Before my body and soul were about to be sealed, I made sure to get that subject cleared. I turned the phone on and the first screen that popped up told me my number. Curiously, I matched the sequence to the set of letters and numbers on the dialing pad of the house phone, wondering if maybe there was a hidden word in the number that will help me memorize it. The numbers spelled out "A-1 Guardian". I blinked. Then I laughed quietly to myself. Ishizu...

Next, I found another small box that was the same as the first one. I guess Ishizu didn't want to take any chances. She could have wrapped the whole box in bubble wrap too if she had wanted to. I held it in my hand for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and began opening the box. It was nerve wracking to see which card Ishizu wanted to give Yami. It might as well have been as important as the law. Indeed as Ishizu said, there was a Duel Monsters' card inside, but at the sight of it, I nearly dropped said item.

The picture showed a girl from her thighs up. She had her hips to one side and her arms crossed. Her armour was a mix of colours of actual metals, bronze and gold. Her face seemed to be covered by a helmet going around her head, but I saw her long, flaming red hair billowing behind her in the wind. Her eyes were an intense scarlet as if they would burn your own eyes if you kept your gaze fixed long enough. They were so familiar...

Then it hit me. Running into the bathroom, I looked into the mirror and held up the card next to my reflection. My breath caught in my throat. Our eyes were the same. The same intense, burning red eyes. It was then that I realized who this girl could have been. If my suspicion wasn't enough, the title of the card said it all.

"The Pharaoh's Guardian," I said quietly, a small smile on my face. That title meant the world to me. It was everything I've ever worked for. Now that I had it, it felt like I accomplished more than half my life.

I saw something shimmering in the edge of my vision. My eyes came to rest at the box still in my hand. I looked inside and pulled out another piece of parchment from the letter. It had the same delicate writing of Ishizu's.

""Bind a portion of your soul with the card..."" I read aloud so I would understand. It looked important to me because the lines were strict and sharp. ""That way, when he plays this card, you're by his side no matter where you are."" I smiled at the piece of paper in my hand and tenderly kissed it, feeling the same dusty scent come off it. "Thank you, Ishizu," I whispered, still smiling. I carefully placed the smaller boxes back into the bigger one that was still sitting on the kitchen counter. My eyes just happened to land on the LCD clock on the stove top and I nearly tripped over my own two feet. Ra... fifteen minutes until the game.

I cursed quietly in Ancient Egyptian and started running into the hallway. I quickly slipped the phone into my shoulder bag along with my wallet. Then I grabbed my thigh sheathe from off the coat rack and strapped it onto my right leg. My deck was already inside. I gave the card Ishizu gave me one last look before slipping it in with the rest of my deck, near the back so I would know where it was. Then I raced out of the apartment, locked the door, and started down the sidewalk, booking it down the side of the road.

As I was running through the first intersection, I smiled to myself thinking about how lost I would have been without Ishizu to help me out. I knew I needed to thank her properly. Maybe a dinner. Hopefully soon. I could visit her as well. Settling in took its time but now I think I really should go out and see her.

As I was walking down the sidewalk, realizing that I would be there on time thanks to the clock on my phone, I felt something tickling my skin just above my shoulders. I scratched at the back of my neck irritably and continued my way ignoring it. I heard something else like laughter, but I thought that maybe it was the bird chirping to its friend on a nearby tree. They flew by, on their way to a school free life. I sighed slightly at the unfairness.

Suddenly the tickling sensation came back. I rubbed at the back of my neck furiously this time in hopes of getting rid of whatever it was that was causing it. When I felt my hand hit something else other than my shoulder, I yelped and quickly turned on my heel, raising my arms in battle stance. I blinked at the two people behind me.

It was Téa and Yugi, both doubled over with laughter. They were both holding their stomachs in a rough battle to try and calm themselves, but as it seemed, they couldn't help it. I humphed.

"Mornin' Yugi, Téa," I greeted with a murmur, but a smile showed up anyway. It was pretty funny. "How are you?"

"Good," Yugi said after managing to stop his laughter. Téa let out one final giggle before saying her own response.

"Good morning, Sarah!" she said, her bubbly personality kicking in. "I'm all right, what about you?"

I smiled. "I'm pretty good," I said as I took a starting step for our walk to school. "You guys really got me this morning."

Yugi smiled. "It's pretty hard to usually get you like that, so I'm feeling pretty proud of myself and Téa." I playfully glared at the boy.

"Oh, really? Well, you'd better not get used to it. There isn't going to be a regular schedule for this," I smirked. Yugi sweat dropped.

"Hey, Sarah, where's your uniform?" Téa asked, noticing my difference in clothing to hers.

I scratched the side of head, remembering my struggle into the skirt in the first place. I sweat dropped before answering. "Er... the skirt shrunk in the wash," I said pathetically while blushing just the tiniest bit from embarrassment.

"So, you're going to get a new one?" Yugi asked innocently.

"Yup," I replied. "I don't want Téa coming up with all the female influence of the group." Téa and Yugi blinked as I smiled innocently at the two.

"Ahem. Would you three like your fortunes told?" A man's voice suddenly asked us from our left. We stopped walking to see what the man was talking about. He was dressed in a violet cloak with the hood pulled over. He was sitting behind a small table draped with a purple cloth and a ball of crystal clear glass sat in the middle. He was one of those side attractions that usually popped up in the middle of the street asking for business. Or he could have just been someone curiously spreading his power around.

"Pardon...?" I asked with question. I didn't understand why he would want to sit in the middle of the block being a fortune teller. He could have just as easily set up his booth near the other shops, but this guy was sitting in front of a dark alley which didn't make any sense. My Locket sent a wave of warmth throughout my body for some reason, in warning. This was suspicious. It usually reacted to Millennium Items.

