Crimson eyes studied the room. Yami was angry. He didn't want to be here. He glared at his skin, staring at the offending pyramid mark on his wrist. His tri colored hair was pulled back in a half ponytail, his black boots sitting quietly on the ground. Clad in black leather pants and a black tank top, he glared around the room.

Sitting in the chair next to him was a slim, white haired male in jeans and a purple, long sleeved shirt. Chocolate eyes looked up, feeling the weight of the stare upon him. Smiling a gentle smile, the white haired man held out his hand. "Hello, I'm Ryou. I'm an angel." The soft British voice wafted through the silent air. Yami grunted, but begrudgingly shook the offered hand.

"Yami. Vampire." Yami elongated his fangs, flicking one with his tongue.

Ryou smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you. So…you are a Guardian?"

Yami grimaced. "I guess so."

Ryou motioned to his tattoo on his wrist, of a pyramid with the eye of Horus on the front. "Mine just started burning, and then I appeared here."

Yami nodded, holding up his own wrist. "I always thought the legend was bullshit." He sighed angrily. "Now I'm trapped."

Ryou opened his mouth to say something when a tall man strode in with cold blue eyes and brown hair. Yami looked up. "Seto?" He said in confusion.

Seto looked over. "Yami. Is this your fault?" He growled.

Yami looked at Seto. "Cousin, don't be ridiculous. How did you get here?"

Seto held up his wrist, the shape of the pyramid an angry black contrasting with his skin. Yami nodded. "Ryou, this is Seto…Seto, Ryou. Ryou's an angel. Seto's a white dragon."

Seto nodded at Ryou and flopped down. Ryou looked around. "I…I think that we still have to have one more, from what I've been told?"

Yami was about to say something when the door opened and in came a blonde haired man, growling, being slung in by a larger, wilder version of Ryou. "Get the hell in there. I have other fucking things to do." Slamming the door, the white haired man looked at the four. The blonde slid, falling, then got up and growled again, honey eyes blazing.

"Okay, you pantywaist princesses, you're here because you've been fucking chosen to be the Guardians of the motherfucking Millennium Puzzle. My name is Bakura. I'm the fucking warden of the Puzzle. Let's get a few fucking things straight. One: I don't fucking like any of you. Two. I don't want to be here anymore than any of you pussies. Three. We are all stuck here yippee-kay-fucking-ay. Four. Try to leave, it won't work. Any questions, so far?"

The blonde growled. Yami looked bored. Seto looked down his nose at the blonde who had somehow got close to him; Seto scooted his chair away. Ryou was looking studiously at Bakura.

"Good. So, here's the deal so we are all in the same fucking ball field. The Puzzle is home to the worst fucking monsters in existence…from this plane or the next. The Puzzle keeps them imprisoned. I'm the warden of the Puzzle. I can go in the fucking puzzle to keep them in check, kinda like those asshats at real prisons. I can also come out to let you know who we need and for general fucking information since I'm probably smarter than all of you put together. Your job is to go out and get these fucking idiots so we can imprison them. You were each chosen because of your abilities. Yami's a vamp, Seto's a blue eyed white dragon, Joey's a werewolf, and Ryou's an…angel?" He looked up at Ryou and raised an eyebrow. Ryou blushed.

Joey glared. "So, we are just supposed ta blindly accept what ya say?"

Seto looked at Joey. "Mutt, you can try."

Joey growled. Standing, he stormed out the door. Bakura just looked at the door, then his fingernails. Within two minutes Joey was threw back into the room, sliding in on his butt. Growling, he stood, shaking himself off.

"You smell like a dog, too." Seto huffed. Joey rounded on him.

"You wanna start somethin', Dragon?" Joey growled.

Seto scoffed. "I would destroy you easily. I need a challenge."

Yami rolled his eyes. Bakura cleared his throat. "Okay, now that the infantile pissing contest is over with, I can finish my fucking briefing so I can go take a piss."

Joey flopped down angrily in his seat.

"As I was explaining before being so rudely interrupted. The last Guardians are now dead. The Puzzle has been separated. I have the pieces, but we have to find someone to put them together. I've been given the location of the Builder. You all need to go, take the pieces to him, and get him to fix it."

Handing the golden box to Ryou, Bakura looked at him. "You seem to have the coolest head. The pieces are in this box. You need to get the Builder to put the Puzzle back together. And quickly. Cause since the fucking Puzzle exploded, all the monsters have escaped…and are causing fucking havoc."

Turning to Yami, Bakura handed him a necklace. There was a golden ring with five golden points hanging from it. Inside the golden ring was a golden pyramid with the Eye of Horus on it. "You have the kindest fucking heart. This will lead you to whatever you seek. Find the Builder. I gotta piss." Bakura turned and left.

Ryou looked to the other three. "So..should we get going?"

Joey glared at everyone. "Ya all jus' gonna believe dis guy dat dis is what we gotta do?"

Seto looked at Joey. "He is telling the truth. I have studied the legends. We are now all trapped in Fate's plan."

Yami looked to the others. Going up to Ryou, he gently lifted the lid off the box. Inside the box were grooves, and each golden piece of the puzzle was sitting in the groove.

Joey growled, then looked to Yami and Ryou. "Is dis guy tellin' da truth?"

Yami looked at Joey. "Unfortunately, yes. And you know it too, because you can smell deception." Yami said matter of factly.

Joey looked up, surprised. "How you know about dat?"

Yami looked at Joey. "Wolf, I can control you. You are my animal. But don't worry, I don't want to."

Joey bristled. Seto smirked. Ryou sighed; looking to Yami, Yami nodded. Sliding the ring around his neck, he thought of the Builder. Eyes widening, he looked down at the ring. Those five prongs pointed North.