Dartz kneels down in front of his dragon sanctuary, focusing on the life force of the pharaoh. He closes his eyes, searching for any sign of him, but comes out empty handed. He growls in frustration.

"Somehow I've lost contact with the pharoah," he says with narrowed eyes.

"Maybe the pharaoh didn't survive the fall," Rafael says, standing behind him.

"He did," Dartz said. "However someone or something is hiding him from my vision."

"Then let me be your eyes master," Rafael volunteers. "And I'll make up for my past failure."

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Yami's eyes shoot open and he quickly sits up after having a bad dream revolving around losing Yugi to the seal. Somehow he has ended up in a tent with a blanket laying over him. "Hold on…where am I?" He hears a light groan coming from beside him and sees Téa lying there as well. "Téa," he calls out to her with worry. "Téa wake up."

Her eyes flutter open and she sits up as well. "Where are we? The last thing I remember is—" A growl from the tent's entrance brings their attention to a gray dog that runs up to her and tackles her back to the floor.

Yami gasps. "Téa!" But his fears are soon put to rest when he hears her laughing from the dog licking her cheek. The dog then turns its sights on the pharaoh, showing him the same amount of love.

"Sky! Get back here!" yells a girl wearing brown pig tails, a brown hat with a pink ribbon and a matching pink dress and cowboy boots. "Sorry if she woke you up."

"Who are you?" Yami asks.

"You can call me Chris," the girl greets as her dog runs back up to her and she chuckles. "And you've already met Sky."

Outside, an old man carrying a wooden staff kneels down and gathers the duel monsters cards that came out of Yami's duel disk. They were scattered all on the ground after the fall. One card in particular, the Eye of Timaeus really catches his eye. He looks to the right of him when he sees Sky running up to him. He smiles and pets the dog.

"The visitors are awake, grandpa," Chris says as they approach him from behind. He stands up and turns to face them.

"I see your strength is back," he says.

"Yes. Thank you," the pharaoh replies.

"Pleased to hear it. You two had me worried. The name is Iron Heart." He holds out the deck of cards, the Eye of Timeaus laying on the top. "And I believe these belong to you." Yami reluctantly takes the cards and looks at the legendary dragon card. "Pardon me for being intrusive, but I couldn't help but notice that you hold the Eye of Timaues. The only one of its kind."

"I'm not deserving of its power," Yami says, thinking of his past mistakes and betrayal. He hands the card back to Iron Heart. "Take it."

"That's not true!" Téa disagrees.

"I will give it back when you're ready," Iron Heart says before changing the subject. "You two took quite a fall. You're lucky to be alive."

"Yeah if it weren't for that girl we saw, who knows what would have happened," Chris adds to their surprise. "She caught the train with just one hand!"

Yami gasps in realization. "Could it be..?"

"This girl didn't happen to have black hair and purple eyes, did she?" Téa asks.

"She did," Iron Heart replies. "She seemed to hold a great amount of power and very wise beyond her years."

Téa and Yami exchange looks when they both realize who it is. Yami looks up to the sky, wondering where she is now. "Thank you Cairo," he says to himself.

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Cairo flies on her back with her arms outstretched, enjoying the breeze and the calmness that comes with flying high in the sky. Ebo lays on her chest, accustomed to its new life with Cairo and the adventures that come along with being around her. "Now it's back to business. Time to find more souls," she says before dimming her eyes and talking in a dramatic tone, "So that I may return to be a prisoner of the Shadow Realm for all eternity."

Her stomach growls loud enough to wake Ebo and she blushes. "I can't remember the last time I've had a meal." She holds onto the cat as she floats upward, looking to see if there are any areas with food nearby. She notices a town below with wooden buildings and sees smoke coming from one of them. She descends down to the almost deserted town and lands gracefully on her feet.

A tasty aroma dances around her nose, triggering her stomach to growl even more. She literally floats to the source of the smell and stops right in front of the door. She can hear the sound of plates clacking and people talking. Walking through the wooden doors, the restaurant is full of people eating and communing with each other. A lot of them wear western outfits with cowboy hats and boots.

