An Unwelcome Stranger
{As night falls over Pride Rock, Atem notices Yugi about to go into
the inner cavern with the servents; he jumps in front of Yugi with a
growl and intimidates him away from the cavern opening as he goes
inside. Yugi walks out onto the rocks to sleep. Mana goes out to speak
to him.}
MANA:
Hey... uh, thanks for saving me today.
YUGI:
What kind of hunter are you, anyway-- Princess? You almost got yourself
killed out there.
MANA:
What?
YUGI:
You wouldn't last three days on your own.
MANA:
Oh... and I suppose you could teach me?
YUGI:
Heh... yeah.
{Atem shouts from the cavern entrance.}
ATEM:
Mana!
Mana:
Coming! {She turns back to Yugi.} All right-- impress me. We start at
dawn.
{Mana walks back to the cavern; Yugi continues speaking to himself.}
YUGI:
I look forward to it.
{The camera pulls back to where Ryou and Mai sit watching from a
nearby hill.}
RYOU:
Oh... oh... d-d-did you see that?! He let her go! If that were me--
MAI:
Hush. The fire-rescue worked perfectly, and Atem fell for it. Now, the
closer Yugi gets to the daughter, the closer he gets to Atem! And once
he has Atem alone... rraaagh! {she emphasizes her point by swatting a
young tree from its trunk}
{Camera shifts to Pride Rock, midnight. Atem is dreaming of the moment
when his father died. He is at the top of the ledge, reaching down for
Aknamkanon, who is just out of reach.}
AKNAMKANON:
Atem! Atem! Help me!
ATEM:
Father!
{Bakura is above Atem, laughing on the rocks against the moonlight.}
ATEM:
Dad... just... a little... farther...
{Bakura latches on to Atem.}
BAKURA:
Gotcha! ...Trust me.
AKNAMKANON:
Atem!
{Aknamkanon slides down and into the gorge.}
ATEM:
Noooo!
{Atem turns on Bakura, above him; Bakura, laughing, slowly morphs into
Yugi.}
ATEM:
Yugi...?
{Yugi suddenly lets go, throwing Atem down after Aknamkanon. He is still
laughing. At the moment of impact, he wakes, panting. He looks around
in fright, calms himself, and goes back to sleep next to Tea.}
{The next morning. Atem stretches, and then descends to the valley
floor, where he walks slowly toward the water hole. Yugi is above him,
hiding behind a rock; his teeth are bared in anger, ready to strike.
Suddenly, Mana jumps in front of him, from around the front of the
rock.}
MANA:
G'morning! I'm ready for my first lesson.
{Yugi is stunned; he takes several moments to disguise his previous
mindset and intentions.}
MANA:
{Mana is jumping around on her feet, very frisky} Surprised ya,
huh?
{Yugi looks back toward the water hole; Atem is gone.}
MANA:
Hey, c'mon. Let's go!
{Yugi is still dumbstruck. After one last glance after his lost
opportunity, he turns and follows Mana.}
{Scene switch. Yugi is attempting to teach stealth to Mana. We hear
her saying "Ow" in the underbrush a few times; Yugi is smiling
bemusedly to himself.}
YUGI:
{anticipating the jump} Three... two... {rolls his eyes} one... {he
ducks}
MANA:
Gotcha!
{Mana leaps full over Yugi's evasion, and tumbles over on the ground.
Yugi steps over to her head, looking down at her.}
MANA:
{slightly embarrassed} You could hear me... huh?
YUGI:
Only... a lot. You're still breathing too hard. Relax... feel the earth
under your feet... so it doesn't shift and make noise. {Mana follows
his example. A flock of birds interrupts them, alighting beyond a
nearby hill} Ssshh. Watch the master... and learn.
{Yugi runs silently down into a gully, then up the other side. Leaping
over the ridgetop, he jumps right down on top of Joey, who is foraging for berrys' there.}
JOEY:
Aaaahhhh!
{Yugi freezes in the position in which he hits the ground, with his
mouth open; he skids to a halt with Joey between his legs.}
JOEY:
Don't kill me! Please! I... I... I never really met your tyrant. I mean,
uh-- Bakura. Bakura. Oh, heck of a guy. A little moody, but, I...
MANA:
Joey! What are you doing here?
JOEY:
Mana! Thank goodness! Ohh! Hey... for once, we're not following ya.
