Omaria Tablet

Bakura shot up in bed from a large noise in the next room. He listened quietly for another sound and it came. An unrecognizable scraping sound echoed through the wall. Almost like sandpaper on sandpaper continuously rubbing.

He stood up and headed for Lyn's room. He hesitated at the door when the noise ceased. He pushed forward and opened the door to see a pitch black room. The sound began again accompanied with a rumble in the shadows. He walked closer trying to identify the dragon. The grumble sounded louder then stopped.

"Bakura," the deep booming monotonous voice spoke slowly. "You must find something for me."

"What would that be?" Bakura asked. Two red eyes glowed in the dark and stared at him.

"Not what; who. I need someone who can treat my injuries."

"Injuries! You where just fine yesterday!" The eyes closed.

"That was my human form. If you recall I was in the collapsing building; not her." Her eyes opened again. "I need someone before we leave…" Bakura grumbled as he left. What do you get to help a dragon; a doctor or a vet? Deciding a vet would be easier, Bakura used to phone in the hotel to call.

"Hello, veterinarian's office, how may I help you?" the lady on the other end of the line spoke quickly.

"Yes, my…lizard is ill," Bakura replied. "Do you make house calls?" He couldn't help but smiling.

"Sure, sir; May I have the address?" Bakura gave the address of the hotel as the girl wrote it down.

"I'll meet you outside the building," Bakura said and hung up.

A few minutes later, a car drove up and a woman stepped out. Bakura was at the door waiting. She walked up and looked at him.

"Are you the one who called?" she asked. Bakura nodded.

"Right this way, doctor," he led her to Lyn's room.

"What is the matter with your lizard?" she asked on their way up. Bakura thought about it.

"I'm not sure. She won't let me examine her," he skated around the blunt truth. When they got to the door, the scraping was heard. The lady was concerned but didn't say a word. Bakura opened the door and moved aside.

"Ladies first," he grinned. She stepped in and he followed, closing the door behind him. The darkness slowly backed away into the corners, revealing the black dragon sitting in the middle of the floor. Korcha's sat like a cat with her stomach near to the ground and her arm close to her body. She stared at the woman suspiciously.

"You will help me," Korcha growled at the woman. The lady was about to scream when Bakura came up behind her and covered her mouth with his hand.

"Now, I wouldn't do that," he smirked, "Or it could be the last thing you do." The fear made Korcha very pleased.

I am injured," Korcha continued, "You fix me and we will let you go. What is your name?" The girl gulped and then answered.

"Mary," she said. Korcha nodded.

"Begin; I have a very busy schedule." Mary worked up her courage and walked over.

"I'll need some light," she said to Bakura. He frowned and turned on a light. Korcha's injuries were very severe, and Mary began by cleaning them carefully trying not to anger the black beast. Korcha watched her continuously. After a while, Korcha had stopped watching and closed her eyes. Mary finally closed her bag and looked the dragon over.

"Do you want bandages?" she asked a little more confident. Korcha looked at her.

"No. You did well. Leave," Korcha stood up and looked at Bakura. "Escort her out. I'll meet you outside." Bakura nodded and grabbed Mary's arm.

"Let's go," he ordered. She didn't resist and was soon on her way home. Bakura waited outside for a few minutes. Korcha finally coasted down from the window and landed softly.

"Get on," she ordered.

"What took you so long?" He shot impatiently. She didn't answer; just glared at him. He mounted, and right when he got his footing, Korcha shot off the ground. Bakura reeled back from the speed of the launch. He was yelling things Korcha didn't mind to hear.

After flying for a while, the buildings disappeared and sand flowed as far as you could see. The full moon lit up all the earth, showing how high they really were. Bakura held the back spine tightly; falling at this altitude would be fatal.

Korcha's eyes scanned the sand skillfully searching for any sign of ruins. She slowly glided down and finally touched. Her claws made large prints in the sand which she wiped clear with her tail as soon as they were made. Bakura slid off and looked around.

"Why have we landed here?" Bakura asked rudely. Korcha looked at him and held out a claw. Bakura looked confused.

"The pendant," she ordered. He dug in his pocket and pulled it out. "Give it to me." She said again. No emotion in her voice; no anger, no annoyance, no kindness, nothing. Just a voice that echoed from the dark like a recording on a tape. Bakura placed it in her open hand and she held it by the chain.

She held it up in front of her and the red pendant gave a dim glow. Then, it let out a pulse of energy and Korcha closed her eyes to let the wave run over her. When her eyes opened again they had black slits instead of pupils.

"We're close." Her voice said. Bakura followed as she walked on; her tail constantly sweeping back and forth to erase the tracks with machine-like efficiency. Bakura was almost wondering what he had gotten himself into.