As she approaches the counter, she notices two people on opposite sides of the counter exchanging green paper and placing it into a black register. After that, they are given their food and they find a place to sit. "I see. So I need that in order to get food," she observes. But where is she supposed to get that?

The sound of men cheering in a corner catches her attention and she approaches the group. Two men sitting across from each other arm wrestle as people spectate. A man wearing a cowboy hat and a black mustache sits at a chair much different from the old wooden ones that are all over the restaurant.

"If he wins, he'll get free food!" A spectator says that causes Cairo's ears to perk up. Free food?

"Yeah, but no one has ever defeated the champ," another one chimes in, motioning at the man sitting in the fancy, red velvet chair.

The champion's opponent cries out and holds his wrist, having been defeated. He walks away with his head down in shame as the champion flexes his muscles.

"So if I defeat him, I can get free food," Cairo says and she pushes her way through the tall muscular men.

"Who's up to be my next opponent?" the champion asks with a confident smirk. Ebo climbs on Cairo's shoulder as she sits down in front of him to everyone's shock. "What are you doing here, little girl?"

"I want free food."

"Eh?" The man blinks a few times before bursting into laughter with the rest of the crowd. "Go home to your mom, kid. This isn't a place for you, anyway."

"Not until I get my food."

The champ shakes his head and he sits down in front of Cairo with his leg crossed over the other, lounging back in his chair. "So you really wanna go against someone like me?" he asks with a chuckle. "I won't even have to break a sweat." He places his elbow on the table and holds out his hand and Cairo grasps it with her own. Her hand is significantly smaller than his, but that doesn't intimidate her one bit.

"GO!"

The sound of the man's hand thumping to his side of the table is all anyone hears followed by a long silence. Cairo's hand lay on top of his as he and the spectators blink in confusion. He tries to play it off by laughing. "I went easy on her! Let's try that again."

"Ready? GO!"

The man grunts as he tries to take Cairo's hand down, but she is as stiff as a rock as she looks at him with a blank stare. "Seriously?" Cairo asks, noticing the man sweating and his veins popping out of his head. His face is red and he bites his bottom lip as he uses all of his strength.

"What's going on with the champ?" a witness asks.

"She's not even trying!" another says in shock.

Cairo turns over her arm with ease and the man can feel himself being lifted out of his seat and flying into a nearby wall, making a huge hole and dust to fly. Everyone's eyes go big and they gasp at what they have just witnessed. As she gets up to her seat and heads to the counter to retrieve her food, she can hear the spectators expressing their shock and questioning who she is.

She wipes her mouth to prevent the drool from falling as she is handed a full plate of delicious food. A small plate is put to the side for her furry companion and they both happily dig into their food. As she munches away, she looks over at the former champion. Being in her hungry state, she did not see it at first, but she can sense that his body is holding one of the souls that need to be returned to the shadows.

"Well this is convenient," she says, taking another bite of her food. It doesn't seem like this soul is on the stronger side.

"How's it feel getting beat by a little kid?" a man snickers as the champion get off the floor. He pushes the teaser out of the way and takes out a gun, pointing it directly at Cairo.

"Hey man! It's not that serious!" one of the customers says, waving his hands to get him to put the gun down.

"I'll show you…make a fool out a me, eh?" He fires off the gun and the bullet is a direct hit to her forehead. Everyone else runs out of the restaurant in a panic as the champion grins. But his confident grin is quickly washed away when he sees her still sitting at the table, eating her food without a care in the world. The dented bullet falls to the ground beside her.

"Get under the table, Ebo," she says calmly and the cat obeys.

He fires more shots as she stands up and begins to approach him. Each bullet bounces off her body until she is standing directly in front of him and he has no more bullets to fire off.

"You know, if you wouldn't have made such a scene and if I didn't have any food at all, you just might have gotten away," Cairo says with a smile.

"Curse you—" Her palm hits his chest, exposing the evil soul and she whips out her wand to open the gateway to the Shadow Realm. He screams as he is sucked in the portal and it closes. She twirls her wand a few times and it disappears.

