When Seto Kaiba forces Yugi Moto's grandfather to duel him, crushing him and taking his most valued card, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, as a prize, Yugi Moto and his friends Joey Wheeler, Tea Gardner and Tristan Taylor step in and a duel between Yugi and Kaiba begins. But while Kaiba's monsters prove too powerful for Yugi's deck, smashing through his defences, there may still be hope for Yugi if he can put his trust in the Heart of the Cards and claim victory from the jaws of defeat.

After watching Yugi's skill in his duel against Seto Kaiba, Joey becomes determined that he will also make it as a duellist and asks Yugi's grandpa to train him. As the rigorous training regime begins to pay off, Joey learns a lot about strategy when he sees how Weevil Underwood crushed his opponent Rex Raptor's more powerful monsters with the help of a few Magic and Trap cards. However the real tactics begin when Yugi is forced into a timed duel against the mysterious Maximillion Pegasus who seems able to predict his every move before he has even made it.

With his grandfather's soul taken by Maximillion Pegasus, Yugi has little choice but accept his offer to take part in the Duelist Kingdom tournament. Determined not to let his friend go it alone, Joey offers to come too, hoping that he may be able to win the tournament himself in order to raise the money for his sister Serenity's eye operation. As the two set off for Duelist Kingdom they do not realise that Tea and Tristan have also stowed away on board, not wanting to miss out on the fun. However things turn sour when Weevil Underwood, the Regional Champion, uses dirty tactics to prevent Yugi from ever summoning Exodia again.

As the Duelist Kingdom tournament begins, Maximillion Pegasus explains that only those who can win a total of ten Star Chips will be qualified to enter the finals. Determined to take his revenge on Weevil for throwing his Exodia cards overboard, Yugi is lured into the forest where a duelling arena appears. Once the duel begins, Weevil quickly begins to exploit the advantages of Pegasus's new rules system in an attempt to gain an early lead, but Yugi is no novice and won't be as easy to defeat as Weevil hopes.

Yugi's first Duelist Kingdom duel continues, but despite turning the tables on Weevil things are far from over. Attempting to foil Weevil's plans, Yugi finds himself worse off than ever as his opponent summons the seemingly impenetrable Cocoon of Evolution. Is nothing in Yugi's deck strong enough to defeat this creature before the Ultimate Great Moth is summoned to the field?

Joey's search for a dueling opponent lead's him to accept a challenge from veteran duelist, Mai Valentine. But when Mai begins to demonstrate an unnerving psychic-like ability, Joey becomes totally flustered, leaving him no choice but to figure out Mai's secret strategy before falling victim to it!

Mako Tsunami, the master of the Sea Deck, lures Yugi into a duel on his own Sea playing field where all his monsters gain a field advantage. Can Yugi adapt to these new settings to turn the tide of battle?.

If Yugi is eliminated from the tournament, Kaiba Corporation's crooked Board of Directors will transfer control of the company from Kaiba to Pegasus. Kaiba's younger brother, Mokuba, challenges Yugi to a duel not only to protect his brother's company but to regain their honor. Is Pegasus successfully manipulating possible allies against each other?.

Yugi is challenged to a duel by ghostly figure claiming to be the spirit of Seto Kaiba. But with his best cards resting at the bottom of the ocean, Yugi must discover a new strategy as he once again faces the legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon.

Yugi manages to defeat the first Blue Eyes White Dragon, but there are two more waiting in the wings. As the duel rages on the real Seto Kaiba races to save Yugi from defeat at the hands of his own deck.

Baited by Mai, Joey accepts a challenge to duel Rex Raptor without any aid from his friend's. But as Rex destroys Joey's best monsters, will the card given to him by Tristan remind him that with his friends he is never alone in battle.

Joey duels valiantly, but Rex has unleashed his secret weapon: the Red Eyes Black Dragon. Joey must figure out the secret of the Time Wizard card given to him by Yugi, or face defeat and the end of his hopes of helping his sister, Serenity.

