It would seem Dumbledore had the same problem that he seemed to have ever summer. Hogwarts was in need of another teacher. However this time he had 2 spots to fill. The year previously his choice for defense against the dark arts teacher turned out to be an imposter and after Mad-eye was freed Dumbledore could not convince him to try again. But it also seemed he lost Professor Binns, the ghost that taught the History of Magic. One day the ghost just never showed up for class and no one could find the professor in the entire castle. With the disappearance of Binns that meant Dumbledore needed to find a replacement for History of magic. He decided to check and see an old friend and try to see if Solomon Mutou would help him fill the History of magic position.
Dumbledore had arrived in Domino City and was making his way to the home of his dear friend. He arrived at the Kame Game shop and opened the door. Solomon was sweeping in front of the counter with his back to the door.
"Good after noon," Solomon said without turning around, "Welcome to the Kame Game Shop how can I help you?"
"I was wondering if you had time to humor and old friend Solomon?" Dumbledore asked. Solomon turned around with a smile on his face hearing the voice of his old friend.
"Albus," Solomon chuckled, "so good to see you my dear old friend. How is the teaching life?"
"Very well Solomon. Might we retire to the siting room?"
"Good idea I will put on some tea."
Dumbledore walked behind Solomon and sat down in the living room, as Solomon went into the small kitchen.
"Tell me how is your grandson?"
"He is quite well actually. He just finished a big tournament hosted by Kaiba Corp. It was called Battle City 2. He ended up facing one of his friends to claim victory."
"I see. Tell me does he still have the Millennium item you found so long ago?"
"Yes. He actually solved it a few years back. And ever since then his life has never been the same."
"well that is the life of one who possesses such a mysterious magical Artifact."
Solomon returned into the iving room with the tea tray in hand and set out a cup for him and Albus. He took his cup and sat down in the arm chair beside the couch.
"So albus I tak it you want to take a position at Hogwarts Again?"
"Actually I was wondering if your grandson would fill that position."
Solomon was drinking some of his tea when Dumbledore said this an nearly choked on the tea that was currently going down his throat.
"Why do you want Yugi to teach?"
"Solomon, we both know that the holders of a millennium item when given full possession of the item gains emence knowledge after the years have gone on. How long has Yugi had the puzzle?"
"He solved it his freshman year and is a senior now so he has had it for almost three years."
"That is more than enough time to have learned so much about the magical properties belonging to said item. Legend tells that the owner of the puzzle gain incredible knowledge of magic after solving it. I have heard the rumors of the strange goings on around your grandson. I am not ignorant of these rumors and tall tales. I am still trying to sort some of the problems out from the orichalcos incident at my school."
"I see. Well he will be home from being with his friends in an hour or so you are welcome to stay until then."
"Thank you Solomon I appreciate your Hospitality. So how are Arthur and his granddaughter Rebecca?
Yugi was walking down the street with his friends Joey, Tristan and Tea. They had spent the day at Duke's game shop trying out the new dungeon dice monsters arena that he had put in that was going to be used for a tournament that he would be hosting later that week. Tristian and Joey divided from the group and started to head home. Joey was on his way to visit his sister and Tristan said he would go with joey to make sure he didn't get lost. Tea and Yugi said good bye for then and asked joey to tell his sister Hello for them. Yugi decided to be the gentleman and walk Tea home.
"Thanks for walking me home Yugi." Tea said
"It is no problem Tea." Yugi replied, a smile on his face, "after all in Domino one can never be to careful."
Tea chuckled. She knew that Yugi was only teasing, but she couldn't help remember the few times someone had tried to get to Yugi through his friends. She looked down at the Millennium puzzle Hanging around his neck on the old silver colored chain he started wearing it on before the whole Marik incident began and the battle for the Egyptian god cards.
"you okay Tea?" asked Yugi.
"Yeah, sorry or spacing out like that," Tea replied, "just thinking about all the time we have missed to just hang out like regular people."
"I know what you mean," Yugi replied, "Well at least we had today and it wasn't so bad. We all had a good time at Duke's place. Besides the last tournament wasn't so bad, no mad man trying to take over or destroy the world. So I call that a win in my book."
