Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or anything related to it what-so-ever. The only characters in this fic that are truly mine are:

Lady Aurora Phoenix

Lady Natara Fear

Lady Sapphira Star

Dorian "Chaos"

Bryant "Havoc"

A/N: This is a fantasy as you can tell. It is alsopart 2 to the Eternal Love fanfic that I ended a little while ago as it was getting to be too long. The story of the Pharaoh and his family is far from over however. His children are still around and they will incorporate themselves in the lives of little Yugi and his friends in one way or another. Fair warning, I am not one for writing out duels so you may not see a lot of them- barely any actually, as the fic is about the events that happened outside the duel arena. There will be some familiar scenes to fans of the show but most of those scenes will have a small twist or two in order for it to fit with the plot being laid out.

I understand many will not agree with a lot of what is written but that is why this is in the fantasy genera and not in just the general one. This is purely a concoction out of my own head and I am just going where the ideas lead me.

Since this is a part 2 to Eternal Love I have a couple of reviews I can comment on that came after the last chapter went up.

To the Mailbox:

Atemu Fangurl: Thank you for reading and I am sorry I made you cry. (sniffles) I cried too as I wrote that. Thank you for the compliment and I hope you are just as impressed with the next part as you were with the first one.

DDC Freak: I was happy to learn that even though it was a very emotional chapter you still liked the last one. I hope that as the chapters get going in this next part that they still reach the same limits as were set by part 1.

Now - On to part 2 of Eternal Love: Returning Spirits

The Games Begins Again

Three thousand years had gone by since the Pharaoh became imprisoned within his Millennium Puzzle. Lady Aurora Phoenix and her three children, along with her friends kept watch over the tomb. Eventually, there would come a day when a chosen man would come into the tomb and lay claim to the puzzle. They knew this day would come. They had no idea just when it would come however. A crew of archeologists arrived on the hot sands of Egypt, anxious to see just what they would uncover. The years had buried everything, save for a few temples that were purposely built under the ground.

New priests and families were chosen to either wield Millennium items or guard them until a chosen one came to them. Aurora had grown fond of the children of the Ishtar family who were chosen to carry the secret of the Pharaoh until the time came for him to remember all. Ishizu looked so much like Isis that Aurora had caught herself on many occasions as she mixed the two names up. Odion was an adopted son of the Ishtar family and Aurora felt a stab of grim respect for the boy. She had caught a glimpse of his future one day when she caught his arm as he stumbled. Madam Ishtar was expecting the son that would bear the Pharaoh's memories on his back when he reached the tender age of thirteen. The Senior Ishtar who proudly wore the carvings for now was a man Aurora and her children avoided. He was a cruel man. Aurora did not fear the man, though. She knew his cruelty would be the death of him. But it would also be the birth of a greater evil later. She sighed softly.

Her visions. Aurora sadly shook her head. There were days she wished they would go away. But she knew they were important. They were needed now more than ever she was certain. Just now a new vision had come to her and she made her way to the Pharaoh's tomb. Someone of great importance was in danger. Carefully, she made her way around the traps that had been sprung by the careless researchers. The site of the twisted and torn bodies around her did nothing to her anymore. It was a sight she had grown accustomed to over the years. So many wars and battles turned the future of this planet. Each one growing worse than the last. High Priest Set had been able to maintain peace in Egypt as the Pharaoh when her husband was sealed away. But peace never lasts forever. No matter how badly one wishes it.

A cry for help caught her attention and she found two men in the room in which a familiar sarcophagus lay resting in its place. A golden box seemed to carry on its own glow. A monster of darkness had grabbed one of the men and had begun to drag him down into the deep abyss. The other man precariously hung from the small wooden bridge that crossed the abyss. A look of confusion crossed her face as she caught a better glance at the man's face.

Shimon? She asked herself. Indeed the man looked like the old advisor and friend of the Pharaoh. He was near the same size and his features were exactly the same. He cried out for help again and was answered by a bright golden light. The light made Aurora gasp. A figure stepped from that light and stood proudly before the old man. His features were fierce and threatening. His Egyptian garments gave away that he was a royal. Not just any royal. Aurora choked back a sob as she stared at the cat-like, crimson eyes that were intently watching the man on the bridge. Suddenly the fierce look faded and was replaced by one of sincerity and kindness. He knelt down on the bridge and offered his ghostly hand.

