Sands of Time
By: Neko-Chibi-Faithkitty
Summery: Yami discovers that an evil wizard is destroying the souls of the people of Egypt. Fearing that this vile creature is seeking the power of the Shadow Realms, he follows him back to a land with as much magical history as Egypt. There he discovers that this new threat doesn't want the Pharaoh's ancient power…he wants the Spirit's very life.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Harry Potter.
Author's Notes: I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update. I could blame it on the horse that stepped on me. Or I could blame it on the dog that bit me. Both of which did happen. But in all honesty, the blame must be laid on my own slothful negligence. Please forgive me. On the brighter side, my birthday is next month, so happy birthday me and I'll try to get the next chapter out a bit quicker. On a more important note, Sphymx has requested that I put the translations of the Egyptian in the chapter instead of at the end. I honestly hadn't thought of it, so I'm going to go with majority rules. If you want them at the end, review and let me know. If you want them in the story, review and let me know. If you don't review, then you don't get a vote. And I do accept anonymous reviews. You don't have to review, but I don't want to hear you don't like it later because I'm giving you ample opportunity to speak up now. I'll go ahead and do that with this chapter so you can see what it'll look like if I do it with the other chapters. Other than that, read, enjoy, and if you have the time, review and let me know I'm still doing a good job!
Chapter 8: Calling In The Reinforcements
Remus and Sirius had been floating in the Darkness forever. Still unable to move, they were at least able to talk, but conversation brought little comfort. "How long have we been here?" Sirius asked, more from boredom than anything else.
"How should I know?" Snapped Remus. "I don't even know where 'here' is."
"No need to bite. I was just trying to be friendly."
"Well don't bother."
They fell quite for a few more minutes. "So how do you think we got here?"
Remus rolled his eyes. "Sirius, I like you a lot, but sometimes I think I've met flobberworms with more intelligence."
"What?"
"I'm saying this in love."
"No, not that." The black haired man said calmly. "What's a flobberworm?"
Remus' gray-brown eyes stared at his friend in disbelief. "Tell me you're joking."
"No." Sirius replied, his brow furrowing in confusion. "It sound familiar, but I can't seem to recall what it is."
"Sirius, my friend, it's finally happened. You're going senile." Remus cracked, giving up and going along with the joke.
"But I'm serious."
"I know you are."
The darker brown eyes gave him a dirty look. "Stop being stupid." Sirius growled one more time.
The werewolf's jaw fell open. "Are you serious?"
"I just said I was. What is a flobberworm?"
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Yugi growled in frustration. Ignoring the still throbbing wound in his side, the young Shadow Master's eyes burned crimson as he again called on the power of his creatures. Darkness whipped around the tent as the Magician of Faith was summoned to him.
"Ten ahab an a. You sent for me. " She asked him in her own language. It was not a question.
"Anzu, Jou, ah Honda hushi. Anzu, Jou, and Honda are in danger." He told her, also slipping into the forgotten tongue. The magician's eyes flashed angrily. "S-tchet qen m sentu ah ab-ab m qen m Honda. Tell the Flame Swordsman and Honda's Cyber Soldier. Anuk-hu kherit au khemt senb er au. I want all three of them protected constantly Ar nen tchai-t skhen saa a m set, ta khemt m ten at temt khemt er na heri-a. If anything happens to any one of them, the three of you are to bring them to me instantaneously. "
"Ni, Aa-perti. Yes, my Pharaoh. A ta tai-a tcheser at ten tem-t skhet tema set. You have my word no harm shall come to them. "
"Tua neter. Thank you. Ager reh! Now go!" And she was gone in another swirl of mists.
When the Darkness was gone, Yugi started to rise from where he sat on the edge of the cot. He made it halfway to a standing position before dizziness swamped him and he fell back to the thick mat. His stomach churned with nausea as his vision swam. //Perhaps we should have waited before summoning// Yami suggested, his concern for his light warring with his magical migraine.
/I guess I'll have to remember next time. / Yugi sighed.
//Wake Bill. He can take a look at that sacrificial stab. It should be healing, but better safe than sorry. // Yugi nodded his agreement.
