Just so you're clear, the first few lines of this chapter are done in italics because that's what's being said ny the rest of the group while Heba is starting to regain consciousness. He's semi-conscious at the time, so he's not comprehending the conversation entirely. This is what Heba's hearing. Just wanted to clarify that.

On with the chapter!


Chapter 9- Finding the Treasure

"So what do we do now?"

"I don't know. The truth is that no one knows more about what's going on than Heba."

"What's there to know?! Yugi's got these great powers that these maniacs want, and now they've got him! We need to find him!"

"Calm down! There's no sense in arguing about it right now. Yugi is in danger, and we need to figure out how we are going to help him."

"There's not much we can do without knowing what we are up against, and the way it looks, we're in way over our heads."

"We can't just leave Yugi in the hands on those maniacs!"

"We're not, but we need to handle this smartly or chance putting Yugi into danger."

Heba could hear the voices around him talking, but he couldn't grasp what they were talking about. His head was pounding, and his chest was killing him.

"There has got to be something that we can do!"

"Joey, you saw what those guys could do. I may have held my own against that Maytrine, but she was strong. Believe me. Rushing in without knowing what we are fighting and what could happen."

"Is there not something that we can do?"

"No. Heba knows the most about this, and we are going to be better off if we wait for him to wake up."

"What good is that going to do?! He's already done such a good job at this that he's let his own brother get kidnapped!"

Those words woke Heba up. He shot up and glared at Bakura, ignoring his pounding head. "Let me make one thing clear, Bakura. I didn't want my brother to get kidnapped, and I certainly didn't ask all of you to come along!" Heba shouted. His glare was so fierce that Bakura backed up, slightly scared of the enraged teenagers looking like he could kill him.

'If looks could kill, Bakura would be dead.' Atemu thought, knowing how scared he would get when Heba would get angry.

"Are you all right, Heba?" Yuesei asked.

"I'll live. What happened after Manson sideswiped me?" Heba asked, getting up.

"Well, Menthos and those other guys left WITH Yugi and said to tell you that you failed again." Marik said, not hiding his contempt.

"THEY WHAT?!" Heba shouted so loud that everyone jumped back several feet and were sure that the throne room had shaken from the volume of Heba's voice. "HOW THE HELL COULD I HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!" Heba exclaimed.

Leo grabbed Heba and slapped a hand over his mouth to shut him up before saying, "Heba, calm down, and tell us what to do."

Heba moved Leo's hand and said, "I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?!" Joey shouted.

"I may be the Protector of the Treasure, but it's not like I'm a psychic. I cannot tell you where he is, and I have no idea where he is." Heba said.

"What good is it being his protector if you can't figure out where he is?" Tristan asked huffily.

"Well, Tristan, if you feel brave enough to face-" Heba stopped before closing his eyes. "Of course. They can help us." Heba said.

"Who can?" Yami asked, feeling hopeful that maybe they could find Yugi.

Heba didn't answer. Instead, he turned so that his back was to them and said, "Ra! Horus! Osiris! I could use your help right about now!"

The room started to shake, scaring everyone. The girls were holding onto some of the guys who were struggling to keep themselves from falling flat on their faces.

Three streaks of lightening hit the ground twenty feet from where Heba stood and Osiris, Horus, and Ra appeared.

Yami, Atemu, Seto, Bakura, Marik, Leo, Ryou, and Malik stared wide-eyed at the three Egyptian gods that were standing before them.

Heba knelt down in front of the gods to show his respect.

The others did as well with Joey, Tristan, Tea, Sayora, Kyla, and Yuesei being pulled down into kneeling position.

"Wh-" Joey started, but Seto put his hand over Joey's mouth and shook his head vigorously, signaling that it would not be wise to speak, and looked pointed at all of them.

"Rise." Horus commanded.

Everyone stood up to face the three beings.

"Protector, why is it that you have called upon us?" Osiris asked.

"Forgive me, my lords, but I am in a dilemma in which I need your advice. I was in a battle along with Eternias' reincarnation, Leo, against Menthos and Maytrine. The elites arrived to help them and the battle was lost. My brother is in their possession now." Heba said.

"The Treasure has been captured by them!" Ra shouted.

"Yes. I am afraid that I have failed." Heba said.

"Do not e so hard on yourself, young one. There is no need. The Treasure is still safe." Osiris said.

Heba frowned. "How can that be? He is in Menthos' hands, and Menthos could easily gain control of him." Heba said.

"Gain control, yes, but use the power Menthos cannot." Horus said.

"If I may, my lords, why can Menthos not use the power?" Leo asked, steeping up with Heba.

"Eternias, the reason that Menthos cannot sue the power is because he does not know the trigger. Without that, Menthos has no way to access the power the Treasure holds." Osiris said.