This just happens to be the best smorgasbord in the Pride Lands. Berry's
everywhere! {he indicates the field of berry's, with the flock of birds
eating contentedly away} But, you don't call for a reservation, and--
yeesh! {turning toward the birds Get outta here, ya scavengers. Go on!
Shoo! Shoo!
{Joey tries to scare away the birds; he waves his arms at one
unconcerned bird, who bites Joey's nose.}
JOEY:
{in pain, nose glowing red} Oh!... oh!... oh.
{Tristan rushes down the hill, and back up, scattering birds, who come
back to land right where they were. Mana watches with amusement, Yugi
with bewilderment. Camera switches back to Tristan, who is standing with
a dozen or so birds sitting on him.}
TRISTAN:
Ohh... Joey, I'm getting tired. I gotta lose some pounds!
JOEY:
{trying to scare the birds off Tristan} Shoo! Go on! Shoo! Shoo!
{Mana and Yugi trot back down the hill, Mana laughing.}
TRISTAN:
Hey! Maybe he can help. Ya think?
JOEY:
Shoo! {he manages to scare the last bird off Tristan's shoulders} Oh! Yeah...
there's an idea. Right. Let the vicious Outsider-- Hey! Wait! I have an
idea! {he jumps up in front of Tristan} What if he helps?
TRISTAN:
What?
JOEY:
{to Yugi} You wanna lend a voice? Huh? {not getting through to him}
Grrr. Guh... Yell! Work with me!
MANA:
Like this. {she yells loudly, scattering the birds}
JOEY:
Wooo hoo! C'mon, do it again! Do it again!
{Yugi yells this time, sending the birds into a rout.}
JOEY:
Yee-haa!
{Mana and Yugi run down the hill, sending birds flying in every
direction. Yugi is still clueless.}
YUGI:
Why are we doing this? What's the point of this training?
MANA:
Training? This is just for fun!
YUGI:
{as though he's never heard the word before} Fun?
{Joey and Tristan run by; Joey is hanging on to a bird's leg.}
JOEY:
Ya gotta get out more often. Fun! Yeee-haa! Ha ha ha ha... Woooo-hoo!
YUGI:
{slowly getting the idea} Yeee-haa! Yeee-haaa!
{The group runs down between a row of rocks; it is blocked at the end
by a number of rhinos.}
JOEY:
That's it, Tristan! Oh, boy!
YUGI:
Yeeeee-haaa!
{They notice the rhinos and come skidding to a halt; they notice the
birds all sitting on top of the rhinos' heads.}
MANA:
Uh-oh.
BIRDS:
{thhhpppbbt!}
{The Yugi, Mana, Joey, and Tristan turn and run back the way they came;
the rhinos are in hot pursuit.}
JOEY:
{to Tristan, as Tristan turns a corner using the edge of a small
overhang} Hang rhino!
{The Yugi and Mana turn sideways into a crevice in the rocks, where they hide
while the rhinos pass by. They're laughing with delight as the camera
trucks in.}
YUGI:
What a blast!
TRISTAN:
Oh... sorry.
JOEY:
{giving Yugi a noogie} You're okay, kid...
YUGI:
{to Joey, caught off guard} Hey!
JOEY:
...You're okay.
{They now try to squeeze out of the crevice. Amid "'Scuse me, pardon
me" from Joey, Mana's face brushes up against Yugi's. They look at
each other, both quite embarrassed.}
MANA:
Um... s-sorr-- uh...
{Joey and Tristan have extricated themselves and are some way up the
pathway.}
JOEY:
Hey! Are you two comin' or what?
{The Yugi and Mana walk off, side by side and laughing. Sighs soon mix with
their laughter.}
{As night falls over Pride Rock, Atem notices Yugi about to go into
the inner cavern with the servents; he jumps in front of Yugi with a
growl and intimidates him away from the cavern opening as he goes
inside. Yugi walks out onto the rocks to sleep. Mana goes out to speak
to him.}
MANA:
Hey... uh, thanks for saving me today.
YUGI:
What kind of hunter are you, anyway-- Princess? You almost got yourself
killed out there.
MANA:
What?
YUGI:
You wouldn't last three days on your own.
MANA:
Oh... and I suppose you could teach me?
YUGI:
Heh... yeah.
{Atem shouts from the cavern entrance.}
ATEM:
Mana!
Mana:
Coming! {She turns back to Yugi.} All right-- impress me. We start at
dawn.