"I have been waiting for you, Shimon," his deeply sensual voice said softly. The man looked at the spirit in question but took the hand that was offered to him. The Spirit led him off the bridge and guided him to the pedestal that held the golden box. "Many have died attempting to claim this. But you are the one who is to have this treasure." The spirit looked up and glanced over at the entranceway. His eyes met Aurora's just briefly. He tilted his head as if trying to remember her, but then just settled for knowing she could be trusted. Her presence had been one he felt in his tomb for centuries now. "You have a guide to help you out of here. Treasure this box and keep it protected. What is inside will be needed one day soon." With those words, he faded from sight. The researcher turned to see who was to guide him back out and was shocked at her appearance.

Aurora held her head up high. Her long white gown partially hidden underneath her long white cloak. Her eyes were the deepest shade of blue he had ever seen. Just now, she was staring back at him silently. He felt as though she had been sizing him up. As if trying to decide if he was truly worthy of the treasure in his hands. Finally she nodded and walked across the bridge to meet him.

"Who are you?" he asked her. She breathed deeply as she gazed at the sarcophagus behind him. Looking closer he could have sworn he saw tears in her eyes.

"My name is of little importance, sir. All you need to know is that I am a guardian of this tomb and its treasure. Come now. I will see you safely outside." Not saying another word, she turned and brought her arms up and then swept them out to her sides. The researcher saw a faint blue glow over the abyss and then looked up at her sharply. "It is safe for you to cross at this time. But hurry as the barrier will not last long." Together thy moved across the bridge and safely to the other side. He bowed his head at every body they passed. She remained silent until they reached the opening. He squinted in the bright sunlight. He turned to look at his guide who was still standing behind him.

"Did you see him?" he asked her. Knowing he was speaking of the spirit, she nodded her head silently. "He called me Shimon. Why is that? Who is this Shimon?" It was a moment before she spoke. Finally she looked at him with her sad expression.

"You remind him of a very good friend he had when he was alive. You look exactly like him. What is your name?" Without thinking about the fact that she had refused to give him her own name, he did not hesitate to answer.

"Motou, my lady. Solomon Motou." She offered a slight bow to him.

"Tread cautiously, Mr. Motou. For you have something others will want. Keep it safe. We will meet again one day." Without another word, she turned and walked away, leaving Solomon to watch her go before returning his attention to the box in his hands. The hieroglyphics gave him a dark feeling. All he wanted to do was put it up and out of the way. This was one artifact he was not sure he even wanted to keep.

"Mother, where have you been?" Aurora sighed as she entered the darkened doorway to what had become their home for so long. She was tired of the dark. Tired of hiding. With the puzzle now out of the tomb she had no real reason to stay. She looked up at her oldest daughter and bit back her tears again.

"I was at the tomb again, Sanura. A researcher had fallen into trouble. He was the sole survivor of his team." Sanura had her father's cat-like, crimson eyes. They were eyes that could penetrate into a person's soul and drive fear into their hearts. She could be cold and calculating like her mother in battle and yet all she wanted was peace like her father. She cared not for riches. Preferring the simpler life they had grown accustomed to after all these years.

"Do you think it is time?" She asked her mother cautiously.

"I do," Aurora answered as her second daughter entered the room. "This man will bring the puzzle to the one who will put it together and release your father's spirit from his prison." It had been hard to explain to the children what exactly had happened to their father, but when she felt they were old enough to know and understand, Aurora sat them done and told them everything. The battles, their father's vision of how he wanted Egypt to be, the betrayal amongst his priests, their enemy, both from Egypt and from Aurora's own planet, Eudora, which had been destroyed forcing her and her friends to Earth. Everything she had promised him she would tell them, she did. For the sake of fate and its choice for Atem, she held back on telling his name. All they knew was that he was a strong, powerful, brave, and honorable Pharaoh, who had given his spirit to save them all.

"You mean, father will finally be able to join us again?" the second daughter asked, tucking her long red-gold hair back under the head wrap she wore as a custom for woman in Egypt. A small jewel in the middle of her forehead sparkled in the candle light and brought attention to her lapis blue eyes. Looking at her was like Aurora looking into a mirror. They were identical.

"Not exactly, Zahara. He still has a destiny to fulfill. Once he has completed all he must, then we can bring him back to us. But it will still be a long while before this happens." Aurora looked around. "Where is your brother? He should have come back from Japan by now."

