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Chapter 25

Kaiba was stand at a podium outside the Kaiba Corp tower giving his press conference. As expected they were asking question related to negligence. "I assure you that my crew has gone over the sight. Kaiba Corp was not to blame for the clasping tomb. It was an unfortunate accident. It lead to the death of one of the best Egyptian Historians in the world. Now if you'll excuse me this press conference is over." Seto left the podium and went back inside his building.

As the press left the building two limos pulled up to the front of the building. Kaiba realizing it was the Court, as well as Mokaba and Rebecca, he waited for them to enter the building. "Afternoon, Krista is in my office. We'll go get her and start our meeting. I have secured a room for our meeting and everyone on my staff knows not to disturb us." Kaiba said.

The group headed up to Kaiba's office. They entered the office to see Krista asleep on the couch. "Should we wake her?" Yugi sent to the others.

"Unfortunately we have to. She is a vital member of the court." Atem replied.

"But she looks so peaceful, and we know that she hasn't slept much the past few days." Yugi sent.

"I hate to wake her, but I'll make sure she catches up on her sleep when we are done with our meeting." Kaiba knelt down next to her, "Hey Sleeping Beauty, it's time to wake up." He said as he softly stoked her hair.

Krista opened her eyes slowly, "Seto, I'm sorry I must have dozed off. I didn't realize how tired I was." Krista sat up and looked around to realize that they weren't alone. "Everyone is already here. How long was I out?"

"About an hour." Kaiba replied as he helped Krista to her feet, she grabbed her laptop and her underground dueling case. "Okay everyone follow me to the room for our meeting." The gang walked down a hall. They arrived at a wall.

"I think the High Priest has lost it. This is a dead end." Marik sent to the others.

"Watch and learn Tomb Keeper." The CEO sent as he pulled out an electronic card and swiped it on a panel on the wall. A door opened showing the biggest conference room anyone had ever seen. "I use this room when I am having a top secret meeting. It is designed to be sound proof. It also has no surveillance equipment." Kaiba explained as everyone followed him into the room.

There was a long conference table in the middle of the room. A view screen was on the wall directly behind the head of the table. There was a small square table in the corner with a coffee maker on it. On another table sat a printer.

Everyone started sitting down around the table. Krista went over to the coffee table and started the coffee. She was still a little drowsy and needed a caffeine boost. "Coffee will be ready in a minute, for anyone who wants some." She says as she takes a seat, and flips open her laptop. Within a few moments several papers were being printed out on the printer.

Atem walked over to the head of the table he was anxious to get the meeting started. "Now let's get this meeting underway. First off I want to ask Rebecca something, all of us have already agreed to take Dumbledore up on his offer, because we believe we need to keep an eye on him. Where do you stand?"

"Well, if I must go to a school to learn magic, why not do it at a school where I'm surrounded by my friends." Rebecca said.

"I was hoping you would say that. We have several issues to get through today, mainly how to deal with Dumbledore. So I think I'll now hand the floor over the High Priest and the Royal Sorceress." Atem said.

Atem took a seat, and Kaiba stood up and spoke. "Krista and I have put together the ultimate negotiation strategy. I'll have her pass a copy around so you can look at it." Krista went over to the printer, grabbed the papers, giving each member in the room a copy of the contract. "As you can tell we do have our work cut out for us. Krista and I read in Hogwarts a History that the school was found 1000 years ago. This is a definite advantage to our cause as shadow magic is much older."

"They have the habit of separating out students into different houses, or cliques if you will. Each house vales certain things over others. For example the house called Gryffindor values bravery, Ravenclaw values intelligence, Hufflepuff values loyalty and friendship, and Slytherin value cunningness. It is my opinion that this type of segregation in these young magicians does nothing but breed prejudice. It is no surprise that their society is in a state of war." Krista added as she finished giving everyone a copy of the contract.

"But if they separate out people by values, there is no way we will all be together. Our plan to be at least two to a class is shot." Ryou stated with concern.

"You are correct Tomb Robber, we wouldn't be together. We all have different personalities which dominate what we value most. Which is why the two things on that contract that aren't negoable are Odion staying on the outside and we will not be sorted. Everything else on that list is bargaining chips. We want Dumbledore to think we are giving up something during our negoations but in reality we are just giving up some minor demands." Kaiba said.

"High Priest you mentioned earlier about a wrinkle with the plan, but as far as I can tell this is iron clad." Atem said as he was flipping through the contract.

"Pharaoh, the wrinkle isn't with the plan. It is with the school. According to Hogwarts a History, technology doesn't work with the magic in the air at Hogwarts. Which means no laptops, no cell phones, and no duel disks?" Krista says.

"Our plan on having outside connections is essential to being able to use technology, since these dummies insist on living in the Middle Ages they won't suspect our contacts on the outside because we will be contacting them with our technology." Kaiba say, "Besides I still have to run my company, and I can't do that without my laptop."