{Mana walks back to the cavern; Yugi continues speaking to himself.}
YUGI:
I look forward to it.
{The camera pulls back to where Ryou and Mai sit watching from a
nearby hill.}
RYOU:
Oh... oh... d-d-did you see that?! He let her go! If that were me--
MAI:
Hush. The fire-rescue worked perfectly, and Atem fell for it. Now, the
closer Yugi gets to the daughter, the closer he gets to Atem! And once
he has Atem alone... rraaagh! {she emphasizes her point by swatting a
young tree from its trunk}
{Camera shifts to Pride Rock, midnight. Atem is dreaming of the moment
when his father died. He is at the top of the ledge, reaching down for
Aknamkanon, who is just out of reach.}
AKNAMKANON:
Atem! Atem! Help me!
ATEM:
Father!
{Bakura is above Atem, laughing on the rocks against the moonlight.}
ATEM:
Dad... just... a little... farther...
{Bakura latches on to Atem.}
BAKURA:
Gotcha! ...Trust me.
AKNAMKANON:
Atem!
{Aknamkanon slides down and into the gorge.}
ATEM:
Noooo!
{Atem turns on Bakura, above him; Bakura, laughing, slowly morphs into
Yugi.}
ATEM:
Yugi...?
{Yugi suddenly lets go, throwing Atem down after Aknamkanon. He is still
laughing. At the moment of impact, he wakes, panting. He looks around
in fright, calms himself, and goes back to sleep next to Tea.}
{The next morning. Atem stretches, and then descends to the valley
floor, where he walks slowly toward the water hole. Yugi is above him,
hiding behind a rock; his teeth are bared in anger, ready to strike.
Suddenly, Mana jumps in front of him, from around the front of the
rock.}
MANA:
G'morning! I'm ready for my first lesson.
{Yugi is stunned; he takes several moments to disguise his previous
mindset and intentions.}
MANA:
{Mana is jumping around on her feet, very frisky} Surprised ya,
huh?
{Yugi looks back toward the water hole; Atem is gone.}
MANA:
Hey, c'mon. Let's go!
{Yugi is still dumbstruck. After one last glance after his lost
opportunity, he turns and follows Mana.}
{Scene switch. Yugi is attempting to teach stealth to Mana. We hear
her saying "Ow" in the underbrush a few times; Yugi is smiling
bemusedly to himself.}
YUGI:
{anticipating the jump} Three... two... {rolls his eyes} one... {he
ducks}
MANA:
Gotcha!
{Mana leaps full over Yugi's evasion, and tumbles over on the ground.
Yugi steps over to her head, looking down at her.}
MANA:
{slightly embarrassed} You could hear me... huh?
YUGI:
Only... a lot. You're still breathing too hard. Relax... feel the earth
under your feet... so it doesn't shift and make noise. {Mana follows
his example. A flock of birds interrupts them, alighting beyond a
nearby hill} Ssshh. Watch the master... and learn.
{Yugi runs silently down into a gully, then up the other side. Leaping
over the ridgetop, he jumps right down on top of Joey, who is foraging for berrys' there.}
JOEY:
Aaaahhhh!
{Yugi freezes in the position in which he hits the ground, with his
mouth open; he skids to a halt with Joey between his legs.}
JOEY:
Don't kill me! Please! I... I... I never really met your tyrant. I mean,
uh-- Bakura. Bakura. Oh, heck of a guy. A little moody, but, I...
MANA:
Joey! What are you doing here?
JOEY:
Mana! Thank goodness! Ohh! Hey... for once, we're not following ya.
This just happens to be the best smorgasbord in the Pride Lands. Berry's
everywhere! {he indicates the field of berry's, with the flock of birds
eating contentedly away} But, you don't call for a reservation, and--
yeesh! {turning toward the birds Get outta here, ya scavengers. Go on!
Shoo! Shoo!
{Joey tries to scare away the birds; he waves his arms at one
unconcerned bird, who bites Joey's nose.}
JOEY:
{in pain, nose glowing red} Oh!... oh!... oh.
{Tristan rushes down the hill, and back up, scattering birds, who come
back to land right where they were. Mana watches with amusement, Yugi
with bewilderment. Camera switches back to Tristan, who is standing with
a dozen or so birds sitting on him.}
TRISTAN:
Ohh... Joey, I'm getting tired. I gotta lose some pounds!