"True," Yugi had Tea on that one. In Battle city two nothing had went wrong. Other than having to deal with Weevil and Rex's usual antics, nothing weird, supernatural or life threating happened. No one had come after Yugi, Kaiba, or Joey. Everything had been rather calm for the past few weeks. Unfortunately this did not put Tea at ease, "I just feel that something is still going to happen. It has been to quiet lately."
"I know what you mean Tea, and so does Yami. But can't we enjoy what peace we are having now. No one is coming after my puzzle or trying to hurt you and the others to try and get to me. Can't we just relax for a few weeks and just enjoy what time we have together without something happening?"
Tea smiled. Yugi had always been an optimistic person and after all this time of facing evil lunatics and malevolent ancient spirits, it was good to enjoy what peace and quiet they had now. They had arrived at Tea's place and yugi walked her to the door.
"You're right Yugi we need to enjoy what time we have. For all we know a new threat could arise tomarrow," tea giggled.
"don't say things like that," Yugi chuckled, "they just might and I don't want that to happen!"
"Good night Yugi." Tea waved as she entered her house.
"Night Tea, see you tomorrow at the shop, just me and you?"
"It's a date," Tea winked.
Yugi smiled and ran all the way back home. Ever since the Orichalcos incident and the Fiasco of the Kaiba Corp. Grand Championship he and Tea had never had any real alone time. His joy eventually made it over the mind link to Yami.
"You seem very happy Yugi. You seem to be relishing the fact it will just be you and Tea tomorrow."
"Well with all that has been going on in the past year I am not surprised tha I am happy. When was the last time we just got together with our friends and just had a good time with no one coming after us or any of our friends and that includes Kaiba!"
"you're right better pay attention yugi we are almost home!"
Yugi slowed down his run and opened the door to the shop, "Grandpa I'm home!"
"in the living room Yugi we have company!" came Grandpa Motou's voice from around the corner.
"oh who is it. Yugi said entering the living room seeing an older gentleman that appeared to be oldee had r than Grandpa in a long Blue robe. The man had bright blue eyes behind his half-moon spectacles, long flowing white hair and a similar colored beard. The man had a sense of wisdom about him that even Yami had to admit showed quite a lot for this man's age.
"I am Professor Albus Dumbledore, I am an old friend of your grandfather's. he has spoken quite highly of you whiel you have been gone. I would like to as you a few questions Mr. Motou."
"mice to meet you. And please just call me Yugi." Yugi sat down in the arm chair that his grandfather had been sitting in when Yugi Walked in. Grandpa had gotten up and went back in to the kitchen to make some more tea and to allow Dumbledore and Yugi some time alone to try and get a feel for each other. Knowing the spirit of the puzzle and Yugi they would decide together to trust Dumbledore. Sure the oldman had his flaws but Solomon knew that he could trust Dumbledore with his life.
"so what do you want to talk to me about?"
"I am here to offer you a position to teach at my school. You will have ot move to Britain to teach however."
"Why Britain?"
"It is where you will catch the train from to go to teach. My history teacher has left his post and I need a new set of blood in the school to liven it up. I believe you are the one who can do that."
Dumbledore had not been addressing Yugi directly. Yugi could feel Dumbledore's eyes looking past all of the charade yugi kept up around unfamiliar company about the puzzle.
"I will cut to the point," yugi said bluntly allowing Yami to take over, "how much do you know about me and the millennium puzzle."
"I know quite a lot about it actually. I know that it is a magical artifact of great power and that it only can be solved by one who is destined to bring an end to dark forces that threaten the world. You have already done that twice before. And I am afraid that I must ask your help to end another."
"what do you mean?" Yami asked.
"as you could probably tell I am no normal human. I am in fact a wizard," Dumbledore pulled out his wand and pointed it at his tea cup. With a t flick of his wrist it turned into a mouse and back again. Yami felt the magical flux from this act without any effort, "as you can see I hold a different kind of magic than you are used to dealing with. Am I right Pharoah?"
"you knew?" Yami asked.