Yugi's classmate Bakura, possessed by his Millennium Ring's dark powers, traps Yugi and his friends in a Shadow Game where they become the cards themselves. Not only must Yugi battle to avoid becoming a permanent part of the card game, but also free Bakura's soul from the Millennium Ring's control.

Mai has fallen victim to Panik, a duelist hired as an eliminator by Pegasus, and lost all her star chips. Yugi vows to defeat him and win them back. Panik, confident that Yugi will fall before his fear inducing deck accepts.

Yugi may have found a way to defeat Panik, but has he lost the plot by telling his opponent how he intends to defeat him?. As the Eliminator continues to build his army in the cover of darkness, Yugi must pull out all the stops if he hopes to win the duel.

Pegasus has a meeting with the KaibaCorp executives to plan their takeover, and to discuss Mokuba. Meanwhile, Kaiba himself returns to Duelist Kingdom looking for Mokuba. He lands at Yugi's campsite in the middle of the night, which results in a fight between him and Joey. Kaiba then challenges Joey to a duel using his new duel disk technology so he can test it for his duel against Pegasus.

Joey is haunted by nightmares of Kaiba and his Blue Eyes White Dragon , but the nightmares soon become real as he is kidnapped by Bandit Keith's gang and taken to a sinister secret cave with a graveyard playing field. As Yugi and his friends search for him, Joey is forced into a duel with Bonz, unaware of what Bandit Keith has in store for him.

Joey falters under the onslaught of the seemingly unstoppable zombie monsters unleashed by Bonz, and, in an act of desperation, summons Time Wizard. But has his luck finally run out ?.

Trapped in the labyrinth cave, Yugi and his friends find an alternate exit, but the door is guarded by Pegasus's Paradox Brothers. YugiI and Joey join forces in a team battle against the pair, but the stakes are high, as all their star chips and entrance to Pegasus's castle is on the line.

Yugi and Joey pool their strengths and manage to fend off their opponents' monsters, but things are about to change as the Paradox Brother's summon the almighty Gate Guardian, a monster in the class of Exodia. Is Joey helping Yugi in this duel, or will his lack of experience seal their fate.

Yugi and Joey each unleash their strongest monster, the Summoned Skull and the Red Eyes Black Dragon, but their strength pales in comparison to the tremendous power of the Gate Guardian. Nevertheless, Yugi and Joey battle on, knowing that even if they defeat the brothers they must still solve the riddle of the doors or remain underground forever.

Using the magic of the Millennium Eye, Pegasus traps Mokuba's soul inside a card right before Kaiba's eyes. In order to earn the right to challenge Pegasus, Kaiba must first beat Yugi and take his star chips. The rematch between Yugi and Kaiba is about to begin.

Kaiba summons the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, the strongest monster in his deck - a fusion of three Blue Eyes White Dragon's. Yugi has lost all his powerful Duel Monsters, but fight's on despite the realisation that, rather than toying with him as he did in their first duel, Kaiba is now desperate for a victory and will stop at nothing to win.

Yugi begins spinning a strategy to put the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to rest, but he must decide whether to claim victory or spare Kaiba's life. Yugi's heart is split in two, but will the spirit of the puzzle choose compassion, or victory at any cost ?.

After losing his duel to Kaiba, Yugi only has five star chips left and refuses to duel again, afraid he may not be able to control the spirit of the puzzle. Mai finally arrives at the castle, with the eight star chips she promised Yugi. However, Yugi will not take them. Tea has other idea's and challenges Mai in Yugi's place.

With ten star chips each, Yugi, Joey, Mai and the others head back to Pegasus's castle ready for their chance to duel him. Inside the castle they find Bandit Keith who is also waiting for his duel with Pegasus. He tells them that they'll have to wait for the current duel to end first, a duel between Kaiba and Pegasus. Can Kaiba defeat an opponent who knows his moves even before he does?.