"Bill." He called, holding a hand to his throbbing side.
The emerald eyes fluttered open at the sound of his name. "Are we leaving?" The redhead asked staring up at the coarse fabric of the top of the tent.
"Not yet." Yugi gasped as a particularly sharp stab of pain rippled from the wound.
Bill's eyes widened as he turned to look at his tent mate. "Oh Merlin! Yugi, are you alright?"
"I'll be okay." Yugi reassured him. "I just need some help. Can you take a look at this wound for me?"
"Sure." In seconds, the European wizard was out of bed and helping Yugi to remove his tight cotton shirt. Soon Yugi sat bare-chested on the edge of his makeshift bed, biting his lip in pain as Bill gingerly probed the magical injury. "This look really bad." Bill frowned.
"How bad is really bad?"
"I've never seen anything like it." He said as he stared at the violet and pitch-black mists that swirled under the skin, emanating from the wound like some sort of magical infection. "It's glowing black. And it gets bigger, then smaller, then big again. There's no blood, but I can see straight through to the bone."
Yugi winced as Yami's memories of their torturous death filled his mind. "They stabbed me in my lung. If you can only see to the bone then it is getting better." Bill looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Slowly."
It was Bill's turn to wince. "I can go get Remus. He was trained as a medi-wizard."
"No you can't."
"Why not?"
"Because." Yugi said, struggling to get his shirt back on. "Both Sirius and Remus are trapped in the Shadows."
"Trapped in the what?"
"The Shadows. While we were out, the others decided to challenge the spells that were set to guard the chamber you dug up."
"I don't understand. What are you saying? I went in and came back out."
"The spells are a lot more complicated now." Yugi explained, forcing his tired mind to work furiously. "There are three spells on that chamber, set by three different people, for three different reasons, with three different goals and three different consequences. The Shadows are probably very confused. So, if I'm right then both Sirius and Remus are caught in a limbo until the Shadows can get someone to tell them what to do with the intruders."
"That's not to bad." Bill said, trying to look on the bright side.
Yami shot him a dark look through Yugi's amethyst eyes. "You've never been caught in a limbo before have you?"
"No." Bill sighed, rubbing his temples. "What's the worst case scenario."
"Worst case?"
"Yeah."
"The worst possible scenario is that Kalim's spell was the one that the Shadows followed, and they died a very painful death and the creatures of the Shadow Realm are now feasting on their souls for all eternity."
"So, you're saying they could be dead."
"It is possible." Yugi sighed.
"Is there any way you can find out?"
His tri-colored locks swayed slightly as he shook his head. "The stab wound is draining my powers to heal itself. I'd have to call one of the other Shadow Wielders, but that would also drain my powers."
"So let me go get them." Bill said softly after a moment of thought. "I could apperate to them and bring them back here the same way."
Yugi thought for a moment. "You would need to get Ishizu. She is our Healer. And perhaps Seto as well. He can get Remus and Sirius out of the Shadow Realm while Ishizu helps me."
"And where can I find them?"
"In Japan. Ishizu will be at the Domino City Museum of Art and History."
"And Seto?"
"At home, in the Kaiba Mansion with Mokuba. If he's not there, Mokuba will be able to tell you where he is."
"Okay, I'm going. Are you going to be alright?"
"Yes, I'll be fine. The wound isn't life threatening, just very draining."
Bill nodded lightly, then with a loud CRACK he was gone.
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Ishizu frowned at the fool. "Is it so hard to understand me?" She asked in her lightly accented Japanese. "The sarcophagus is not to be opened. It is a tomb for a man greater than you could ever dream of being. Just set it in the display and leave it be."
"But the museum director-"
"Has no say over what I do with my collection of artifacts." She said sternly. "Either you leave the sarcophagus closed or you leave and do not come back. Is that understood?" The man nodded dully. As he turned away from her she heard him muttering under his breath about micro and macro managing bosses. "Would you like to repeat that a little louder?" She called after him, letting him know she had heard him. He didn't reply, but he did do as he had been told.