JOEY:
{trying to scare the birds off Tristan} Shoo! Go on! Shoo! Shoo!
{Mana and Yugi trot back down the hill, Mana laughing.}
TRISTAN:
Hey! Maybe he can help. Ya think?
JOEY:
Shoo! {he manages to scare the last bird off Tristan's shoulders} Oh! Yeah...
there's an idea. Right. Let the vicious Outsider-- Hey! Wait! I have an
idea! {he jumps up in front of Tristan} What if he helps?
TRISTAN:
What?
JOEY:
{to Yugi} You wanna lend a voice? Huh? {not getting through to him}
Grrr. Guh... Yell! Work with me!
MANA:
Like this. {she yells loudly, scattering the birds}
JOEY:
Wooo hoo! C'mon, do it again! Do it again!
{Yugi yells this time, sending the birds into a rout.}
JOEY:
Yee-haa!
{Mana and Yugi run down the hill, sending birds flying in every
direction. Yugi is still clueless.}
YUGI:
Why are we doing this? What's the point of this training?
MANA:
Training? This is just for fun!
YUGI:
{as though he's never heard the word before} Fun?
{Joey and Tristan run by; Joey is hanging on to a bird's leg.}
JOEY:
Ya gotta get out more often. Fun! Yeee-haa! Ha ha ha ha... Woooo-hoo!
YUGI:
{slowly getting the idea} Yeee-haa! Yeee-haaa!
{The group runs down between a row of rocks; it is blocked at the end
by a number of rhinos.}
JOEY:
That's it, Tristan! Oh, boy!
YUGI:
Yeeeee-haaa!
{They notice the rhinos and come skidding to a halt; they notice the
birds all sitting on top of the rhinos' heads.}
MANA:
Uh-oh.
BIRDS:
{thhhpppbbt!}
{The Yugi, Mana, Joey, and Tristan turn and run back the way they came;
the rhinos are in hot pursuit.}
JOEY:
{to Tristan, as Tristan turns a corner using the edge of a small
overhang} Hang rhino!
{The Yugi and Mana turn sideways into a crevice in the rocks, where they hide
while the rhinos pass by. They're laughing with delight as the camera
trucks in.}
YUGI:
What a blast!
TRISTAN:
Oh... sorry.
JOEY:
{giving Yugi a noogie} You're okay, kid...
YUGI:
{to Joey, caught off guard} Hey!
JOEY:
...You're okay.
{They now try to squeeze out of the crevice. Amid "'Scuse me, pardon
me" from Joey, Mana's face brushes up against Yugi's. They look at
each other, both quite embarrassed.}
MANA:
Um... s-sorr-- uh...
{Joey and Tristan have extricated themselves and are some way up the
pathway.}
JOEY:
Hey! Are you two comin' or what?
{The Yugi and Mana walk off, side by side and laughing. Sighs soon mix with
their laughter.}
Tea: (While on the phone) No way! How?
Joey: How what?
Tea: Shhhhhhhh! Really? Oh my God that's so great!
Joey: What's great?
Tea: Shhhhhhhhhhh! So everyone? On the whole sub?
Joey: Everyone on the whole what?
Tea: Just stuff your chicken!
[After お茶, 紅茶 explains the beginning of an iTea webcast]
Joey: Why doesn´t Tristan say "in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1?
Tea: No one knows!
Tristan: I know!
Tea: No one cares!
(doing a Terrible Theatre segment)
Yugi: Might I also have some food, father?
Tristan: No! Floss my toes!
Yugi: (sobbing) Oh, Father!
Baby Joey: Get between Daddy's toes! MYEEHEHEHEH!
Yugi: Father, please, it smells like gorganzola!
Joey: How what?
Tea: Shhhhhhhh! Really? Oh my God that's so great!
Joey: What's great?
Tea: Shhhhhhhhhhh! So everyone? On the whole sub?
Joey: Everyone on the whole what?
Tea: Just stuff your chicken!
[After お茶, 紅茶 explains the beginning of an iTea webcast]
Joey: Why doesn´t Tristan say "in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1?
Tea: No one knows!
Tristan: I know!
Tea: No one cares!
(doing a Terrible Theatre segment)
Yugi: Might I also have some food, father?
Tristan: No! Floss my toes!
Yugi: (sobbing) Oh, Father!
Baby Joey: Get between Daddy's toes! MYEEHEHEHEH!
Yugi: Father, please, it smells like gorganzola!