As Kaiba continues his duel with Pegasus, Yugi tells the others about the power of Pegasus's Millennium Eye. Joey seems to think that if the Millennium Eye really had such powers there would be no way for Kaiba to win. Yugi disagrees with this, reminding Joey that Kaiba is the champion of the game - but champion or not is Joey right and will this spell the end for Seto Kaiba ?.

Night falls on Duelist Kingdom and as Yugi and Mai prepare for the following day, Tristan leads an exploration party to uncover Pegasus's secrets. Meanwhile, Joey drifts into pleasant dream's, unaware of Bandit Keith's plan to eliminate him from the contest.

The duelist Kingdom playoffs begin, starting with the duel between Yugi and Mai. As Yugi's friends watch him from the balcony, Yugi and Mai begin to duel, but Yugi is not willing to accept the help of the spirit of the puzzle anymore, afraid of what it might do to Mai. With Yugi only half concentrating on the duel can he possibly hope to win ?.

As the first playoff duel rages, Yugi seems helpless against the power of Mai's Harpy Combo Team. Yugi still won't accept help from the spirit of the puzzle either. But, after some reassurance from his friends, Yugi decides to trust the spirit of the puzzle and together they must think of a plan to defeat Mai.

Joey frantically searches for the card that permits him to enter the final battle, not realizing Bandit Keith had stolen it from him the night before. Just as he is about to give in to despair, Joey receives help from a new, and unexpected, friend.

Bandit Keith's Machine deck forces Joey to take the defensive, but, Joey turns the tables on Keith by using his own strategy and his Red Eyes Black Dragon against him. Is victory assured, or does the cheating Bandit Keith literally have one last card up his sleeve.

With his pride in his strength as a duelist on the line, Joey challenges Yugi for the right to face Pegasus. In this battle between friends, a fierce match ensues between the two people who know each other's strategies and cards better than anyone.

Yugi is shocked as Joey uses the Time Wizard card he gave him as a sign of their friendship against him. However, as the two battle each other and one comes out the victor, they find confirmation of the strength of their friendship that surpasses any duel.

Yugi prepares for the ultimate battle against Pegasus with the souls of his Grandfather, Kaiba, and Mokuba on the line. Meanwhile, Tristan and Bakura infiltrate the castle to find the Kaiba brothers, but at this crucial moment, is Bakura once again under the control of the evil spirit of the Millennium ring.

Pegasus punishes Yugi using the same Toon Deck and mind-reading abilities he used on Kaiba. As Pegasus turns Yugi's monsters against him, Yugi loses the will to battle. Will Yugi's fate be sealed, along with his soul, in a card forever.

Yugi has found a way to counter Pegasus's mind-reading ability. by switching back and forth between himself and the spirit of the puzzle he is able to destroy Pegasus's Toon World. But, far from being over the next level of the deadly Shadow Game has only just begun.

Yugi crumples in exhaustion under the crippling power of the Shadow Game. His friends yell desperate encouragement, but their voices cannot penetrate the sphere of darkness. Yugi's chance's of victory are ebbing away, as is his life.

Little Yugi collapses, leaving only the spirit of the puzzle to duel against Pegasus. Pegasus tries to read the spirit's mind, but Tea, Joey and Tristan use their friendship ritual to block him out. Can the mysterious spirit of the puzzle defeat Pegasus alone as the shadow game draw's to a close.

The Pegasus saga comes to an end, but a new journey is about to begin. Yugi meets a mysterious Egyptian named Shadi who enters Yugi's mind with the Millennium Key. What are these Millennium Items, and do they hold the answer to the mystery behind the Shadow Games.

When eight year-old Rebecca arrives in town to reclaim her Blue-Eyes White Dragon back from Yugi's grandpa, she and Yugi end up fighting each other in a duel for the card. But as Rebecca begins to bust out some familiar moves, Yugi's grandpa begins to suspect that Rebecca is related to a close friend of his. However as his grandpa watches from the sidelines, Yugi must find a way to defeat a mysterious duellist with a childish personality but some very serious duelling tactics.

