Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh, Pokemon, or Cardcaptor Sakura. I think Maurru is from a video game, but whatever video game it is, I don't own it either. The plot is mine and my friend Kanago's. This story is written by: mostly myself, with a lot of help from Kanago, and Shigaru (two lines) with ideas by: myself, Kanago, Shigaru, Maurru, Lee, and Ryan. I own my characters Melody, her brother, and Dan. My friend Shigaru owns Shigaru. My friend Maurru doesn't own Maurru, but I modified him anyway. My friend Lee doesn't own Lee or Ham-Hams. Or Hamtaro. Madison (Tomoyo for you original- lovers) is from Cardcaptor Sakura and Misty is from Pokemon. My friend Ryan owns Ryan.

Technically, if you want to go that far, I don't own Melody. I got the name from Pokemon the Movie 2000. Other than that, she's based off of me.

A/N: Please, no flames. I know this story sucks and there are reasons why I'm posting it anyway.

1. It's the first fan fiction I ever wrote.

2. You can use it as a reference to see how far I've come since then.

3. I told the real life Kanago, Shigaru, Maurru, Lee, and Ryan (and everyone else involved) that I would.

There's an extremely long sort of behind the scenes story behind how this fanfic actually came to be in the first place, but you really don't need to know all that. On with the story!

How it All Began

Melody Takiashi was a normal girl of thirteen years old. On the eve of her fourteenth birthday, she had a sleepover and invited her best friend, Madison, who was also thirteen. Everything was normal, until that night, or technically, the next morning. Melody and Madison got into their pajamas and unrolled their sleeping bags. Mrs. Takiashi turned out the light, and the two girls fell asleep talking in the living room.

The Change

The next morning, Melody, or who she thought she was, woke up early, ate breakfast, watched TV, and finally woke Madison up because she was so bored.

"You look… different," Madison said slowly. "Did you change your pajamas?"

"No," Melody said.

"Did you use hairspray?"

"No," Melody said.

"Did you dye your bangs blond?"

"No!" Melody said.

"Well, you sure look different. You should look in a mirror," said Madison, grinning.

"Are you playing a trick on me? Cause I don't get it." Melody turned toward the mirror in the living room, closed her eyes, and walked toward it. She opened her eyes. "Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Realization

Melody had turned into Yugi! Her cute blue eyes had turned purple, and her hair! Augh, it was so… so… up!

Madison frowned. "You're not Melody, are you?" she asked.

"I thought I was," Yugi replied.

"What happened?" Madison asked.

"I… I have no idea," Yugi said.

"Hopefully it will wear off," Madison said.

"Yeah. Madison? Have you ever turned… male?"

"Of course not, Melody," she said. "Oops! I mean… Yugi."

"Well, now what?" Yugi said.

"Hmm. Yugi?" Madison asked.

"Yeah?"

"Well, if you've transformed from Melody, then how come your brain isn't different?" Madison pondered.

"What do you mean?"

"You know me. Before today, Yugi didn't know me. You're Melody's brain in Yugi's body."

"I see what you mean."

Just then Mrs. Takiashi walked in. "Aah! My baby!" She ran towards Yugi. "Who are you?!"

"Uh, I'm Melody. I turned male, Mom."

Madison gave him a sorrowful look.

Mrs. Takiashi gave him the ol' eyebrow raise. He could see she wasn't buying it. "Uh, I gotta go," Yugi said. "Bring Madison home. See ya!" So Yugi and Madison set out for home.

"Do you even know this boy?" Mrs. Takiashi asked.

Madison nodded quickly. "Gotta run, sorry. Great party, though! Thanks for inviting me!"

"There is definitely something suspicious about this whole situation," Mrs. Takiashi said.

On the Run

Even though they had cleared Melody's street, Yugi broke into a run, Madison hot on his heels.

"Yugi! You could hide at my house!" Madison said.

"Why would I want to do that?"

"You saw how your mom freaked! Besides, the girls think you're cute at school, and the guys would laugh if you showed up in a skirt. You can't go to school! I'll just tell you what you missed."

"Okay…" This wasn't the end of the conversation, but Yugi didn't quite know how to respond to that yet. "Let's go," Yugi said.

Madison told Yugi to go to the back door while she came in front. That way she could keep her mom busy while she sneaked in. Yugi opened the back door quietly, and dashed inside. He found a room decorated with cream colors and purple accents. This had to be Madison's room. Plus, there were video cameras and video tapes everywhere.

'Now what?' he thought.

A few minutes later, Madison entered her room. "Hey, Yugi! Are you in here?" she stage-whispered.

"Yes," Yugi said. "I'm behind your bed."

Madison walked around the bed and saw Yugi.

"Now what?" Yugi asked.

"I don't know…" Madison said.

"I'm bored," Yugi said. "Let's go for a hamburger!"

"You can't go out in public, remember?" Madison reminded him. But Yugi had already grabbed Madison's arm. They hopped out the window.

An Old Friend

"Where are we going?" Madison asked.

"To Burger Paloosa!"

"In your pajamas?"

"I can change when we get there."

"Into what? You didn't bring any extra clothes, and I haven't had time to make you any."

"It's not a big deal, Maddy."

Madison frowned at the name, but didn't let it bother her. There were more important things to think about. Besides, it was probably a side effect of the transformation. "Do you know the way?"

"My feet do," Yugi said. "I think they've been along this road so much that they just know."

Madison raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Muscle memory. Because I'm in Yugi's body, even though I don't know how to get there, I still can."

They walked in.

"Welcome to Burger Paloosa!" A bright brunette with blue eyes welcomed them to the burger joint.

"Hi, Tea," Yugi said. "I want you to meet someone."

"Madison?!"