"Menthos could still bring harm to him, though?" Yami asked.

"No, Prince Yami, they cannot. Menthos would not harm the Treasure because he wants his power, but Yugi is more than capable of stopping him." Ra said.

"How could that runt possibly do anything against these people?" Bakura demanded.

"You should be careful with you tongue, Tomb Robber. The Treasure possessed powers that make the seven Millennium items seem like harmless toys. The Treasure could destroy the world if he felt the need to do so." Osiris said.

"Why give such great power to a mere human though?" Atemu asked.

"Humankind is indeed twisted where some individuals are concerned, but the power of the treasure is meant to help protect humankind from those that would destroy it." Horus said.

"You refer to Menthos and his group." Yuesei said.

"Yes, we do. Menthos seeks to use the power of the Treasure to eventually rule the world. Tell me. Do you think that Yugi would use those powers for evil means?" Osiris asked.

"No, he wouldn't." Seto said.

"Which is the truth. We gave the power of the treasure to Yugi because he is such a pure-hearted person. Yugi does not wish for any harm to befall anyone. He does not use his power. Yugi would have preferred to have lived without anyone ever knowing he is the treasure, but being the Treasure is why we have no fear of harm coming to him from Menthos." Ra said.

"How can you be sure nothing would happen to him?" Ryou inquired.

"Though unwilling to use his power, Yugi will use the power that was given to him in order to protect himself." Horus said.


Yugi slowly opened his eyes and groaned. His body was slightly sore, but he was able to move with out difficulty. 'One of the good things about the power that the gods gave to me. I heal much faster than normal people do.' Yugi thought. He stood up only to find that he was chained.

"Hope you like the chains." a voice croaked.

Yugi looked up to see Menthos. He glared and said, "I should have known your slimy ass would have had something to do with this."

"Harsh. I wonder how long that will last." Menthos said. He walked forward and grabbed Yugi's chin, leaning down to kiss him.

Yugi's amethyst eyes turned pure white as Menthos was thrown backwards into the wall. "Do not touch me, you bastard!" Yugi growled.

Menthos starred wide-eyed at Yugi. He thought that Yugi's spirit was broken, but he was full of defiance.


Everyone magically endowed felt a sharp rise in a magical power.

"What the hell was that?!" Bakura exclaimed.

"I never felt such a great amount of magic in my life." Leo said.

"That is why we do not fear for the Treasure's safety." Horus said.

"That was Yugi?" Yami asked, surprised.

"Yes, it was. The Treasure will be fine." Ra said.

"But how do we find him?" Tea asked.

"You already have a way to find him." Osiris said.

"How? I thought that Heba cannot find him like that." Kyla said.

"I can't." Heba said.

"Perhaps you cannot, but there is another in your group who does have the ability to." Ra said.

"Who?" everyone asked.

"Even in the dark, there is light. That is al that we can tell you." Osiris said before they disappeared.

"Okay. What did that mean?" Tristan asked.

Heba finally turned around to face them. "I don't know. Osiris tends to speak in riddles." Heba said.

"There must be an answer." Yuesei said.

"What is it then?" Sayora asked.

'Even in the dark, there is light. What could that mean?' Heba asked himself.

"Okay. Osiris was serious, so what could mean?" Leo asked.

Something hit Heba. "Yami, you and Yugi are Dark and Light of each other, right?" Heba asked.

"Yes." Yami replied, startled that Heba knew that.

Heba's eyes fell to the Millennium Puzzle around Yami's neck. "The Millennium Puzzle connects you and Yugi, too, right?" Heba asked.

"Yes." Yami replied.

"Then, could you not use the power of the Millennium Puzzle to find Yugi since you are connected through the puzzle?" Heba asked.

Realization dawned on Yami. "Yes, I can." Yami said.


"How? You should be bending to my will!" Menthos shouted.

"No. I Should. Not." Yugi said, emphasizing each word. His glare became very fierce at that moment. So fierce that it was reminiscent of Yami and Atemu's glare. "I do not belong to you or anyone!" Yugi shouted.

Menthos rose up and formed a ball of energy in his hand. "Be quiet! You belong to me now!" Menthos shouted. He threw the ball of energy at Yugi.

Yugi's eyes glowed white again, and the ball of energy dissipated.

"What?!" Menthos shouted.

Yugi glared harshly. "You forget that I am the Treasure." Yugi said, his voice sounding authoritative and double-layered. "There are things that I can do that you cannot comprehend." Yugi said.

The chains that held Yugi suddenly shattered into pieces.