As Rebecca summons the Shadow Ghoul, it seems like there is no way for Yugi to win. However as Yugi and his friends wonder how he can defeat the mysterious duellist, Yugi's grandpa already knows how the duel is going to end, having played the exact same match himself many years before.

The traitorous board of directors of Kaiba Corporation trap Seto Kaiba inside his own virtual reality game. Mokuba recruits Yugi and Joey to free him from this ultimate game, where the cost of losing is death.

The quest for Kaiba continues with a little help from Mai. But can Yugi and his friends adapt to a virtual world where the rules and strategies keep changing every step of the way.

Yugi and friends rescue Kaiba, but they are still stuck in the game. The only exit is past a fearsome dragon. Can Yugi and Kaiba, two former opponents, work together and face the biggest enemy of their lives.

A new student, Duke Devlin, defeats Joey in a game of Duel Monsters, forcing Joey to become his servant. Duke orders Joey to wear a dog costume and humiliates him in public, leading Yugi to challenge Duke to a duel. However, this will not be a Duel Monsters match but a new game of his creation - Dungeon Dice Monsters.

In exchange for Joey's freedom, Yugi agrees to give up Duel Monsters forever if he loses. Unfamiliar with the rules, Yugi gets off to a rough start. His chances do not improve as Duke reveals that he designed Dungeon Dice Monsters with Pegasus's aid. Can Yugi learn the new complex rules, much less form a strategy, before he is defeated.

As the Dungeon Dice game between Yugi and Duke continues, Yugi begins to work out the rules of the game, and how to use them to his advantage. And as Yugi wipes out two of Duke's three heart points, it seems that the King of Games is going to keep his crown after all.

After Duke's all-powerful Orgoth The Relentless dices Yugi's entire cadre of monsters into shreds, Yugi only has one turn left before he loses all his heart points. Yugi's last hope rests in one final dice roll in the thrilling conclusion to Dungeon Dice Monsters.

When a mysterious fortune teller steals Yugi's Puzzle, he follows him to a warehouse where Yugi must duel the mysterious figure to win back his Puzzle. But as the duel begins, Yugi recognises his opponent's voice and eventually identifies him as Bandit Keith. However Keith has changed since Yugi last saw him and is now under the control of the mysterious figure. And with Keith's new-found masters comes a new style of playing, one that even Yugi might not be able to beat.

The mysterious menace controlling Bandit Keith shatters the Millennium Puzzle into pieces before setting the dueling arena ablaze. Can Yugi put the Millennium Puzzle back together and save the spirit before the entire room is engulfed in flames.

The origin of Duel Monsters is revealed. Using the magic of the Millennium Necklace, Egyptian historian Ishizu Ishtar shows Seto Kaiba how Duel Monsters was played millennia ago. It seems the ancient games have been resurrected in modern times, along with three almighty beasts of unstoppable power - the Egyptian God Monsters.

The spirit of the Millennium Puzzle realizes that his memories of ancient Egypt have faded, but Tea is going to help him uncover the mysteries of his past. Tea and the Pharaoh hang out and head to an arcade. At the arcade, Tea beats Johnny Steps at a dance machine and he demands a re-match. However, Yugi decides to duel him instead and if he wins, Tea has to date him.

To face the future, Yugi must first look into the past. He learns that he was a powerful Pharaoh who saved the world five thousand years ago, and he must now save the world again. Meanwhile, Kaiba tests the hidden powers of his Egyptian God Card Obelisk The Tormentor against the fury of his Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

On his way to the hospital to see his sister, Joey is cornered by a group of sinister Rare Hunters, who force him into a duel where, if he lose's, the Rare Hunters get his precious Red Eyes Black Dragon. Though Joey pummels his foes with his mighty monster armada, eliminating life points isn't the only path to victory.