Domino; midnight

Ang lay silently in the hospital room. The full moon shone into the room to create an eerie glow throughout the room. Ang suddenly shot up wide awake.

"Oh, no," he whispered as he got out of the bed. He darted to the window and looked outside. "She can't be…" He burst through the door and ran to Yugi's room. "TEA OPEN THE DOOR!" he yelled slamming on the door. She opened it while wiping her eye.

"Ugh…Ang?" she said sleepily, "What are you doing…""

"WE HAVE TROUBLE!" he interrupted pushing past her. He stood beside Yugi and looked him over. Tea turned on the light. "Yugi," Ang whispered while shaking Yugi's shoulder. Yugi's woke and sat up.

"Is it morning already?" he asked in a daze. Tea gasped. Ang stood back and Yugi had no idea what was going on. "Is something wrong?" he asked.

"You're…ok," Ang gripped his head and backed up to the wall. Yugi gasped. "That means she's…"

"She's what?" Yugi got out of his bed and looked worried. Ang looked at him.

"She's not here. Korcha must have left for Egypt or something."

"Why would she go to Egypt?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I know where we need to go now." He paused. "I think she would tell Kaiba."

"Why would she do that?" Tea asked now fully awake, "Kaiba's a jerk."

"Because she always showed a liking for Kaiba, even when her dark side was trying to kill him."

"How do you know that?" Yugi spoke. Ang closed his eyes.

"It's just something I know; now we need to get Kaiba and go to Egypt immediately." He walked quickly out the door pulling Tea with him. "Yugi, get ready. We leave as soon as possible."

After five minutes Yugi came out to see Ang had left. Tea was standing in the hall and smiled when Yugi walked up.

"Where's Ang?" he asked Tea. She frowned.

"Not sure; he said something about Kaiba, then left." They walked outside and looked for Ang.

A shimmer appeared of the horizon and Milfer came into view carrying a very angry Kaiba. When he landed Kaiba voiced his objection in many colorful words until Ang forced in an angered silencer.

"Now," Ang sighed after everyone had calmed down, "We are going to need a ride to Egypt because I can't carry you all."

"I don't even know why I'm here," Kaiba grumbled. Ang sighed and glared at him.

"BECAUSE…" Ang growled through his teeth. "Lyn will need your help, and transportation is one of your strong points." Kaiba was silent. "We need to be there NOW." Kaiba grumbled and pulled out a phone.

The plane was ready in few minutes and Yugi, Tea and the freshly awoken Joey boarded silently. Ang chose to fly by the side to avoid the bombardment of unanswerable questions.

Yugi watched the dragon fly beside the plane as they took off. He had only seen Milfer this anxious when Korcha attacked Kaiba the second time.

"What do ya think is goin on?" Joey asked giving a lazy yawn.

"Well," Yugi replied, "I'm not entirely sure, but it seems Korcha is getting into some serious trouble." Tea looked over the seat to see the two boys better.

"Kaiba said Lyn had told him she was going on a vacation with a 'friend'. Who do you think she was talking about?"

"I don't think it was anyone good." Joey and Tea nodded in agreement.

Egypt

Korcha held the necklace up again and the light shown much brighter than the first time. She looked down at the dark sand.

"It's here," she informed Bakura. He looked down. They were standing on the slope of a sand dune. It appeared to have covered the ancient ruins completely.

"How are we supposed to get down there?" he asked kicking the sand slightly. Korcha lifted into the air and called back.

"Get to the bottom of the dune." He did so while watching her pick a position in the air. Korcha watched until he was at the bottom, and then turned back to the dune.

As her large black wings began to flap in strong pulls, the sand flew up in a large dust storm. Bakura covered his mouth with his shirt and used his arm to shield his eyes from the stinging particles. As the sand settled, he removed his arm to see a fully uncovered tomb. He stared in aw at what the dragon could do and how magnificent the structure was.

Korcha landed and walked forward without even looking at Bakura. Right now it seemed like she only saw him as a parasite. Bakura followed warily.

As they approached the building the details appeared. The door had a large dragon carved into it with red gems as eyes. Egyptian hieroglyphs decorated around the edges of the door. Warning probably, but Bakura wasn't sure. Korcha gripped one side of the door and pulled it open. Sand piled on each side of the dark hall.

"I need something to burn," Korcha looked at Bakura expectantly. He was confused at first. She gave a ragged sigh and grabbed his sleeve of his shirt. He gave a yell of disapproval as she ripped of the blue and white striped fabric. She grabbed his shoulders and twisted him around to rip off the other sleeve with another angry curse from Bakura.

"Why did you do that!" He asked loudly. She glared at him with piercing eyes.