"as I said I am familiar with the legends and rumors surrounding the millennium puzzle." Dumbledore replied a small sly smile on his face, "again I ask for your help. There is an evil that threatens both of our worlds. His name is lord Voldemort. He is currently in hiding. But his biggest threat needs to be protected. A boy by the name of Harry potter is the only one who can end the threat of lord Voldemort. However my world does not believe him or me when we say he has returned. 15 years ago Voldemort tried to kill Harry as an infant. The curse that Voldemort used rebounded and destroyed his body. However he survived. My world's legislation and community became complacent and lowered their defenses. However last June he returned and it cost the life of an innocent. Harry made it back to us in one piece but told all that Voldemort had returned. However our leader, the minister of magic of Britain by the name of Cornelius Fudge did not believe him or me. I told him that it was only a matter of time before he returned. They have turned the public against the only hope they have and have made me out to be an old man losing his mind. Just recently I have had to defend harry at an attempt to send him away to a very dark place that costs many people their minds. I want you to come to my school and teach the students about the history of your kind of magic, ancient magic. You do not have to go into details. However you will have to get some supplies that are common in my world. I will guide you on that part of our journey. I suggest you make arrangements and make sure you have all you need befoe we go if you wish to join me."
"so what you are saying is,"yami had given control back over to yugi, "you want me and the pharaoh to help protect a boy how we barely surpass in age, and teach others about the ancient Egyptian form of magic form over 5000 years ago?"
"to put it bluntly yes. Harry is in need of allies Mr. Motou, and I believe that you could possibly become his strongest."
"Let me talk it over a few minutes with Yami and we will inform you of our decision."
"very well Mr. Motou. If you do not want to go you are free to and I will make other arrangements."
Yugi got up and walked up to his room. It was the only place out of ear shot from the living room to where he could talk to Yami in private.
"should we trust him?" was Yugi's first question to the ancient Pharaoh. Yami had phased out and was sitting on the bed.
"His heart is kind but I sense that he has a hidden agenda that he keeps close to his heart and I cannot see it. However his is honest about wanting to protect this Harry Potter."
"but I am barely eighteen Pharaoh, that is what I see as wrong. I have no superior knowledge when it comes to things like history. I suck at history at school! You know that!"
"true but we are talking about my history, The history of the magic of Egypt."
"which you barely know yourself!"
"we can use the millennium necklace for the general overview."
"but we can barely control that item as it is. It will only give us flashes at best. You remember how it reacted during the battle during the first battle city with kaiba! It showed us flashes right in the middle of the duel with no rhyme or eason for them! I figured you would be the one defending my position not wanting to try and go for it!"
"I know Yugi but I feel that this is another step in our destiny. Maybe we were meant to help this boy harry potter in his destiny."
"I don't know pharaoh it feels like we are taking a step backward. Maybe we should talk to Grandpa and see what he thinks."
"it is your decision yugi." Were Yami's last words before he faded back to the puzzle. Yugi left his room and went to talk with his grandpa.
"Grandpa can I talk to you alone for a few minutes?"
"Sure my boy." Solomon replied getting up from the couch. He had sat back down with Dumbledore after yugi had left and chatted about what would happen while Yugi was away, "what is it?"
"I am thinking about what Dumbledore said grandpa and I just don't know what to do. Yami wants to go but I feel that this is not our fight."
"I am afraid Yugi that it is."
"what do you mean grandpa?"
"Back when your mother was a few years younger than you she had a pen pal. Her name was Lily Evans. They had met while your mother was an exchange student in England. At the time they had no idea that Lily or your mother had magical potential. You mother decided she wanted to join lily at school when she found out about lily receiving a letter from a magical school. You mother told lily she had received a similar letter, which she did. That is when I met Dumbledore. He told me about his school and offered to allow a chance to move to London. However your mother decided otherwise. She had met a nice young man, your father after she had returned from school in England. She said Thank you for the ofer and continued to chat with Lily. At the time Dumbledore had made arrangements for you mother to learn to control her power, which went well. All the while she kept in contact with Lily. Years passed and they still remained in contact until that fateful night 15 years ago on Halloween. You moter and Father were makngi aragnements for you all to go and see lily and her family that is when Dumbledore came and told us of lily and James', Lily's husbands, death. He told us their child had survived and you mother offered to take the boy in. Unfortunately Dumbledore could not give your mother her request as by their law harry had to go to his only living relatives at the time, Lily's sister and her family. But she made a deal with Dumbledore. that if her son had any magic potential that she would make sure that he would help protect harry. However you showed no magical potential at the time when it is normal for all magical users to show. Now I know that she is not here right now and this is your choice. Dumbledore cannot hold your mother to her agreement but I know that in your heart you will do the right thing. When I gave you the puzzle almost ten years ago I had hoped that you would solve it and gain the potential you needed. It took you eight years to solve it and by then it was too late for you. Now the choice is yours to either help the boy you never met or keep the promise that your mother made to protect the child of her friend."