As Battle City begins, Yugi challenges the Rare Hunter who stole Joey's Red Eyes in order to win it back for his friend. However as the duel begins, Joey tries to warn Yugi of his opponent's strategy, but Yugi refuses to be told. Will Yugi be able to win against a duellist who is about to draw the final piece of Exodia?.

Yugi figures out the Rare Hunter's strategy to summon the almighty Exodia, but is it too late to stop him. The Rare Hunter already has four pieces of Exodia in his hand, and the fifth and final piece is on top of his deck. How can Yugi stop the invincible Exodia.

When Joey challenges Espa Roba, a duellist who has just defeated Rex Raptor, little does he suspect that Espa has psychic powers and can see his hand. However when some of his opponent's predictions aren't quite right, Joey suspects that Espa is not as amazing as he seems, only able to see what parts of the cards that Joey can see.

Joey discovers that Espa Roba's extrasensory perception was a hoax, but he's not yet free from Espa's mental manipulations. Espa Roba's Jinzo not only slaughters all of Joey's monsters, but grows in power every turn. Joey's luck has come to an end... or has it?.

The magician duelist Arkana transports Yugi to the world's most lethal dueling arena where the cost of losing is banishment to the Shadow Realm. Yugi must win this duel or he'll lose much more than his Dark Magician.

Yugi continues his duel against Arkana. However, Yugi can not seem to overcome Arkana's own Dark Magician, not to mention his ectoplasmer cards. Will he be able to beat Arkana?. Meanwhile, Grandpa, Tea, Joey, and Tristan comb the city trying to find Yugi.

As the duel between Arkana and Yugi continues, both sides struggle to beat the other, pitting Dark Magician against Dark Magician. However, Yugi has a secret weapon in Dark Magician Girl. Meanwhile, Joey and the other's continue the search for the secret duelling arena.

In the middle of the city, Yugi, Joey, and Mai compare locater cards, with Mai having four, Yugi having three, and Joey having two. Trying not to be outdone by his friends, Joey rushes off to find a duel. However, a little boy steals his deck. While chasing him, he encounter's Weevil Underwood and challenge's him to a duel. However, unknown to Joey the thief has placed a nasty surprise in his deck.

Joey continues his duel against Weevil. following Joey's defeat of his Great Moth Weevil unleashes his secret weapon, the Insect Queen. The Queen's ability keeps Joey backed into a corner with no exit in sight. Meanwhile, Marik plans his next move against Yugi.

Marik is making his way to Battle City by boat, and is planing his ultimate strike on Yugi. He takes control of Strings - The Silent One and forces him to duel. At first the duel is going neither way. However, Marik is about to pull out his trump card, the Egyptian God card, Slifer the Sky Dragon.

Strings summons one of the most powerful creatures in the history of Duel Monsters - the Egyptian God Monster Slifer The Sky Dragon. What chance does Yugi's deck have against this unstoppable force.

Yugi continues his duel, being outmatched by Slifer and its special ability every turn. Even his best Magic and Trap cards are not working. Can Yugi discover Slifer's one fatal flaw before he's annihilated by tens of thousands of attack points?.

Joey arrives at the aquarium where he finds Mako taking part in the show. Joey challenges Mako to a duel. If Joey wins, he can enter the finals. As the duel begins, Joey thinks that he is taking an early lead, however, Mako has plenty of surprises left in his ocean deck.

Mako's warrior The Legendary Fisherman unleashes a wave of destruction by stealthily destroying Joey's monsters from the depths of the sea. Joey must use all his skills, training, and experience to counter Mako's torrential tactics. Meanwhile, Kaiba and Yugi have located Joey, and are heading there. However, it may already be too late!

Marik, with the help of Bakura, kidnaps Joey and Tea. To make matters worse, the Rare Hunters also kidnap Mokuba and force Yugi and Kaiba to take on tag team duelists Umbra and Lumis in a deadly Shadow Game.

Tea has been thrown into a small room by the Rare Hunters and is joined shortly by Mokuba. Back at the duel, things get worse for Yugi & Kaiba as Lumis & Umbra continue to strengthen their tag team assult. Can Yugi and Kaiba put their differences aside before they're sent on a one-way trip to the Shadow Realm?.

