"Damn it." Bakura muttered as he was thrown to the ground, several men holding him down with his arms forcefully pulled behind his back. They made quick work of binding him before he was brought to kneel before their leader.

"So I've finally caught you Bakura." A tall man with blue-eyes smirked mockingly.

"Seto." Bakura greeted through clenched teeth as his head was pulled back forcing him to face the brunette. "It's been a while…." He laughed.

"I'm tired of playing your games…" Seto glared at the silver-haired man.

"Oh?" Bakura asked mockingly. "His Lordship wasn't entertained? I thought that you'd like this sort of thing."

"You call threatening the Pharoah's life entertaining?" Seto seethed. "You have no idea how much trouble you've caused."

"Nor do I care." Bakura muttered boredly. "I'm simply stating facts here, I will kill him…It's only a matter of time."

"You're delusional." Seto called as he turned, signaling the guards to follow him.

"Say what you will Priest…My people shall be avenged." Bakura glared at the man's back.

Seto sighed as he looked up at the moon. "Even so…." Seto looked down at the light purple colored sand. "I can't allow you to threaten and harm his Majesty." He stated as he led the way towards the castle dragging the thief behind them.

He sighed as his golden slippers slid across the sand, making small dips and turns in the sand as it created a pathway towards the home of his nemesis.


"Marik be careful…" Isis called to her younger brother as he climbed up one of the palace walls. "We're not even supposed to be out here. We'll get in big trouble if someone catches us."

"Oh Relax, what's the worst they can do? Throw us back underground." The blonde laughed as he lifted himself up onto the ledge.

"I suppose." Isis answered unsurely. "I still think this is a bad idea."

"Besides…It won't be too much longer that we can have adventures like this." Marik turned, crouching down and offering his hand to his sister.

Isis nodded taking his hand as she gathered her footing on the wall and in a matter of seconds she was seated next to him.

"I'm going to miss you." She cried as she grabbed him into a hug nearly squeezing the life out of him.

"I know…" He whispered in her ear as he patted her on the back signaling her to ease her grip. "I'm going to miss you too." He laughed as he ran his hands through her raven hair, slowly calming her as he pulled away.

"Promise me…" He muttered as strong amethyst looked into soft sapphire. "Promise to visit me when you can." He smiled softly, holding out his pinky finger.

Isis smiled as she brought her pinky and clasped it onto his. "I Promise."

"Good." He laughed as he turned his gaze towards the palace.

It's so beautiful…..

"Marik?" Isis asked.

"Yeah…" He muttered as he looked back at her.

"Are you going to be alright in that tomb alone?" she asked hesitation in her voice.

"I'll be fine…" he laughed as he smiled, tilting his head to the side like a small child reassuring their parents. "It's you I'm worried about….you'll be stuck here all day with Priest Seto." He joked.

"The man is a workaholic…" Isis sighed. "Not to mention OCD…he is soo damn paranoid." She added as she ran a hand through her hair.

"As long as you don't set off his traps, you should be alright." He laughed.

"Oh, Ra….I completely forgot about those." She groaned.

Marik laughed as he looked up at the sky as it was slowly turning from a dark purple into a slight pinkish orange. It was a new day and it was the day that his sister would become a Priestess. He smiled sadly as he looked down towards his lap as his hands fidgeted with the fringe of his robe. He was already starting to miss her…and she hadn't even left yet.


"Your highness…I've brought you the Thief King." Seto called as he bowed before his king.

"Very Well, Seto….Bring him in."

"Yes, My lord." He nodded as he stood and clapped his hands. "Bring in the prisoner."

Slowly the doors slid open as several guards dragged a kicking and struggling thief.

"Let Me Go…You Imbeciles." The thief called as he continued to flail and swing his body in an attempt to make this as difficult as he could for the men, before being unceremoniously thrown before the throne.

"Bakura." A regal voice echoed throughout the room, snapping the silver-haired man out of his fit.

"Well….if it isn't the Pharaoh." Bakura sneered as he was roughly grabbed by his hair, gritting his teeth as his head was pulled back, forcing him to look directly at the young prince.

"Don't speak to your ruler with such contempt." One of the guards called as he felt one of them kick at his bound hands, making him hiss in pain.

"Enough." Atem spoke with a tone that emanated power.

"Bakura, I cannot stand for this anymore. You've terrorized and threatened this entire kingdom for years. Now you've even begun threatening my life and in doing so you've threatened the destruction of this very nation."

The king spoke solemnly as he made his way down off his throne, his steps making a loud clicking noise as he came to stand before the bound man.

"You say this in the name of revenge. Revenge for your people, who were wrongly massacred under my father's rule….and for that I'm truly sorry." Atem spoke as he kneeled down to be eye level with the Thief King.

Bakura's eyes widened as he watched the man kneel beside him, he automatically cringed away in disgust.

"I see…" Atem murmured as he looked deep into the thief's harsh gray-eyes. He could see that the other was lost in his anger, grief and fear. The Pharaoh nodded as he slowly lifted his hand to the thief's forehead, pressing his hand against it lightly.

Before he had any time to react Bakura's body froze. Inwardly panicking the thief struggled to move as he glared at the king. "Release me at once…" he ground out.

"Relax…" The king ordered as the object around his neck began to glow, adding power to his words as Bakura's body and mind immediately relaxed. His harsh features smoothed out as his eyes became a darker gray as his mind became numb.

"What are you doing to me?" Bakura asked confused as his mind slowly felt fuzzy.

"I'm making it so you will no longer be plagued by this….not anymore." He stated as Bakura's forehead began to glow and in a matter of moments the Thief King slumped to the floor, unconscious.

Slowly Atem stood up as he looked down at the man's crumpled body on the floor, he had a look of contemplation before nodding his head in decision. "Seto….you know what to do."

"Yes, Your Highness." The man bowed.


So yeah...Starting off the new year with some Citron...This'll be interesting. ^^; (In A good way I hope.)

This one is gonna be AU (As if you couldn't tell that already! XD ). Although this is not a sequel...the characters will continue to carry on quirks that they have in my Other Story Answers In Time. (Such as Seto setting random traps and so on...) However this is a stand-alone fic and reading the aforementioned story isn't necessary. (Though it would be greatly appreciated if you haven't already read it. :D )

Alright, So Seto actually captured Bakura! (It's about time! XD)

Marik and Isis are really related in this galaxy far (or not so) far away.

And apparently Bakura technically got mind crushed at the end there. (Poor Bakura...How I torture him so. *plotting* XD)

To See More of this New Epic Tale...Tune in Next time on Forgotten Memories.

Please Comment...They are my butterflies of eternal sunshine. :D Also if you've got a suggestion or an idea...I might even incorporate it into the story somehow. :D