Mahaado sensed something and looked up and was shocked to see a beautiful woman with long black hair standing in the door way. "Who are you what do you want?"
Everyone looked at the door but no one but Mahaado could see anyone there. Mokuba saw a glowing metal object of some kind hanging in seemed in midair right where Mahaado claimed someone was but kept quite as he didn't know for sure it was Zariah and since no one else in the room seemed to be able to see her he feared they'd either accuse him of having something to do with this or at the very least start asking questions he wasn't sure he really had the answers to.
Zariah smiled, "I knew you would have enough power to see me."
"What does that mean?"
"You are the only one who can see or hear me."
Well what she didn't know is that she was half right. Though all Mokuba could see was a glowing medallion and a faint outline he could hear her voice. Even if he wasn't able to fully make out all the words as due to the medallion trying to hide from him it made her voice fade in and out but he could hear enough to tell him who it was.
"What do you want witch?"
"Witch am I? Well no more than a devil who spies on people and cares not for their safety after their spell causes disruption."
"What? How could you…"
Dylan and Yami hearing Mahaado's yelling came running in. Unlike Mokuba however all Yami saw was a very faint glowing circle. Dylan unlike his Master could not see all of Zariah but he could see the shape of a woman and the glowing medallion around her neck. He knew it was dangerous to fire fireballs in doors but he did and it was almost like a mini-water dragon came up out of her upraised palm and snuffed it out. Mokuba, Yami and Mahaado were the only ones to see the smoke from it. No one but those three could even see the fireball that Dylan threw. To the others it appeared as though he was throwing air at the invisible intruder.
"Well my dear watcher it seems we were interrupted. I had hoped to convince you to talk to me alone. Mmm… perhaps another time when we don't have your guard dog underfoot." At that she vanished.
Mokuba was shocked at seeing the mini-dragon swallow that flame. He'd been scared that she might have been hurt by a flame. He was so scared he couldn't move, even though he knew he couldn't have done anything to help.
Maura was just as confused as everyone else but as the fireball was formed she heard a faint sound out of Mokuba and when she looked at him she seemed to be the only one to notice that while she and everyone else was looking confused about the situation he and Yami seemed to be the only ones knowing what was going on.
"Mahaado what is going on?" Diana asked.
"There was a woman standing there calling me a watcher."
Mokuba blinked Zariah had said that the reason he and Yugi were transported was because someone was using a finding spell and Yugi had assumed it was Yami. But now that he thought about it he realized Yami had never said a word about any spell or any spell going wrong. In fact Seto had said that he sent Yami looking for him and apparently Maura was with him. Could it be that see lied to them for some reason and instead of someone using a finding spell it was actually someone watching them? He couldn't understand why anyone would be watching them.
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After Diana managed to calm Mahaado down everyone went back to eating and much to Seto's relief due to the distraction Mahaado seemed to have forgotten Mokuba so the boy wouldn't have to try to remember all the things they discussed telling Mahaado should he ask.
After dinner Diana not really believing anything happened but not wanting to tell her husband that and get into an argument told him he should rest and surprisingly enough he didn't argue with her.
Seto and the others made their way to the main hall near the front door.
"What was all that about?" Seto questioned Yami.
"I'm not sure all I saw was a very faint glowing circle."
"Well why not ask Mokuba?" Mokuba turned and looked at her shocked and confused. "It looked to me like he saw everything.
Well that was partially true. Though he couldn't see Zariah he heard her voice and though what he heard of the conversation didn't make sense due to only hearing parts.
Yami simply laughed, "Don't be silly Maura. Mokuba doesn't have any magic. He couldn't possibly have seen anything."
Zariah had left through a portal but kept watch and stayed close and due to her only using a small watching spell behind a portal no one sensed her presence. As she listened to Yami's explanation she just shook her head. "What a stupid, stupid fool you are. I cannot understand why Dartz a Master wizard would ever have chosen him to train. The young man Mokuba was with earlier he has much more potential and I doubt even with the small training Dartz gave him after the battle that he would have said the same. Though from our brief meeting I read his magic lines and it seems he's remarkably more capable than this one is for being self taught. I believe he could see Mokuba true magic potential. Apparently Dartz's age and his foolish granddaughter who has no heart for serious training didn't teach Mokuba's brother much of anything. Che, if not for Mokuba's young friend his brother would have been crushed only proving his training was nothing more than an old man wanting someone to take his place more than it was training him for a serious battle, as I can find nothing remarkable special at all about him. I have read through Mokuba's memories even though he does not know this. Yes that man Pandora did steal young Mokuba's magic. But only the magic that was pent up inside with no real release till his life and those of his friends were in danger and a small amount escaped. However despite what his idiot brother seems to believe Pandora took his magic yes, but he did not take the boys ability to use magic in the future or see what others cannot. Even the dragons who kept his magic bubble knew his power would eventually grow again even if they did not tell anyone."
Seto however didn't believe Yami's explanation. Somehow he had a feeling that wasn't entirely true. First Dartz said Mokuba had always had magic somehow he doubted that ability could be removed so easily. Then Yugi had said he didn't even see or feel that strange woman's presence and yet Mokuba did.
Seto looked up to see Yami getting all wrapped up in a coat and things. "What are doing?"
"I need to place the magic rocks outside the castle wall."
"That could take you all night or longer!"
"Oh, then can I help?" Maura asked.
Mokuba did his best to not show how much that upset him.
Seto didn't however. "The two of you run along on another rock hunting adventure and make sure you get some guards to help or you'll both be frozen popsicles by the time you get in."
Mokuba looked up and without thinking he asked, "What's a p-popsicle?"
"Ah well it's a frozen treat. I'll have to try to remember to get some for us in the summer." Seto said unable to think of another way to tell what it was.
But Seto's words of rock hunting adventure and Maura's asking to go suddenly hit home. "Why don't you and Mokuba come with us?"
"What are you crazy? There's a blizzard raging. No way am I going out there to throw a bunch of rocks down even if it is for the castle security. Nor am I allowing Mokuba to go out there. Instruct several guards and make them do it."
"No it's better if I do it myself or at least a little so I can cast the final spell when their all in place."
"Suite yourself." Seto said grabbing Mokuba hand and going upstairs.
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A/N: Well it wasn't as depressing as I was hoping for. Maybe one of my others will do it. I hate June. The only thing good about it is my nieces b-day and that was scared the same way the other day was. I lost one cat on my nieces b-day a few years back and then a week or so ago another one died.
And Father's day means nothing to me anymore. I went to a snow cone shop and well I still haven't determined if it was a good thing or a bad thing. She asked how my father was and I'm like excuse me? So I tell her I don't have a father that my mother was waiting for me. She's then spotting how she mistook me for someone else and I'm like okay and I did later when she asked tell her my father died while I was in high school but still...I have to wonder if I really look that much like this other girl or this woman needs new glasses.