"I can tell you what Fate has in store for you," the man said pointedly. "All I have to do is hold a personal item and the truth can be told." I watched his eyes scan us for a second.

"Hey, maybe this man can help," Yugi said, looking at Téa with a hopeful gleam in his eyes.

I blinked at the other, wondering what he was talking about.

"I was talking to Téa on the way here about how the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle said something about the future being unclear to him," said Yugi a little sadly. "He seems... troubled and unsure."

My eyes widened slightly at the mention of the Pharaoh. "You mean... he's stressed? About his future?" I know I should have said something more. I didn't think about how this would have affected him physically. I may have to expose myself soon. I must if I ever wished to help him.

Yugi nodded and turned to face the cloaked man. "Can you really tell the future?" he asked. The man simply gave him a smile and nodded.

"Of course, I can" he said. "But I need some sort of connection first."

I watched him shift a little before saying his last sentence. "Your necklace would do nicely." I saw a small sneer on the man's face and my heart almost dropped.

He didn't seem like a regular fortune teller.

"My Puzzle?" Yugi asked, taking hold of the said item. "You don't understand, this means a lot to me." I watched Yugi think about this decision even more. I knew he wouldn't want to put the Pharaoh in danger but he also wanted answers for his friend. This man was suspicious, and Yugi must have realized because he seemed hesitant.

"Then I can't tell you anything," the man said defiantly. I saw Yugi's body tense. This man was putting him in a tight position where if he didn't get a certain item, he wouldn't provide any services. I looked at Yugi carefully. He began taking off the Puzzle from around his neck.

"Think about it first," I said quickly. Téa nodded.

"Be careful," she said. I didn't know how but there was a kind of dark aura around him. I mean... it wasn't his own. It was somebody else's. That didn't make any sense.

Yugi held the Millennium Puzzle securely in his hands as he thought over whether to give this unknown man his treasure or not, and just for a supposed glimpse of the future.

I heard the man suddenly growl in frustration. It surprised me but I didn't move back. "If you won't hand it over to me," he said, gritting his teeth together, now standing up, "then I'll just take it by force!"

Suddenly the man knocked the table over, sending the crystal ball in Yugi's direction. I wasted no time rushing up to Yugi and pulling him out of the way. We moved out of the way in time, just as the crystal ball smashed into a million tiny pieces on the concrete floor where Yugi was just seconds before. Out of the fall, I didn't have enough time to look up and see the man reaching his arms to Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. He quickly snatched it out of his hands and turned to run straight into the empty alley behind him. That coward... he had that alley picked for his escape route! Nobody takes the Puzzle away from the Pharaoh's host... he was going to pay...

"He's got it!" Yugi realized in horror as he saw his empty hands. Then he watched the mysterious man disappearing deep into the alley and started sprinting in after him.

I turned to Téa. "I'll make sure Yugi's safe," I said to her. I realized I was a bit calmer than her. Sure a man we didn't know stole the Millennium Puzzle just now, but I learned never to panic, only act quickly. Téa's eyes were widened in utter shock and disbelief. "You go get some help."

The brunette's expression changed to one of calmed determination, but it still held concern. She nodded nonetheless. "Got it," she said. "Be careful, Sarah." I nodded as well, and with that being said, we tore down our separate ways.

As I was running down the alley looking for Yugi, I had only one thought in my mind: What could that fake fortune teller possibly want with an ancient artifact? How dare he even try to steal the Millennium Puzzle! AND succeed! He was going to pay once I got my hands on him.

I found Yugi staring at the walls of the twisting and irregular streets. I caught up to him at last and quickly tried catching my breath from the run.

"Yugi, what's wrong?" I asked in concern. He was looking at each wall, but I still didn't understand.

"He wants us to follow him," he said in disbelief. It was then that I noticed the arrows. Someone drew red arrows on blank pieces of paper pointing down the length of the street, deeper into the unknown. They were all over the place, all pointing to one direction. That was what Yugi was looking at.

"That coward... he has something planned..." I glared. "Don't worry, Yugi. We'll get it back. I'm not about to give up yet."

Yugi nodded and stared ahead, into the path all the arrows were pointing at. "Neither am I," he said. I nodded at his determination. Then we started running into the direction being pointed to, not knowing where we will end up. I just wished I could have reacted fast enough to prevent the man from stealing the Millennium Puzzle, but at least Yugi's safe. The Pharaoh will be too. If the man had wanted to harm him, he would have done it already, but instead, he's taken it with him somewhere.

We just have to stop him.

(Latest) Author's Note: Yes! Another rewrite and not to mention characters making more sense and are more into, well, their own character. xD I realized a little ways into Battle City that I didn't want Sarah to swear - at least not in English. She shouldn't have to. So I'm going to change that bit in all the chapters. Also, fix my grammar, sentence structure and even the rocky movements of words throughout the story. I hope it'll make more sense! Thank you so much for reading. :)

(First) Author's Note: OH HELLS YEAH! That was so much faster updating! XD lol Hope you liked the first chapter for YuGiOh!, Past Repeating: Season 2! I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed, messaged, favourited, alerted, or read my fanfic! If you've done any of the above, you've helped me get back on my feet and type up the chapters! I've been extremely busy these past few months, what with it being the end of the school year, then summer and me going somewhere, and now the beginning of anther school year—you guys are so awesome for waiting and being so patient! Thanks so much everyone! Enjoy the rest of Season 2 and my YuGiOh! Fanfic! ^^ Seea ya around! Oh and rviews for this chapter are very much appreciated! Thanks guys! ^^

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