Madison came out from behind Yugi.

"It's you! It's really you!"

"Tea!"

"Long time, no see!"

"Right back atcha!"

"You know each other?" Yugi asked.

"Yes. We're old friends."

A moment of silence passed, then Yugi asked, "Anyone wanna tell me how you two already know each other, or are you gonna keep me in the dark?"

Tea and Madison grinned at each other. "We'll keep you in the dark for now," Tea said, teasingly.

(A/N: This part's a little spottier than usual. The reason for that is because a page is missing. And I took it out on purpose- I originally elaborated on the fact that I had Tea and Madison be old dance academy classmates and they went to their old dance academy building and showed Yugi their old routine. I figured the story was better without it, took it out, and then patched the other two pages together.)

The Secret's Out

It was night when Yugi and Madison dropped Tea off at her house.

"Yugi, do you want to walk to school with me tomorrow?" Tea said.

"No! Yugi can't go to school!" Madison shrieked.

"Why not?"

"Because…" she sighed. "You'll never believe me, but… this isn't Yugi."

"What?!"

"It's a long story. Basically, my friend Melody turned into Yugi. Her brain is in his body. Yugi can't go to school in Melody's place."

"That's not a problem. He's Yugi, so he'll go in place of Yugi," Tea said. "And tell the Tomoeda school staff Melody's absent."

"Okay. I didn't think about that, but Yugi grades will change if it's actually Melody's brain inside. Yugi Moto didn't know me before today. Melody did. The brain didn't change."

"Guys, I'm right here," Yugi said.

"That's a little freaky. But he- she- um… he still needs an education." Here she finally acknowledged Yugi's presence. "Wanna walk to school tomorrow? I'll make sure everything goes smoothly."

"Well, I can't miss school," Yugi said. "So, sure! I might as well."

"That's the spirit, you sound like him already," Tea said.

Yugi groaned.

At Least Nothing Else has Changed

The next day Tea came to Madison's house to pick up Yugi. The three of them walked to school together since their schools were right next to each other's. Tea and Yugi dropped Madison off at Tomoeda (Pre-K to eighth grade) and went to their own school.

"I'll show you around," said Tea. "Follow me."

Suddenly Yugi spotted a white-haired figure coming towards them. "You must be Bakura!" he said.

"Have you forgotten me that quickly?"

Tea stepped between them. "Nice going," she stage-whispered to the fake Yugi. "Yugi's not himself today…" she told Bakura.

"Hey Yugi!"

"Huh?" Yugi turned around.

Joey and Tristan ran up to Tea, Yugi, and Bakura.

Joey grinned. "Bet your day got better now that you saw us!"

"Bet it just got worse now that you said that," Tristan said.

Tea giggled.

Joey pitched a fit.

Another Friend Joins the Fray

Yugi didn't do so well in class. Tea showed him around and tried to help him with his schoolwork. Joey and Tristan just goofed around all day, and Bakura just laid low, as usual.

That weekend Madison and Yugi were at the mall together. Mai spotted them and headed towards them. "Is this a date?" she asked.

"No," Yugi said. "We're just friends."

"Hey!" Madison said, frowning. "It could have been. By the way, you're Mai Valentine, aren't you? It's very nice to meet you! I'm having a party tonight. Would you like to join us?"

"Alright, so long as Rex doesn't show up."

"You got it!" Madison said, but she thought, 'Who's Rex?'

The Confession

Tea, Joey, Mai, Bakura, Tristan, and of course, Yugi, had come over for the party.

"Snacks!" called Madison's mom from the kitchen. Joey and Tristan rushed out of Madison's bedroom. Joey and Tristan were clung to food like stars to the sky. Tea and Bakura followed, making sure Tristan and Joey didn't eat too much too quickly. Mai, Madison, and Yugi were left alone in Madison's room.

Suddenly, Mai noticed Yugi's eyes were turning from purple to blue, and his hair was going… down.

"Yugi!" Mai screamed. "YUGI! AAHH! Look at yourself!"

Yugi looked in the mirror. He was changing back to Melody!

"Yay!" Madison squealed.

Mai stared at Madison like she was a nut. Joey, Tea, Tristan, and Bakura burst into the room. "Yugi! AAHH!"

"Augh! Yugi, what's going on?!"

"I'm turning back! Back to myself." Melody smiled. "I'm actually a girl. The name's Melody."

Joey's jaw dropped.

"One morning, I just woke up as Yugi," she explained. "I thought it was permanent, though. Madison and Tea have been helping me with a lot."

"They've been helping you be an imposter!" Joey cried. "What happened to Yugi!"

"Actually, that's what this party is really for," Madison explained. "It's a search party."

"Haha, I get it," Melody said. "Nice."

"So where's Yugi?" Joey asked.

"Uh…" The smile disappeared from Melody's face.

"You killed him, didn't cha?!"

"Now Joey, don't jump to conclusions. Give the poor girl a chance. She's been through a lot," Tristan said, still visibly shaken.

"I don't know where Yugi is," Melody said. "But I hope you find him. I'm going home. I have a lot to explain to my parents."

Someone's Watching Over Me

"Good, good," Yami Yugi said to himself. He had been hiding, following Madison and Melody wherever they went, seeing how Melody had been coping with this change. 'I know who can continue my legacy if anything should happen to Yugi, it's kind of weird that she's female, though. Wasn't expecting that, but it is done! I will pass my puzzle to Melody.'

Home Again

Melody entered her house.

"My baby!" her mom said. "You're back!"

"What happened?" asked her father.

"Uh… I turned female, dad."

"What?"

"It doesn't matter right now. Our baby is back!" Mrs. Takiashi cried as she hugged her daughter close.

"It's good to be back, mom," Melody said.