"And I don't know about the rest of you but the idea of table top duels for an entire school year is unappealing." Marik said.

"I agree with you 100%, Tomb Keeper." Krista said with a shudder. "After dueling underground so long, a table top duel is not stimulating."

"So how are we going to get technology to work, I mean Seto is a genius and would eventually figure a way to do it, but we need to have it done before Dumbledore arrives." Mokaba said.

"I think I have a suggestion." Rebecca said, "When I was contacted by Alice Meriwether, I asked her if I would be able to use my laptop to finish my Bachelor's in Business Administration online. She said absolutely she even gave me her e-mail address, as well as her cell phone number so I could contact her with my answer to attend her school. Maybe she can help us to know why technology works at her school, but not at Hogwarts."

"Rebecca, why don't you text her and see if she would be willing to do a video call, we can patch it through to Krista's laptop." Atem said. Rebecca started texting while Krista moved her laptop in front of Rebecca.

"Okay while we are waiting for a response from the American Witch, what is next on the agenda?" Odion asked.

"First we need to make sure that once Dumbledore signs the contract that he doesn't back out of any of the conditions. It isn't like we can sue him for breach of contract." Kaiba said.

"That was what I was trying to figure out in your office earlier Seto. I had an idea about using a spell from Magic Formula, but I need some help finding it. Pharaoh, I was wondering if you summon Mahad, maybe he can answer some of my questions." Krista asked.

"I think I can manage that." Atem said as he opened the deck holder that was attached to his waist. He pulled out a card and held it in the air. The Millennium Puzzle around Atem's neck started glowing as he said, "Mahad come forth."

The Dark Magician stepped out of a purple and black portal. "How can I be of service, Pharaoh?"

"Krista needs some questions answered regarding Magic Formula." Atem said.

"I know about the situation at hand. And I have only two things to say. There is not one spell in Magic Formula that will help you in your quest. When in doubt of a title, use subject." The Dark Magician went back through the portal and disappeared.

"That was totally unhelpful." Grumbled Marik.

Krista pondered the Dark Magicians words for a moment before starting to laugh. "Atem, did Mahad have a sphinx as a pet?"

"Not that I know of why?" The pharaoh asked.

"Because his answer to my quest was a riddle, he said not one spell which means that there isn't just one spell in Magic Formula but more than one that can help with my quest. The second one was telling me to search the book the same way I did with our bonding spell, but since I don't know the name of the spell, I should ask the book to show me spells related to the subject. Brilliant." Krista said as she went and got her spell book. She was just about to prick her finger when a lady appeared on her laptop.

"Rebecca, I was so pleased to receive your text, I was hoping you would contact me. You see yesterday I received an owl asking permission to have you transferred out of my jurisdiction to attend Hogwarts. The headmaster assured me that you wanted to attend there instead of here. Since our laws state that students wanting to study abroad need permission from the headmaster or headmistress within their jurisdiction I got the paperwork to fill out. I was confused because you hadn't told me you wanted to attend Salem let alone anything about Hogwarts." Professor Meriwether said.

"Dumbledore is working fast, he is really manipulating the system." Yugi sent to the court members.

"I haven't decided yet, if I want to take up Dumbledore's offer to attend Hogwarts. I got a letter inviting me on the way to attend a funeral. Have you sent in the transfer paperwork yet?" Rebecca asked with concern in her voice.

"No, I wanted to contact you first." Professor Meriwether said.

"Good, I'll contact you on Saturday with my answer; please do not respond to Dumbledore until you hear from me." Rebecca said and Professor Meriwether nodded. "I do have a question for you, it is my understanding that technology doesn't work at Hogwarts because of magic in the air, but it does at Salem. Should I choose to accept Dumbledore's offer, I still want to be able to finish my BA online how do I get my laptop working?" Rebecca asked.

Professor Meriwether started laughing, "Yes it is true; most of the time technology doesn't work with magic. However a couple of years ago a brilliant student of mine decided that there wasn't a chance in hell he would miss seeing something called the Battle City Tournament. He spent months going over arithmancy equations until he created ones that worked on technology. He charges people to modify their electronics."

Seto who was listening walked up to the computer and asked, "Would he be willing to sell the equations? I'm taking arithmacy and could figure out the answer if I have the equations."

"I could ask him, he is at dinner right now, let me go get him." Professor Meriwether left but retuned shortly. "This is Alex McMan, and I so sorry I didn't get your name."

"That is Seto Kaiba, I had no idea he was a wizard. This is so cool." Alex said.

"I'm glad you know who I am, I have a business proposition for you. I want to buy your arithmancy equations that make it possible to use electronics in magical environments. I'm willing to pay you one million dollars. Do we have a deal?" The CEO asked.

"Sure, how do you want me to send them to you?" Alex asked.