A soft sigh was the only visible sign of her frustration. The slender Egyptian woman had turned to return to her office when a loud CRACK erupted, sending museum techs scattering from the room. She turned quickly, prepared for an attack. Standing before her, looking very haggard, stood a young redheaded man. He was breathing heavily, and his vibrant locks were ruffled, seemingly with sleep.
"Who are you?" She demanded in, drawing herself up.
"Are you Ishizu?" The young man asked her. He spoke in Arabic, assuming from her features that she spoke it as well.
Ishizu's golden brown eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Yes." She replied, also in modern Arabic. "And you are familiar to me. What is your name?"
"Bill." He said. "Bill Weasly. Yugi sent me to come and get you."
"Ah, yes. You were there when he summoned us." She said calmly "What can I do for my master?"
"Yugi's hurt. He said to get you."
Her golden eyes flashed with fear. "Where is he?"
"In Egypt. At the dig. But he told me to go and get someone called Seto as well. My comrades are trapped in the Shadows."
Ishizu's eyes narrowed, this time in thought. "You go to Seto." She glanced at the clock. "He has a meeting with Mokuba's tutors, but he should be out of it by now. They will be at their mansion. Do you know where that is?" Bill shook his head. "Then I will take you."
Before he could protest, she had raised her hands, palms facing, to the level of the strange necklace she wore. As her amber eyes bored into his own green ones, the world began to spin rapidly, giving him the strange feeling of free falling into an abyss.
When the world stopped dancing around him, Bill blinked in stunned astonishment. It was true he was no stranger to magic, but magic had never made him feel so sea sick before. It was true that one experienced strange sensations the first time you did something, apperating for example, but it rarely had the long term effects he had been experiencing. He was so preoccupied trying to keep his stomach in place that he failed to notice the room he was in.
It was a large, sterile room, devoid of anything resembling a personality. The walls were a metallic steel gray and the plush leather furniture was expensive but plain. The stainless steel desk in the center of the room was covered with muggle technology, but aside from the many computators there was nothing, not even a single photo. On the far wall, facing both him and the desk was a large floor to ceiling mirror that easily reflected everything that happened in the room to the man sitting at the desk.
The redheaded wizard had no trouble recognizing the man. Once he had pulled himself together, he glanced up to find the young man seated at the desk glaring at him as Bill might have glared at a niffler in his bank volt - with the utmost distrust and disgust.
"Ishizu." The man growled in curt Japanese. "What the hell are you doing here? And what is that?" One thin brown eyebrow arched as he nodded in the direction of the still slightly queasy wizard.
"He is a friend of Yugi." The tall Egyptian woman said as if that were all the explanation needed.
"So is Noah. What the hell is he doing here?"
"Yugi sent me." Bill said, startling them both by also speaking in Japanese. "My comrades are trapped in one of your spells."
"That sounds like a personal problem." The brunette growled with soft venom. "Tell Yugi to deal with it."
"But Yugi's hurt!" The oldest Weasly said. "He's says he's okay, but I don't think he is."
The blue eyed brunette cursed softly under his breath. "Ishizu, go ahead. I'll follow you in the jet. Don't you dare let Yugi die! Not until I beat the little shrimp!"
"But the museum…" Ishizu said, somewhat reluctantly.
"I'll get my people on it."
She bowed slightly and was gone in a sweep of Shadows. Seto cursed slightly and then turned back to Bill. "You're one of the wizards Yugi warned us about, aren't you?"
"You don't need to worry about me." Bill started, but he was cut off by a barking laugh from the man.
"You're the last thing I'd worry about. I just wanted to warn you. I don't want to hear any of your magic mumbo jumbo. I get enough of it from the other item holders. Start talking about it, and you'll wish you hadn't."
Bill nodded, a lump of mistrust welling up in his gut. This tall brunette may have been a friend of Yugi's, but Bill knew a snake when he met one. "Fine." He growled, slightly less threateningly then the brunette. "But we still need to get to Yugi."