"Alright grandpa I wil do it." Was all yugi said before returning to the living room, "Alright professor I will go with you, however I have a few things I want to bring out in to the open and I do not want any objections."
"of course."
"first, I do have a personal life. So if something important comes up and I need ot leave I want to be sure that I can."
"that is easy to be arranged."
"second. I do not share your worlds fashion sense. I want to wear my signature outfit while I am there and I do not want to be hassled."
"agreed. You are free to wear whatever you wish as long as it is professional. "
Good. Next, whatever teaching methods I use, I do not want them to be brought into question by you."
"of course. Every one of my teacher has their own methods, Just as long as the students learn."
"good. And finally, I have no ill will against the students, however should one cross my line of tolerance I do not want you to interfere in the consequeces."
"as long as none of the students are seriously hurt, that is your prerogative."
"good, now if you excuse me I have arrangements to make."
"very well mr. Motou. I leave you to pack you things and make the arrangements to be taken care of. I will be waiting outside for you to meet me."
"thank you," and yugi wnet back upstairs to collect his things.
"let's see, duel disk, cards, my cloths, millennium necklace, is there anything I am missing Yami?"
"Not that I can see, just don't forget to let Tea and the others know."
"oh crap I fogot to call Tea!" he ran to the top of the stairs, "grandpa where is the phone?"
"down her yugi I had to use it earlier to place an order."
"thanks grandpa," he went down stairs and collected the phone. He frantically dialed Tea's number and waited for her to answer.
"Hello?"
"Tea, hey it's me."
"Yugi, what is wrong? You sound a bit winded."
"yeas sorry ran down the stairs to get the phone, look I am sorry but I won't be able to meet you tomorrow for our date."
"oh that's cool rain check for the day after?"
"well that is the thing you might have to hold that rain check for a while. I am leaving to go to Britain tonight."
"Britain? Why Britain?"
"I was offered a position by an old friend of Grandpa's and I need to go to Britain to work. "
"but you are barely out of high school."
"I know but I had to go. Listen I can't explain it over the line right now. It is not that I am lying to you but I just can't explain. It is complicated, as in pharaoh complicated"
"it is okay. Yugi I have never known you to lie about anything. I understand. You have a personal matter to deal with and you need to go. I will tell the others. Dn't worry about it. You and the pharaoh will be fine. Nogo do what you normally do."
"you're not upset?"
"I am a little but I felt that it was only a matter of time before something like this happened."
"Okay thanks Tea."
"Sure Yugi, just be careful, okay."
"I will Tea; I will send you a letter sometime next week."
"Okay Yugi have a safe trip."
"I will Tea, thanks for understanding.
"You're welcome Yugi, good night."
"Good night Tea," with that taken care of Yugi hung up the phone. A small tear came to his eye thinking that he may never see Tea again. He had been lost once to her and he could not help but think it might happen again. Even though she had sounded okay over the phone he could tell she was upset.
"it will be okay Yugi you will see her again."
"I know pharaoh. It is just I usally have my friends to back us up when we dosomething like this. And even then we have no idea how long this will last. It could be a year or more before we can return o our normal lives."
"Yugi, our lies are anything but normal."
Yugi slightly blushed, "you know what I mean!"
Yami chuckled as Yugi finished collecting his things. He had put them all in a suit case and brought it down stairs to see his grandpa waiting there at the bottom of the steps waiting for him.
"good luck Yugi, and send an old man a letter every once in a while."
"I will grandpa."
"be careful yugi, Listen to Dumbledore and you will not go wrong."
"I will try grandpa, I will see you soon."
Yugi walked outside and Dumbledore was looking at the stars in the sky. Being in the city usually ment that their would be few stars our but to night was clear and a lot of them were out compared to normal.
"are you ready to go Mr. Motou?"
"I am."
"then tak a hold of my arm and we will be on our way," Dumbledore held out his left arm and yugi grabbed it. With afaint pop they disappeared off the streets of Domino and to the beginning of Yugi's next great Adventure.