"E-mail them to Rebecca, I assume you have a pay pal account and can take my credit card." Kaiba responded.

"I do." Alex responded.

"I have one more request; don't tell the world I'm magical. It would be bad for business." Kaiba stated in his sternest CEO voice.

"I'm not stupid, it would not only be bad for business, it would be breaking the Statue of Secrecy and that is punishable by imprisonment. I don't want to go to jail." Alex responded.

"You're a smart kid; if you want a job with Kaiba Corp after you graduate give me a call. I could always use someone with your kind of intelligence at my LA branch." Kaiba said.

Alex sent the equations to Rebecca's e-mail and he processed Kaiba credit card. When Alex and Kaiba were done conducting business the video call was turned back over to Rebecca and Professor Meriwether. "So Rebecca I'll wait to hear from you and no matter what you decide, I think you will make a very good witch."

"Thank you Professor Meriwether." Rebecca said as the professor signed off of the video conference and handed the laptop back to Krista.

"I can't believe Kaiba just paid a cool million for a bunch of numbers." Ryou said.

"I wanted to get a yes quickly and not haggle over price, usually people say yes to a million dollars." Kaiba said with a smirk as he printed up the equations and placed them in a file. He would start working on them as soon as he got the text books for Arithmancy.

Kirsta was typing on her laptop as she spoke, "Okay just to recap our meeting so far, we have a contract draft for dealing with Dumbledore, which as soon as I get home I'll find a way to make it a very bad idea to break it. We bought some magical calculus equations to fix the no technology problem. Is there anything else we need to do?"

"I am a little concerned that Dumbledore is acting so quickly he obviously thinks that we won't say no, otherwise why would he already have sent transfer papers for Rebecca. I think we need to see if we can find a spell similar to the one that makes the members of the courts minds impenetrable and cast it on Mokaba and Rebecca."

"I would also recommend adding that spell to the other's that know about the Millennium Items, we don't want Dumbledore probing their minds to get answers about us. We can be pretty sure if he made our connection to Rebecca, he'll make it to the others." Kaiba said.

"Good point, High Priest. Krista could you find such a spell for us?" Atem asked.

"Sure thing Pharaoh." Krista, pricked her finger letting a drop of blood fall in the key whole and the Magic Formula book opened. She put her hand over the book and said in Ancient Egyptian. "Magic Formula show me a spell to seal our friends minds from being penetrated from an outside force." A gust of purple wind blew over the book and stopped on a spell called To Keep a Sacred Secret.

Krista read the spell and then said to the others. "This spell is more complex than the other. It will require being done on the first day of a full moon at midnight. We will need to use the scales on the right side all Item Bearers must add one drop of their blood, on the left the minds we wish to seal must add a drop of their blood. I then say and incantation in Ancient Egyptian and all minds will be sealed."

"That is a complicated spell, and I'm not so sure about poking my fingers." Rebecca said.

"I agree but if we want to keep the Millennium Items a secret than we must do it. Our friends are all in danger because of the knowledge they hold." Atem said. "Kaiba what do you think?"

"Well the idea of my brother having to take part in this is unnerving, however the alternative is worse. I'll stop by the drug store on the way back to the mansion and buy a bunch of those blood sugar testers. They will make finger poking to draw blood easier and less painful."

"When is the first day of the next full moon?" Mokaba asked.

"It's tonight." Ryou said.

"Yugi text Tea, Joey, Tristan, Mai, and Duke tell them to meet us at Kaiba Manner this evening around 10pm and tell them what we are planning to do make sure they know it is a voluntary procedure." Yugi started texting frantically his fingers were slightly numb when he was done.

"They all said they will be there. And Joey says tell Rich Boy there better be plenty of food." Yugi says as he reads off the text message.

"So Pharaoh are we done for now?" Marik asked.

"I believe so. Kaiba is there anything else?" Atem asked.

"No we covered everything." Kaiba said.

"Well as they say, this meeting is officially over. You are all free to go. See you all this evening at Kaiba's mansion for the ritual." Atem said as everyone filed out of the conference room. Krista packed up her spell book putting it in the case. Kaiba walked up behind her and put his arms around her waist.

"You should go back to the mansion with Mokaba and Rebecca you need some rest." The CEO said.

"You'll get no argument from me. I will need my strength to pull off that spell. It says it is physically draining for the Royal Sorcerer or Sorceress to perform. So I'm going to go to bed and don't wake me until I'm needed." Krista said.

Kaiba turned her around so that he was facing her. He gave her a kiss. "Now go to the mansion and get some rest." Krista picked up her case and her laptop before she and Seto left the room.

Seto headed to his office, he still had a lot of work to do. He planned on returning to his mansion at 8pm. Krista headed down the hall, down the elevator and climbed into the limo. The limo drove to the Kaiba Manor. She opened the door walked up to the couch in the front room. She was so tired that she fell asleep right away.

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