The brunette didn't answer him. He just picked up the phone and spoke curtly into the receiver. "Prepare the Blue Eyes Jet. I want my things packed and stowed. And send Mokuba to me immediately. I want to leave in fifteen minutes. And send some one over to the museum. I want them to keep an eye on Ishtar's relics." Then he hung up.
Bill stood sullenly in the corner of the room as the tall man quickly and precisely turned off each and every device, carefully stowing the ones he would need in a large metal brief case with the ease of much practice. It didn't take long before there was a soft rap in the door.
"Come in."
The door opened slightly to admit a teenager about fifteen years of age. His messy black hair reminded the redhead of Harry's unruly locks, but his distinct Asian features prevented any true resemblance. "You wanted me Seto?" He said. His voice was soft, but steady and full of open trust and admiration for the tall brunette.
"Yes. I have to go."
"Where to?"
The brunette paused, unwilling to answer. "Egypt." He said finally.
"Does it have anything to do with Yugi and the god cards." The youth frowned. "Seto, you promised me you'd stop forcing Yugi to duel for them!"
"It has nothing to do with those cards." Seto replied easily. "Yugi asked me to come." He said, nodding to Bill.
"Is everything alright?"
"The shrimp had better be dying, or I'm going to kill him."
Mokuba nodded thoughtfully. "When will you be back?"
"I don't know."
"Oh…well, at least say 'hi' to Yugi for me. Do you want me to tell Yugi's friends?"
"No. Don't worry about it." Then the tall brunette shocked Bill. He quickly walked around the table and swept the teen into a tight hug. The teen returned it fiercely. "I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Come back soon, big brother." The two broke apart reluctantly.
"I want a good report from you instructors when I get back."
The black haired boy nodded. Then he went to the door and left. When the door closed behind him, Seto turned to Bill, his blue eyes full of malice. "If I find out you told any one about Mokuba, I'll make you wish you were dead." He hissed. Then he took the silver brief case from the top of the desk and swept from the room, leaving Bill to follow in his wake.
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Ishizu came out of the Shadows next to the tan canvas of the tent Yugi had been living in for the past two years. Pushing back the tent's opening, she found her Pharaoh slumped down in a wooden camp chair, hie tired eyes watching her. "Yugi." She frowned. "What happened?"
"I sealed the chamber." He said.
Her amber gaze spoke volumes. "A simple Seal shouldn't have taken so much energy."
"It was hardly simple." Yami sighed.
"We had to go back." Yugi explained. "It needed to be set in the past so that it would be well established in the present."
Ishizu stared at them for quite some time in shocked disbelief. "How far back did you go?" She asked finally.
Wincing in pain, Yami and Yugi combined their separate strengths to once again remove the black cotton shirt they wore. When the fabric was gone and the pulsing wound was visible, they finally answered her. "To the night of the sacrifice."
Ishizu instantly came forward and began to inspect the wound with the cool dispassion of a true healer. "You've used magic since?"
"Yes."
"You shouldn't have." She said curtly. "It will take a great deal of power to heal." Her amber eyes flicked up to meet his swirling red violet. "It will take all of your reserves. Sleep is the only cure at this point. Sleep and time. I will stand watch."
And before he could protest, her magic was in his mind, forcing his restless thought to come to an abrupt halt. In moments, he was unconscious.
Yes, it is misspelled. I did it on purpose. Bill, being a wizard, wouldn't know about computers.
Lilsilverpheonix – I'm sorry. I guess it was a little slow because you have to have those slower moments to explain the action. And in my mind it even makes the action a little bit more exciting and anticipated. About the clock, The Mrs. Weasly's clock tells her where her family is and whether or not they are safe at all times. When they are traveling, their hand goes over to 'traveling', when they're at Hogwarts it goes over to 'school', when Arthur's at work his hand is at 'work'. But when they are in danger there is a spot on the clock that says 'mortal peril'. Bill works in Egypt, so when he's in Egypt he's at 'work'. In the books it mentions that once Voldemort came back all of the hands were at mortal peril all the time. When Yugi was with them though, their hands all went to 'home', as though there wasn't any danger to them there. That's what Dumbledor saw. The hands moved when Yugi was around. Mrs. Weasly is so fershimled in the books, that had she looked at it and seen 'home' she would have assumed it was broken, not that they were safe for the time being. It's also why Dumbledor asked Yugi to come to Hogwarts. That explanation is a little long winded, so if you still don't get it, let me know. And I hope this chapter was a little more active for you.