"Would you like to donate your whole shirt?" she asked. He shut his mouth, and she smiled. Balling up the sleeves she blew a small flame into them. After they had caught fire, she wrapped them around her horns. Surprisingly, they didn't disintegrate, but burned a bright light that lit up the hall. Bakura was impressed.

After walking for some time, they came to another door. It had some writing on it. Korcha stopped and looked at the door for some time.

"You going to open it?" Bakura asked impatiently.

"It says," Korcha said not answering his question, "'to all who wish to pass: decreed by the Pharaoh Atem, this tomb is sealed by the Pharaoh's power and all who reside in it are bound to eternal slumber.'" She stopped and looked down. "That…was me." Bakura looked at the door in amazement. She was in there? The door had a visible crack where it had been open before.

Korcha snapped out of her daydream and pulled the door away. It made an eerie screech when it opened. Bakura followed her quietly, but gasped when he saw this room. It was filled with gold and jewels up to his eyes. He immediately began to dig in the piles of gold while mumbling random things he would do with the riches. Korcha stopped and looked at him.

"These are all my treasures I collected in my past lifetime," she informed him, "The tablet we're searching for is probably here if not in the next room." Bakura stood up from the pile with handfuls of gold. "The rest of the door said the gold was placed here for eternity as well. If you take any, you will die as soon as you set foot on the sand." Bakura gulped and dropped the treasures. Korcha turned her head away and grinned. So gullible.

Airport

Yugi and the gang walked out and looked around. They had no idea where to go next. Ang soon walked around the corner. His face was extremely pale and serious. He walked up and looked at them.

"We need to get to the desert quickly," he said to them.

"What's the hurry?" Joey asked as he stretched. Ang didn't answer, but looked at Yugi.

"She's too close to her tomb," he said quietly. Yugi nodded.

"How many people can you carry?" he asked. Ang smiled.

Desert

Korcha was standing with her eyes closed as Bakura continued looking. Bakura tossed a gold cup on his growing pile, and it rolled to the bottom. When it hit the ground it made a loud clang that made Korcha jump like a startled horse. Bakura looked at her.

"Are you ok?" he asked. She calmed her racing heart and rustled her wings uneasily.

"I'm a little…unnerved about being here. Again." She replied looking at him. He stared a little while then shrugged and continued to look. She watched him for a little while before she spoke again.

"I think we have searched here long enough to know it's not here." She turned to the next door as Bakura walked up to her side.

"What's this one say?" he mumbled. It almost wasn't a question.

"'May any who pass rest in peace'" She read out loud. She closed her eyes and was silent for a while.

"Are we going in?" he said impatiently. Korcha glared at him in a new anger.

"If I were you, I would pray for my soul." He was taken back and speechless. Korcha touched the door and it swung open to reveal a large dark room. The flames that had once burned on Korcha's horns blew out.

One good sized hole lit up the middle of the room. Deeply rusted chains were permanently fused to the floor; the same chains that held her so many years ago. As Bakura began to walk forward, Korcha thrust her arm out in front of him. He was about to speak when he head turned to where her arm was pointing.

"That is what happened to the first to enter this sacred tomb." He looked over to see three skeletons leaning on the wall. Their bodies frozen in the time of death, when the darkness swallowed them whole. Bakura gulped and looked at Korcha. She put her arm down and walked forward. Stopping in the middle she looked up at the whole in the roof. All she saw was a dark sky and maybe one star.

Bakura walked past her and looked into the dark. She watched silently as he passed. Her mind was running on hundreds of questions. Why did you come back? Why don't you just leave? Why are you dragging him along? If you find anything are you really going to share? Are you going to tell him everything?

"That is where it should be," she said interrupting her own thoughts.

"Why?" Bakura looked at her. "Did you have it in the past?" Korcha was angered at his question, but why she had no idea.

"I don't know," she forced out, "But I suspected it to be here because the medallion was so attractive to me now. Maybe I stole it before. Would you like to go dig in the Sahara Desert?" Bakura stared a little while before walking into the shadowy area.

Almost as soon as he stepped in, he tripped over a tablet. He mumbled as he grabbed it and dragged it into the light. Korcha looked it over and then blew the dust off of it.

"Is this it? What's it say?" Bakura asked quickly, looking at the hieroglyphs. Korcha's eyes scanned the words over twice.

"Yes," she answered, "But I can barely read it. I'm not sure I can get the words right." Bakura looked at her, but she didn't notice.

"You're the only one who CAN read it," he tried to stay calm. Korcha took the tabet and placed it on her back. Holding it in place with her wings, she walked toward the door.

"Let's get it outside where there's more light we can use," she said. Her voice sounded tired as if the more she stayed the more she lost touch. Bakura followed completely confused. Why was she acting so strange? The two were dead silent as they made their way out.

Ok, I stopped cuz it was going to keep going for eternity. R&R!