"Come on, Ebo. Time to go!" she says walking a few steps, but she stops when the cat doesn't follow. When she turns around, the cat is sprawled out by her plate with a belly full of food and it meows with satisfaction. Sweat drops down the side of her head and she dims her eyes. "Get it together."

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Joey and Tristan walk on the train tracks, following the trail in hopes that it will lead them to Yami and Téa. After being stranded in the middle of nowhere with no way to contact anyone, they figure that would be the best route to go.

Tristan groans loudly, his feet starting to ache from walking on the uneven surface of the tracks. "We really should've packed some food to go," he complains, feeling his stomach turning.

"Quit your whining," Joey says. But he soon changes his tone when his stomach starts growling as well. "Okay, yeah. Maybe you're right."

"Yeah, exactly."

From the corner of his eye, a light shines from his pocket and he takes out his deck. "It's the Claw of Hermos," he says and he narrows his eyes, studying it. "I hope Téa and the pharaoh are alright."

Yami grunts as he gets blown back by a monster known as an Orichalcos Soldier. It has glowing red eyes, armor all over its body and it towers over Yami, being three times his size. Unbeknownst to him, Rafael had found his location and summoned the soldier with his master's help using the Orichalcos stone around his neck. The Orichalcos Soldier has Yami cornered within the Seal with one goal and one goal only. To steal his soul.

"He needs the Eye of Timaeus," says Iron Heart. He takes the card out of his pocket and rushes toward where Yami and the solider are battling.

"Grandpa!" Chris calls after him.

"Oh no you don't," Dartz says from his lair. He uses his magic to sends strikes of lightening down on the field in an attempt to stop the old man.

"Pharaoh you must use this card!" Iron Heart shouts as he gets closer and closer. "It's the only way!"

Yami turns around and tries to meet him halfway, but he is quickly reminded that he cannot leave the seal. A strike of lightning finally hits Iron Heart and he disappears, leaving the card on the ground.

"Grandpa!" Chris cries as her eyes begin to water.

"No! Iron Heart!" Yami yells.

"Come on Sky," Chris commands her dog and she hops on its back. She has to finish what her grandfather has started. When they were able to talk, her grandfather knew that Yami was someone special and that he was the chosen one to defeat Dartz.

"No, Chris! Turn back! It's too dangerous!" Yami pleads, banging on the seal. But she is determined to get the card to him. She scoops the card up and continues on her mission as Téa looks on helplessly.

"Pharaoh! My grandfather wanted me you to have th—" She screams as the lightning throws her off her dog. As her dog becomes victim to the Orichalcos, she drags her way to the seal with her remaining strength.

Yami's heart pounds as he watches the little girl slowly make her way. He crouches down when she finally makes it and she is able to give him the card. She smiles weakly. "I know you will be the one to save us all. Farewell…"

"No! Chris!" he yells. The Orichalcos Soldier growls behind him and he turns around, narrowing his eyes at the monster who caused Iron Heart and Chris's demise. He closes his eyes, holding the legendary card in his hand. "I truly am sorry for everything I've done. Please. This isn't for me, but for all of the lives that are counting on me. I will never betray your trust again." He thinks of the lives of Yugi, Iron Heart, Chris and his friends that are depending on him to defeat this evil. He made a promise and he intends to keep it.

The card begins to glow and Yami opens his eyes. "I summon the Eye of Timaeus!" he calls out and the huge green dragon appears in front of him. "And I also summon The Dark Magician Girl!" The female magician appears, twirling her wand before pointing it at the soldier.

Hiding behind a large rock, Rafael narrows his eyes as the pharaoh becomes victorious in his duel against the Orichalcos Soldier. Unfortunately he's going to have to report back to Dartz that he has failed once again.

After the battle is over, Téa joins Yami at his side and they both look into the sky, seeing the same rainbow pattern they saw when all of this first began. "We're running out of time," Yami says, an uneasy feeling overcoming him.

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So the Seal of Orichalcos portion of this story is about to end so we can get to the Tournament (filler) and then Dawn of the Duel, where you can see more about Yami and Cairo's past in detail. Please review!