Isis the Sphinx – I think it's pretty much a definite that the Egyptian stays. It seems amazing to me what animated characters can survive. It's like Yami doesn't know how to die… that or he's related to a cockroach; you can't kill him… but we love him anyway. And thanks for the encouragement. It keeps my ego at a wonderfully unacceptable size!
Protector of the Pharaoh – Have I mentioned that I like compliments? You guys are so awesome, and I am so lucky to have such flattering reviewers!
Elizabeth D. O'Connell – As you wish! And thanks for the input.
Crazy Hyper Lady – Here's some more for you. I hope you like it as much as you liked what I've already posted.
vanumi-victoria – I hope this was soon enough. It feels like ages since I updated, though it's really been a little less than a month. And I would love to tell you what will happen next, but I really don't want to spoil it for you.
seithrkairy - It sure doesn't seem like it sometimes, but I try to update as often as I can…so much for the once a month thing. I'm glad you like it.
Sphymx of xuwum – Is that how you wanted me to do the translations? And pretty much all the books I use are by Mr. Budge. You can usually find him at Half Price Books or Hastings. I've found him a few times at Barnes and Nobles, but they may have to special order it for you there. As for my translations, they can be a bit sketchy. (Do you have any idea how hard it was to find a name in Ancient Egyptian for the Cyber Soldier? It took about an hour and four different thesauruses.) But as long as you enjoy it, I'll be happy to add it in!
Thunderstorm101 – When are they not in trouble? I think it's a hidden talent of all wizards to wreak havoc and mayhem wherever they go…that or they just like watching the results. Whatever the cause, Sirius is a true master and the rest of us just stand in awe of his art. I hope you like the update.
Selfproffesedshuishiwannabe – Wow, a girl could get used to all these compliments. I'm glad you like my story. By the by, if you like the Egyptian and want to know where I'm learning it from, like I've told everybody else, I owe everything I know to the wonderful, amazing, and incredibly smarter than me, Mr. E.A.Wallis Budge. He has a lot of books out there on the subject, but if you want to learn it from me, I promise I won't mind if you read my fic.
Kagomegirl021 – Here's some more for you. I hope you like it as much as what you've already read!
Phoenix Fire-Feather – I'm glad you're back! You're right, an English spell does seem a bit weird. I hadn't thought of that. And the dictionaries do show a little bit of grammer, but mostly they show how the names were written and they give examples of how a word might have been used. For grammer, check out his book called 'Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphs.' It tells you sentence structure and the use of pronouns, that sort of thing. I've been using English sentence structure. It confuses me when I try to do both at once and then have to go back and replace a word and then substitute a phrase… maybe eventually I'll start using their sentence structure, but not yet. Oh, and for some really cool spells checkout 'The Book Of The Dead The Papyrus of Ani.' Mr. Budge translated the entire book of the dead from that scroll. It's a good look at their spells and their religion and myths. As for the monsters, there will probably be several of them making in and out appearances. I love the monsters.
You know, it seems like Yami had a really bad week when he died. That was not a happy time for him. He fell from a cliff, fought Bakura, and that nasty Zork character, and then, according to mine anyways, he was sacrificed to seal the Shadow Realm. I would have snuffed it after the cliff.
Jou and the other…I don't know yet if I'll drag them in. They will make a spotlight appearance at least so you know what they're up too, but I don't know if they'll stick around after they do so. I'm still debating that with myself…you should see the conversation we have.
Thank you for such a long review! I think I got everything you asked about, but if I didn't mention something let me know! If I need anything, believe me, I'll let all of my reviewers know. You guys are so helpful! And as for my cold, it's all gone now. Thanks for the concern! Some one does care!!!!!
And everybody else, you guys are awesome. I don't know what I'd do without you guys to cheer me on!