"Adais sent a messenger. Seems he was held up at the airport. He will be home later this evening," Zahara explained softly. Aurora sighed. Adais had the same hair style as his father, and basic personality. His round, violet eyes gave an illusion of innocence. However, he had been her wild child. He seemed to love the idea that he was immortal. He had taken several partners throughout the years, but never for very long. Finally, he came across one who had been finally able to tame him. A mortal woman who made his realize that it was not a bad thing to settle down and be with only one. He did settle with her, though they kept their own names when they married for her sake. Together they had a son they named Yugi. Because of his connections to Egypt, however, Adais was unable to stay with them for long periods of time. He was in charge of the artifacts that were recovered from the ruins they had for so long called home. He hated not being there to see his son grow. He missed his wife and made as many attempts as he possibly could to get back and visit often. She knew from the start about his job though and never fought with him as he kept them well taken care of. She and their son lived with her father over top the game shop he owned, so she had help in raising little Yugi. Aurora's eyes widened in shock as realization dawned on her.

"What is it, Mother?" Sanura asked her.

"The man who took the box with the pieces to the puzzle today; I knew his name sounded familiar."

"Who was it?" Zahara tilted her head, confused by the tone in her mother's voice.

"Adais' father in law, Solomon Motou. Adais' son is the one we have been waiting for all this time." Sanura and Zahara gasped and looked at each other.

"But he isn't that old, how could he be the one?" Zahara asked.

"He will be. We have only a few more years to wait. In the mean time, it is time for us to come out of hiding. We must protect the Motou family. We cannot do so from here." Her daughters nodded in agreement but their words were cut off by a shout from outside. They all raced out of the temple to find a woman the children had grown to know as their aunt, on the ground holding a slip of paper and screaming.

"Sapphira!" Aurora shouted as she ran to her friend and pulling her into her arms. "What is wrong, my friend? Please tell me." Sanura had taken the paper from the distraught woman's hand and her breath hissed in as she read it.

"No, not Amon," she whispered shaking her head in disbelief. She looked up at her mother. "He's dead." The words made Sapphira scream out again. Amon was her son with the High Priest, turned Pharaoh, Set. He was their only child and she had treasured him above anything she had ever had in her life. He was the only real connection she had to Set. He had never truly accepted the fact that he was an immortal because of the blood that ran in Sapphira's veins. He had spent most of his life on his own. Taking the last name of Keitaro and eventually finding solace in the heart of a woman named Kira. They had two sons between them, Seto and Mokuba. Their marriage had been short-lived, however, as she passed on after giving birth to their second son. He never really got over her death, essentially leaving a very young Seto to protect and care for his younger brother.

"How? I didn't think he could die. He is one of us," Zahara said softly. Aurora had been through this with her children before, but sometimes they had a tendency to forget the special regulations to their condition.

"We can die, if we are killed in one form or another. Did they say how he died?"

"Car accident," Sanura answered, reading it from the paper. Aurora nodded.

"Oh, Sapphira, I am so sorry. What will happen to Seto and Mokuba now?"

"It says here they were sent to live with family members. Must have been their mother's side of the family. We would have known this sooner if they sent the boys here." Aurora looked up at her daughter.

"What do you mean?" Sanura pointed to the paper.

"It is dated three weeks ago." Aurora hugged her dear friend tighter to her and let Sapphira's screams of grief bury themselves in her shoulder. Another woman, along with two men arrived at the temple and hurried to them with concern in their eyes. Sanura passed along the paper as an explanation. When her tears subsided, Sapphira pulled away from Aurora.

"I have to go. I have to look after my grandsons. Make sure they are alright." Aurora nodded.

"Seems we will all be making a trip to Japan in our own time and for our own reasons."

"What do you mean?" the other woman asked.

"The puzzle was taken today by Adais' father in law. One day the right person will find it and put it together. I have to be there when that happens, Natara." There was a nod of understanding from the violet eyed friend as a man dressed in blue stepped forward.

"That wasn't the only thing taken today. Shadi has been busy." He was referring to a man, who guarded the other Millennium Items. He used the powers of the Millennium Key and the Millennium Scales to appear only to a chosen few; and usually only to bestow an Item to it's chosen owner.

"What Item was given by him, Dorian?" Aurora asked.

"The Millennium Eye, to a man named Maxemillion Pegasus." Aurora grew thoughtful for a moment.

