Making Plans for Egypt

Still in the Shadow Realm…

Eventually Gozaburo's beatings of Seto stopped. What pained Seto the most about this past experience was not his own physical wounds but the pain he saw in Mokuba's face.

"Now go back to your room and study. And don't come out until supper time."

Little Seto dashed out of the room, leaving Gozaburo and Mokuba inside. Gozaburo turned to Seto's little brother and smiled. "So, Mokuba, how about a game of chess?"

Part of Mokuba wanted to scold Gozaburo for the beatings he had inflicted on Seto. The other part of him was intimidated by a man much larger than himself. Not wanting any beatings inflicted upon him, he turned to his step-father and tried to force a cheerful tone. "Okay," he replied still in tears. Gozaburo set up the chess board and let Mokuba make the first move.

After Mokuba's first move, the clouds reappeared, covering the two players.

Back at the Kaiba Dome…

Everyone in the audience was still seated and being very loud. They were still stunned by the fact that Seto's body had morphed into a hideous creature and then morphed back into his normal body.

"Well we should probably take Kaiba-boy's body to the hospital," said Pegasus. "Someone help me pick him up." Joey Wheeler bent down and helped Pegasus carry Seto's body outside of the dueling arena. "I took my limousine here. We can probably place him in there. Croquet can drive him to the nearest hospital. You all should probably follow me so we can make arrangements for going to Egypt."

"Agreed," replied Yugi.

"I must go now. I will reappear once you have uncovered the Millennium Key. Then I will take you all to the Shadow Realm where Kaiba is." Shadi then vanished with a puff of smoke.

At Domino City Hospital…

Later, Yugi, Tea, Tristan, Joey, Mai, Serenity, Duke, Bakura, Rebecca, Mokuba, Roland, Pegasus, and Croquet were all at the hospital. The doctors were able to get Seto's body to a hospital room right away. Pegasus was in the room talking with the doctors while the others stayed in the waiting room.

"I'm gonna call my grandpa while we're waiting for Pegasus to finish talking to the doctors," said Rebecca. Rebecca stepped outside the building to get better reception and called her grandpa Arthur.

"Hello?" answered Arthur.

"Grandpa, it's me, Rebecca."

"Hi, Rebecca. How did the duel go? Did Yugi win? I fell asleep so I didn't see what happened."

"Well, yes, Yugi won, but something terrible happened."

"Well tell me."

"During the duel, Seto activated the Seal of Orichalcos card. Then it transformed him into a hideous monster. After Yugi defeated the monster, it changed back into Seto. Then this ghost named Shadi appeared and explained that Seto's soul was taken to the Shadow Realm. We've taken his body to a hospital and now Pegasus is talking to the doctors."

"Oh my! The Orichalcos card?" he asked in disbelief. "I thought that thing was gone for good. I wonder how he came to possess such a thing."

"Well during the duel, I heard him say something about taking his submarine all the way to the bottom of the ocean and then locating the temple where he dueled against Dartz. I'm not really sure how he found it since the ocean floor is a big place, but he did."

There was a brief pause. Then Rebecca continued. "Listen, here's the reason I called. The ghost named Shadi who appeared after the duel said that in order to save Kaiba's soul, we must retrieve the Millennium Key from the place it was buried. Will you come to Egypt with us?"

"Of course I will, Rebecca. Anything to help save your friend's soul." They then said goodbye to each other, and Rebecca walked back into the hospital.

Ten minutes passed and Pegasus stepped out of the room to deliver the news to the rest of the gang. "The doctors say he still alive, but his body is in a coma. They'll have to keep him here. When I get home, I'll go ahead and schedule our flight to Egypt. I'll pay for everyone's flight expenses. Croquet, I'll need you to stay at my mansion while I'm away. Is that okay?"

"Yes, sir. Of course it is," Croquet replied.

"Roland, I assume you intend to come. Yes?" asked Pegasus.

"Yes, sir. I do. After all, it is my sworn duty to protect Kaiba."

"All right. Now let's see. I'll need plane tickets for…" And then Pegasus's voice dropped to a low voice as he counted heads. "All right. I'll need 12 plane tickets."

"Actually, you'd better make that thirteen. My grandpa said he wants to come," said Rebecca.

"All right then 13 it is."

"You know, I think my grandpa might want to come too. Can I call him now?"

"Of course, Yugi-boy. Call your grandfather and see if he wants to come."

Yugi whipped out his cell phone and dialed his grandpa's number.

"Hello?" answered Grandpa Muto.

"Yes, Granpa, it's me, Yugi."

"Yugi! I saw what happened in the game on the TV at Game Shop. Poor Kaiba."

"Listen, Grandpa. After the duel, this ghost Shadi appeared and said there was a way we could rescue Kaiba. But we have to go to Egypt to retrieve the Millennium Key. Will you come with us."

"Absolutely. I'm tired of being around the Game Shop. I need an adventure."

"Pegasus is paying for our plane tickets."

"Excellent. I just hope we succeed in rescuing your friend Kaiba."

"So do I, Grandpa. So do I." Yugi hung up.

"Well, Grandpa says he wants to come, Pegasus."

"Then we'll need 14 plane tickets. I'll have to contact the Ishtars since they are the ones who know how to find the place where the Millennium Items were buried. I'll contact all of you once I have purchased our plane tickets. Let me get your phone numbers." Pegasus took down everyone's phone numbers. "I think we should all go home and get some sleep. Have a good night everyone."

Everyone departed and left the hospital building.

Back in the Shadow Realm…

Seto saw the clouds disappearing, revealing another image. He saw himself as a younger kid pouring over a history textbook in his room. The younger version of himself had a black eye.

"Oh, brother," muttered Seto. "Not another image from my past."

Just then, little Seto heard someone knocking on his door. "Come in," he answered.

Gozaburo entered the room. "There you are. I see you are hard at work on your studies. Just remember what happens when you don't study." Gozaburo started to walk outside of the room and close the door, but then paused and turned back to Seto. "Oh! You'll be happy to know that I beat Mokuba in chess yesterday," he stated as if he had somehow proven his superiority over Seto by beating the person who beat Seto in chess.

"That's great, Pops," little Seto replied not really giving a damn about Gozaburo's mundane accomplishment.