Disclaimer: Great, I get to start this all over again.. DON'T OWN YU-Gi-OH!

And, the mention of the word "Black Gate" is NOT the one from the kick-ass series..LORD OF THE RINGS!!!

EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE RETURN OF THE KING!!!

But anyway...

Here we go! Again! Okay, since my story got deleted, I've decided to start a brand new one leaving off from where we left off, in the finals!

Any questions? Just send me an e-mail!

Now, getting to more important matters....

Chapter 48: A Final Surprise

"Attention all remaining competitors. Even though there are only two remaining preliminary duelists, all head to the Selection Room!" he announced, while every anime-fell at the end of his statement.

"We have to go to the selection room even though there are only two duelists left?! What a world!" Tea stated.

~~ Selection Room ~~

"Well, now that we're all here, I have an announcement for everyone. No, we are not going to waste minutes going through the selector, but everyone needs to pack their bags, put them in the lobby, and meet at the dueling arena in 10 minutes. That is all." The tournament coordinator announced, walking to a separate room as everyone turned to go back to their own.

"Pack our bags? The tournament's not even halfway over!" Tea yelled. "This thing just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

~~ Lobby ~~

"Well, let's keep all of our bags together." Yugi suggested, everyone placing them into a pile.

~~ Selection Room ~~

"Now, as of this minute, your bags are being moved to the final place our finals will be held. The place we are going this very minute. All participants and "friends" please move this way." He stated, motioning towards a door.

The doorway was dark, almost too dark. As Yugi took the first step inside, the tournament coordinator put on a sly grin. Suddenly, Yugi was sucked inside this dark, purple vortex. Everyone turned away but the vortex opened much wider, making him or her all fall in. The vortex was dark purple and black all mixed together. It was dark, cold, and seemed to go on forever. They were dropped somewhere. You couldn't call it a room or a forest, since everything was black. No light coming from anywhere, not even a glimpse.

"Where the heck are we?!" Joey demanded to know, no one answering.

Instantly, the tournament coordinator's face appeared in the midst of the sky. "Oh no! Now what could have happened?" he fake sympathized. "Oh! Well, looks to me your stuck in the Black Realm! And, the only way to get out is by leaving through the Black Gate!" he yelled.

"Where is this Black Gate?" Yugi demanded.

"Do you honestly think I'm going to tell you? You must duel some "interesting" people, and one way or another should you win, mind you- which won't be easy, they will give you a piece of a map, leading to the Black Gate. When you arrive there, you'll find it won't be so easy to get home."

"Not another one of THESE!" Tea thought.

"Now, you'll find the rules very similar to the ones you encountered with your virtual world experience."

"Now before I let you go, I believe we should make you suffer, so, you'll have to find each other. And Yugi, Tea, and Joey, believe me, it will be MUCH harder. Now have fun!" and with that one portal opened up beneath everyone sending to a different part of a region.

"Let's see what those fools are made of. This will be one test THEY CAN'T PASS!" he yelled, laughing.