"I know that name. His family is well known. Very wealthy."

"I recognize the name, too." Natara added. "His wife died shortly after their marriage by some strange illness. He used to be an artist, but after her death he sort of gave up and closed off the world." Aurora knew that feeling all to well. She had done the same when Atem had been taken from her by the Puzzle. She closed her eyes for a moment, focusing on the image of the Millennium Eye. The vision she had confused her at first. She saw him as the head of a multi-million dollar company. She saw him painting again. The paintings, however, were what concerned her. She knew the monsters on the canvases. He was about to bring the dark monsters to the world again. Yes, the time would be coming closer for the clash of the items to once again occur in the world.

"There's more," the other guy commented. "I was walking through the market place, looking for signs of Lord Theron, and I saw a guy selling the Millennium Ring to some tourist." Lord Theron had been their enemy from their own planet. He and his group of dark warriors had crashed to Earth as well. He had been searching for a weapon he had lost in the years before Aurora and her friends had even been born. So caught up was he in his search, he had called off all attacks on Aurora's group which had been cause for concern. However, the selling of the Ring was even more of a concern to them right now.

"Are you sure, Bryant?" He nodded and Aurora sighed.

"Then the key Items are in play. We must get ourselves ready. The next few years will be all we have to ready ourselves for the clash to come." She looked down at her friend.

"Go and watch over your grandsons. You cannot interfere with the path they must take, but you can at least be near to them until we are able to make ourselves known. As for Adais, he will have to remain here when he returns. Isis will need his help as she gets older. You girls will come with me. We have to make a trip to America."

"We will be around to help whenever and however we can," Natara promised. "You guys do what you have to do." Everyone nodded. Aurora stood and looked back over her shoulder to where the tomb was located.

Yes, the time is drawing near, my Pharaoh. You will finally be released and then the true test will begin.

Ten years passed quickly and Aurora and her friends had remained busy. Adais had returned and taken it upon himself to keep watch over the Ishtar household as Aurora made her journey to America. San Francisco, to be more specific. She had a meeting with a certain owner of Industrial Illusions. It was a meeting she had been looking forward to for a long time. Ever since she learned he had the Millennium Eye, and especially when she realized just how he was using it. It was time for him to know that not everyone was vulnerable to its power. And she was just the one to teach him that very lesson.

"I have several papers to go over in my office and I do not wish to be disturbed for the remainder of the day," Pegasus told his secretary as he unlocked his office door and entered the room. The lights had been dimmed which had caught him off guard. "I could have sworn I left these lights on," he murmured.

"You did, but I wanted to be sure I caught your attention," a female voice said to him from his desk. He noticed then, that his chair was facing the picture windows that looked out over the city. "Such a lovely view. No wonder you like this office."

"Who are you? How did you get passed security?"

"What security?" He could hear the grin in her voice. "The pathetic excuse of a guard on the main floor? It was too easy of a task to get by him. At least for someone like me, it was too easy."

"Who are you?" he asked again. The chair swung around and he was face to face with a woman with long red-gold hair and deep lapis blue eyes. Her slender legs were crossed under a simple white skirt, and her tanned skin seemed to glow around the sleeveless, high necked, white shirt. The white, heart-shaped stone which was surrounded by smaller pink ones on a simple silver band on her right hand sparkled in the light that filtered through the window. She was shuffling a deck of cards while she sat in the chair. Not just any cards, Pegasus realized with a start. Cards that belonged to a game he made popular around the world. Duel Monsters cards.

"I am here to keep an eye on you, Pegasus. People are concerned over your use of your Millennium Eye. I am here to ensure you are not abusing that Power."

"And just how do you think you will manage that?" He stood up straighter and gave her a look that typically would have shaken a person to their very core.

"Why, by being a part of your company, Mr. Pegasus."

"You expect to work for me? And what if I refuse to hire you?"

"You still do not understand. See, I wouldn't be just some secretary in your company. I have lived far too long for that. I plan to be in a position far greater than that."

"Like that will ever happen," Pegasus laughed as he reached for his security alarm. She startled him with a quick laugh and he jumped away from the alarm as a crystal rose flew passed him and short-circuited the button. She uncrossed her legs and stood tall in front of him for a moment before moving to walk around his desk. She continued to shuffle the deck in her hands.

