It was a typical day in Sunnydale, California. The Sunnydale High students were at the Sunnydale Zoo on a field trip.

The Pack — which consisted of Kyle DuFours, Tor Hauer, Rhonda Kelley and Heidi Barrie — were busy looking for a student to tease or pick on (although it was sometimes a combination of both). 

However, they almost jumped out of their skin upon seeing none other than the guy who was referred to as "Yami Yugi" and "Yami" by the other students. He was standing there all casual-like, with an all-knowing trademark smile adorning his face. He was wearing a black sleeveless muscle shirt covered by a blue jacket, black pants and bootlike shoes with buckles that seemed to be diamond-shaped along the edges.

"Whoa," Kyle spoke up first, asking the very question that was also on Rhonda's, Heidi's and Tor's minds. "Who are you?"

Yami's smile transfigured into a smirk. "The name's Yami," he replied. "And you guys left these behind," he added while holding up their wallets. The sight of their wallets in his left hand made Kyle, Heidi, Rhonda and Tor blink in surprise. With a casual shrug, Yami threw the wallets to the stunned group of bullies, who quickly tried to catch them.

"It's not nice to leave a former Pharaoh hanging like that," Yami then said as he locked eyes with them, his crimson gaze causing a shiver to run up and down their spines.

"Yeah, well, we'll be sure to tell him the next time we see him," said Rhonda.

For some reason, much to their surprise, Yami laughed. "Oh, I didn't mean him — I meant me." Catching their expressions of half-surprise and half-puzzlement, he was unable to resist getting in one last word. "Be careful. He might beat you guys in a duel."

With that, Yami then smoothly walked past the bullies and over to where Buffy Summers was standing along with her two friends, Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg. "Hey, guys."

"Hey there, Yami," said Xander. "We saw how you handled those bullies. It was pretty awesome."

Willow nodded. "I agree, and you really amazed us with how you used your words rather than challenging them to a battle — and a physical battle at that."

"Yami, I have to tell you, you really impressed us," Buffy remarked, grinning. "I had no idea that you're able to deal with bullies like that — and in a smooth, charming kind of way, too." She looked thoughtful, and then smiled along with Xander and Willow. "Job well done, Yami. I couldn't be more proud of you."

Grinning, Yami bowed deeply. "Thank you, Buffy. That means a lot to me, it does."