Yugi stood up and faced Menthos with anger and hatred evident in his eyes. "You tried to break my will and my spirit when you forced yourself on me and tried to rape me in school. While I've been unconscious, you've forced me to relive the abuse from my father and have constantly tried to make me believe that Yami, my Dark half, didn't care about me anymore and would rather be with Tea than me. Trust me when I say that I have overcome everything you have tried to use to break me. I know that my father is a heartless and cruel man who does not deserve to live. All he does is use me as a punching bag, but I don't let what he did bother me. Yami may be dating Tea, but I know that he will always care about me, regardless of what you do to me. Atemu is right. Yami will always have a place for me in his heart and his life." Yugi said.

"How do you know that one day Yami will forget you? You love the man, and yet, you know that there is nothing you can do to change his mind from the fact that he had a girlfriend." Menthos said, trying to break Yugi.

Yugi's amethyst eyes darkened. "Yami does have Tea as his girlfriend. I do not dispute that fact, but I will always love him, and even if I can not be with Yami as lovers, I will gladly remain his friend as long as Yami want me as one. Our relationship may become less and less important to him, but I want to always be a part of his life." Yugi said.

"Even if your love for him is unrequited." Menthos said.

"Yes. Even Yami never loves me back. I will always be a part of his life, and I will not let you or anyone else keep me away from him." Yugi said.

Menthos growled. "You are not leaving this place." Menthos said, starting to go at Yugi.

Yugi threw his arm across and sent Menthos crashing into the wall. "I'd like to see you try and stop me." Yugi said. He started to the door and sent a ball of white magic at the door, blasting the door to smithereens and walking out of the door.

Maytrine came running around the corner and stopped. "Where's Menthos?" Maytrine demanded, reaching for her sword.

"Nice haircut." Yugi said.

Maytrine's eyes flashed in anger, but before she could react, Yugi threw out her arm and sent her crashing into the wall.

Yugi walked past her and out into the main room, which was rather large.

A throne sat at one corner of the room. It sat on a raised platform with steps leading up to it.

'His dream of ruling the world will never become a reality.' Yugi thought. He clenched his fist tightly. 'I am here to ensure that.' he finished.


Using the magic of the Millennium Puzzle, Yami led the group right to a large wall.

"Okay. Why did it lead us to a wall?" Tristan asked.

"I think that the Puzzle is broken." Joey added.

"The Puzzle is not broken!" Yami snapped. He looked back at the wall and said, "If the Puzzle led us here, then Yugi is here."

"This wall must surround where Yugi really is." Heba said. He walked forward and formed a ball of energy that glowed crimson in his hand. "I think that it's time to put a hole in the wall." Heba said. He threw the ball at the wall and caused an explosion which put a hole in the wall.

"I think that we can get in easy now." Seto said.

"That was the idea." Heba said.

The group went to the wall and climbed in through the hole.

Everyone with magic felt the same spike in magic.

"I'd say that Yugi is definitely using his magic for some reason." Atemu said.

"Yes, and I would say that he's trying to free himself." Heba said.

"Where do we go then?" Tea asked.

"We follow the magical trail." Heba said

The group headed into the large palace that was behind the wall.


"Stay where you are Treasure!" a voice ordered.

Yugi turned around to face the five elites.

All five stood with their swords ready.

"Manson. Matrix. Mirage. Mace. Marc." Yugi said, addressing each one. "It had been a long time since the last time we met." Yugi said.

"Where are Menthos and Maytrine?" Marc demanded.

"I would say that they are both unconscious, and even if they are bit unconscious, they are probably recovering from the fact that they were blasted with my magic." Yugi said.

"You have no right to do that. Menthos is your master now, Treasure." Matrix said.

"You may be dumb enough and indecisive enough to allow another man to control what you do, but I make my own choices, and I choose my own destiny." Yugi said.

"You would be lucky to have a master like Menthos." Mace argued.

"Really. Then why is it that he leaves most of the dirty work to all of you while he is off somewhere with Maytrine, most likely having sex with her? What has Menthos really done for you?" Yugi asked.

"He has given us a purpose. He has allowed us to find something meaningful to do with our lives." Mirage said.

"Yes, he has. You do what he said and follow him around like little lost puppies. Not the life I want. I'll die before that happens." Yugi said. Two Sais appeared in his hands. "Let's fight." Yugi said.

The five elites charged at Yugi ready to start a battle.


That's the chapter.

The first scene explained why the gods gave such power to a person. Just wanted to clarify that.

Also, I know you get irritated when Yami and YUgi are kept apart like this, so I thought making Yami the only way to find Yugi would help that a little.

The next chapter will be between Yugi and the elites although Heba and the others will arrive to lend Yugi some help. You'll get a glimpse of one of Yugi's powers, too.

R&R.