"I thought you would say that. So why don't we play a game? We each draw three cards from this deck. The one whose cards' attack points combined equal the greater amount of points, will be the winner."

"The stakes?" Pegasus asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You win, I leave, never to see you again. However you would lose in that aspect as well, for you see," she placed her deck on his desk and carefully moved closer to him, like a tiger stalking its prey. She leaned up to his ear as if to tell him a secret. "I have information regarding the Millennium Items and Egypt you may find very helpful to your research." She began to walk back toward the deck. Pegasus stood still a moment, letting her words sink in. "Should I leave, I take that information with me. However, if I win, not only do I get that position of power, I come and go as I please, and I would be willing to share my information with you. It is a situation upon either we both win, or we both lose. You need me, and I need you."

Pegasus thought long and hard about the stakes. He could not understand just how she knew of his research. He finally thought that by agreeing to the game, he would have an opportunity to use is Eye to look into her mind and see just who she was.

"All right, then. I will play your game." She smiled slyly.

"Good, then." She slid the deck toward him as he walked to stand behind his desk. "Wish to cut the deck?" He shook his head slightly.

"No, I am sure it is fine as is." She chuckled softly.

"Very well, then. Why don't you go first?" Pegasus reached for the deck and took the top card. He flipped it over to show her he had drawn the Hyozanryu, a dragon type monster with 2100 attack points. She nodded. "Good card." She reached forward to take her turn and that was when she felt the gentle prodding of his Eye in her mind. She grinned again and set up her mental defenses. She would teach him to try to use his powers against her. "See anything of interest, Pegasus?" His one good eye widened in shock at her question.

How did she know? He thought.

"I know a great deal about you. I also know you wish to learn just who I am to have the information you seek." She flipped her card over. Black Luster Soldier at 3000 attack points. "Hope your next draw is a good one." He growled and drew his next card. Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts, 1500 attack points which gave Pegasus a total so far of 3600 points. A bead of sweat slipped down the side of his face as he attempted again to use his Eye to look into her mind. Again she met his mental attack with a strong mental wall. Her turn, she flipped her next card over, revealing Summoned Skull at 2500 attack points. The score was: Pegasus 3600 to the woman's 5500. "Last card, Pegasus. Last chance." He drew one last time and flipped the card over to show Feral Imp with 1300. He knew he had lost no matter what card she drew this turn. She drew anyway and showed the Spell card Mystical Space Typhoon. But Pegasus was not done with her yet. Gathering all his strength he sent one more probe into her mind.

He watched as she smiled again. This time she allowed a vision to filter through to his Eye. A shadow of a woman in a long gown. Her cloak flapped wildly in the fierce wind as a fiery Phoenix rose up out of the Egyptian sands behind her. The shock of the vision sent him back a couple of steps and he stared hard at her.

"Seems I have won," she told him lightly.

"You planned this all along."

"The game? Yes. Winning was merely by chance. Now about that job…" Pegasus tried to back up farther but ended up in his chair. He slowly nodded.

"Whatever you wish."

"Good, there is a dance club you were in the process of putting in over in Japan. Domino City to be exact. Not only do I want that club, but I want to be involved in every aspect of your company here as well. Give me those requests, and my information will be yours."

"Fine, then. The requests are yours." He looked up at her again as she began to pick up the cards on his desk. "What are you? No one could block my Millennium Eye like that before."

"I am someone who can choose what gets into my mind. I choose what people see and what they do not when they make an attempt to enter my memories there. I am a greater force than you have ever come across before. I am older than anyone you have ever met. I am someone you should fear should you abuse your powers again."

"Who are you?" She turned and walked back towards the door.

"I was once known as the wife of a Pharaoh. My name then was Lady Aurora Phoenix. Now however, I am simply known as Aurora Hart. Don't forget our deal, Pegasus. I sure won't." With that, she was gone, leaving Pegasus alone in his office trying to figure out what had just happened. How his Powers had failed him for the first time since he had gotten them. He spun his desk chair around and gazed out over the city. He had a bad feeling, she would bring him trouble in his future plans.

Ok I know this is an odd start. Had to do a little bit of a refresher as well as add some small pieces of information that will become relevant later in the series. You will see as the story progresses. And trust me… There was a very good reason, Aurora made that deal with Pegasus… that will be brought out later as well…

Hope you liked this first chapter. Might have been a bit blah but it is just the intro after all. It gets better. Please review on your way out and thanks for reading.