Yugi and Kaiba start to exhibit signs of teamwork, but it's too little too late to stop Umbra and Lumis summoning their Masked Beast Des Gardius, a monstrous menace even more powerful than the Blue Eyes White Dragon.

Yugi combines his magnetic monsters to summon the mighty Valkyrion The Magna Warrior. However, little does Yugi know that Umbra and Lumis have one final mask to turn his own monsters against him.

Yugi and Kaiba are on a rescue mission to save their friends. But along the way, all their worries and secrets are revealed as they relive the troubles they've faced... and will be facing in the future.

With Joey under Marik's mind control, Yugi is forced to duel his best friend in a twisted timed match where only one will survive.

Though Joey decimates Yugi's life points, Yugi can't bring himself to attack his friend.Yugi summons Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon to try to bring Joey back to his senses. Will seeing his favorite card help Joey break Marik's spell, or is Yugi's last ditch effort a lost cause.

An enraged Marik finds his hold over Joey slipping, which leads to a weakened Red-Eyes surviving to defend Yugi's life points. But when Marik draws Meteor of Destruction, all hope seems lost.

Joey finally breaks free, and finds, to his horror, that Yugi plans to lose the duel and give up his life. Can Joey save Yugi, or will their friendship come to a tragic end.

Bakura unleashes his army of ghosts against Bonz's zombies for the right to enter the Battle City finals. But for whom will the final bell toll when this duel is played out in the Shadow Realm.

Hollywood heartthrob Jean-Claude Magnum challenges Mai to a duel in order to win her hand in marriage. Will Mai succumb to Jean-Claude's charm, not to mention his deck of ninja monsters, or will she send him packing back to Tinseltown.

As the Battle City finals begin the eight finalists will have their skill and endurance put to the ultimate test in a dueling arena thousands of feet in the sky. Yugi and friends finally meet the other finalists, but some of them are not who they appear to be

Yugi finally overcomes Bakura's tactics when he summons Slifer the Sky Dragon. But Marik plots to make him face a difficult decision: save the world or risk harming a friend.

Yugi finally overcomes Bakura's tactics when he summons Slifer the Sky Dragon. But Marik plots to make him face a difficult decision: save the world or risk harming a friend.

Yugi finally overcomes Bakura's tactics when he summons Slifer the Sky Dragon. But Marik plots to make him face a difficult decision: save the world or risk harming a friend.

The origin of the Egyptian God Cards is finally revealed. The mysterious Shadi takes Yugi on a journey back in time to the creation of Duel Monsters... and the dangerous powers it released.

Joey duels Odion, disguised as Marik, but quickly falls behind when he faces Odion's powerful traps. Joey attempts to take advantage of his deck's lack of monsters, but is he just falling into another trap.

Joey summons Jinzo and devastates Odion by disabling all his traps. But when he summons his most powerful monsters, Odion calls forth the deadly Mystical Beast of Selket.

The tide turns in Odion's favour as Mystical Beast Serket devours Joey's monsters. Meanwhile, Odion, impressed by the bond Joey shares with his friends begins to recount his and Marik's own dark history.

When Joey begins to suspect Odion's true identity, Marik orders Odion to summon a counterfeit of the Winged Dragon of Ra, the most powerful Egyptian God Card. Will Odion be able to control the ultimate power of an Egyptian God, or will The Winged Dragon Of Ra punish all those unworthy of summoning it.

The third duel of the Battle City finals between Mai and Marik is no ordinary duel; it's a battle in the dreaded Shadow Realm where losing Life Points equals losing your memories. As Marik's true sinister self comes to the surface, does Mai stand a chance against this malevolent evil.

As Mai loses more and more of her memories under Marik's relentless assault, she loses confidence in her dueling abilities. Will Yugi and his friend's support bring her back to victory, or will her shattered mind be trapped in the Shadow Realm for eternity.

Mai gains control of Marik's Egyptian God Card, but she is unable to decipher how to unleash its powerful abilities. Amused by Mai's futile attempts to control The Winged Dragon of Ra, Marik informs his opponent that he is the only one capable of unsealing the monster and that soon her mind will be trapped in the Shadow Realm forever

In the fourth duel of the Battle City finals, Kaiba's mystery opponent is Ishizu. With the power of her Millennium Necklace, Ishizu can see the future, including every card Kaiba is planning to play. Once again Kaiba must duel an opponent who knows his moves even before he does.

As Kaiba summons Obelisk The Tormentor, he is unaware of the trap Ishizu has implanted within the monster, a trap which will destroy him when he attacks. How can Kaiba win when it's already destined that he will lose.

As Marik's evil grows, Ishizu reveals the secrets of her bloodline. She tells the story of the Ishtar family, revealing the tragedy that gave birth to Marik's evil. Can Yugi save Marik from the edge of darkness, or is he already beyond salvation.

Bakura duels Marik in a deadly shadow game with both their Milllennium Items as the prize.

Bakura and Marik summon The Winged Dragon Of Ra, ready to banish the spirit of the Millennium Rod into the Shadow Realm. But The Egyptian God Card has more than one special ability, and the evil spirit knows how to use them all.

Morning dawns on the battle ship, but it isn't starting out to be a good day. Though the Duel Tower on Kaiba Corp Island, the place where Kaiba had built a dueling tower in place of his foster father's military base after he died, is within distance, the blimp is acting funny. A boy named Noah has taken it over and has redirected it's destination to a large metal object floating in the ocean. The blimp lands inside and Noah, he is viewed from the screen in the blimp, ""invites"" Kaiba and ""the other duelists"" to get off the ship. Kaiba decides it's not safe and that he should go alone, but no sooner does he make the statement than cannons begin firing at the blimp. Kaiba get off, followed by Mokuba, Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Duke, and Serenity. Yami Marik watches from the top of the blimp as Noah fires more cannons at the ship as more people attempt to get off. Kaiba and the others walk into a room where they see the figures of the former directors of Kaibacorp; the directors that attemp

Everyone accepts the dueling challenge and are transported to the virtual reality world in different places. Yugi finds himself alone in the middle of a swamp, Tea in the middle of the desert, Duke and Tristan in a corridor, Serenity by the lake, Joey in a castle, and Kaiba and Mokuba in a forest. Yugi finds one of the Big 5 members, Gansley, dressed as the Deep Sea Warrior. He challenges Yugi and Yami takes over to accept. Cards appear before him and Gansley instructs him to choose his deck-cards and one Deck Master. As Yami is browsing through his choices, he decides to choose the Dark Magician as his Deck Master, but Kuriboh pops out instead! Stuck with Kuriboh, one of the weakest creatures in the game, Yami begins the duel. Meanwhile, Kaiba and Mokuba find a door in the forest. Considering it an exit, they open it, to find the orphanage where they grew up. They watch as parts of their past begin to play by them. Tea wanders around the dessert for a while, until she meets up with a

Yami continues the duel with Chimera, the Flying Mythic Beast and the Obnoxious Celtic Guardian on his side. His opponent, Gansley, has done little but defend the entire game. But as he calls an attack on the opponents life points, he activates a special Deck Master ability which shoots Yami's monsters back at him! Weakened from the various attacks, Yami begins to wonder how he can win this duel. Meanwhile, Duke and Tristan, tired from running down an endless corridor, spot an ax and decide to chop their way through the wall. As Tristan picks it up, however, Duke wonders how he is able to touch it in virtual world, as before, Tea couldn't hold the flowers in the demo. Seto and Mokuba are still watching images of their past. They watch as the young Mokuba is sitting on a swing in an empty park. Young Seto comes and tells his brother that they should go back. Mokuba explains that he was there because he remembered visiting there with their parents, and that he hoped he could bring things