Syaoran

Chapter 21-Pegasus

Ryou stayed awake long enough to contact me. When I got there it was a disaster.

Yugi was by his Yami's side, sobbing uncontrollably, while Akira was cradling his light's body, bleeding and writhing with the wounds. Kaiba was the nearest and the most shakened, perhaps. His face was completely pale and his eyes were wide with horror and fright. First kneeling by him, I held his shoulders.

" Everything's going to be alright." I told him. But I didn't think he heard.

There wasn't enough time. Hurriedly I looked around. If Syaoran was captured, than all is lost.

Syaoran was standing there, looking around him, with a faint look of relief in his eyes. He was holding a green staff, intricately carved. He looked weary but very much alive, and very much present. Yue was next to him, holding on to his free wrist. Kero was sprawled on the ground, exhausted.

Satisfied that Syaoran was fine, I checked on the wounded, first checking Kaiba. He received a mortal wound but for some reason it didn't affect him.

" Are you alright?" I asked him.

Like a drunken man dumped in cold water, he snapped out of it, jumping, then looked at me as if I was a monster.
" They called me Healer." He whispered. " What does that mean?"
" It means nothing, Kaiba. Just stay calm. I'll go check on the others. What happened?" I demanded.
" They attacked." Jou answered, breathless. " Tried to get the kid again, but didn't. One of them stabbed Kaiba over there, and then muttered something and withdrew. As soon as you came they all fled.
" Hai." Anzu agreed.
" Are you alright?" I asked.
" Since when did you care?" Honda asked. I had no time for this.

" What happened here?" I bent down, gathering Ryou's body into my arms. Akira yelped and tried to claim him back.
" What happened here?" I repeated.
" He...he... He was hit..." Akira choked out. I closed my eyes.
" He's alive. Don't worry." I told Akira. " Most likely he's going to be in a coma at some hospital. If Syaoran performed that miracle once he could perform it again. Yugi!" I called, leaving Akira and Ryou. " Is he alright? He's alive, what happened?"
" He's alive?" Yugi wiped his eyes. " Thank goodness! But...but...someone...hit him I think. I don't know who."

I cursed under my breath as I read his mind. " He's dreaming. Not the kind of dreams that are good for him." Lifting the former pharoah up, I suddenly found myself taking command.
" Hurry over to Kaiba's place! Touya, you go find what you can about these people, and contact Kaho Mizuki! Syaoran, stay put, go with Jou and the mortals. I'll take care of this."

They obeyed without objection, despite the fact that I was supposed to be the enemy, but we all share a common friend, our Li friend over there, and if I was to help Syaoran then, harming and giving trouble to the others won't help much.



The Pharoah was not supposed to remember Tarkot. He's supposed to remember everything else, but not Tarkot-at least that was what the priests deemed. I did not know what went wrong. But he was dreaming, and all of my powers couldn't stop him.

It wasn't the Return Card's fault, that card was safe in the book along with the others in its deck. Nor was it Sleep or Dream, because those two were in the book as well. There was a barrier though, a kind of magical barrier that I couldn't penetrate.

Without the Millenium Eye I am still able to read minds. But I can also control them telepathically. And on Yami, it wasn't working.

His physical body was not harmed badly-a few cuts and wounds here and there, very easy to cure. Ryou, on the other hand, was in grave condition, but we soon took care of that...

Looks like Kaibaboy is more then he seems. The boy did have some useful magic in him after all! He was shakened badly, he didn't know what had happened, and I found that quite interesting. Where is the ' no one messes with Seto Kaiba'? Did Kaiba see something that the rest of us didn't?

The first thing that Kaiba did was rush over to Ryou, who was in bad condition. He placed his fingers against Ryou's forehead...and started to hum. At first I didn't know what he was doing, but before I could read his mind I saw for myself the wounds sealing themselves together. Kaiba's hands were glowing bright white, and he was surrounded with an aura of dark energy. It evaporated and Ryou woke.

I honestly have never seen anything like that in my life. I thought that was the most amazing phenomenon there can be. And then all the information pieced together. Kaiba was a Healer. What is the logical thing that healers do? Well-

Kaiba tried to revive Yami, but he couldn't wake up. After trying several times the poor lad finally gave up. Jounouchi, Honda, Anzu and Syaoran appeared shortly afterwards, carrying Mokuba, who was covered with blood but...it wasn't his own...

Touya came in with Kaho, both carrying an armful of Eriol Hiriingaziwa's books, followed by Kero, in his stuffed animal form, and Yukito, who had...pretty much fainted shortly after Yue transformed.



" An interesting bundle of news, no doubt. Curious indeed!" Touya had recovered, apparently. " It's a good thing Clow Reed is such a smart man. Now, what happened to Yami, Pegasus?"
" Some kind of spell." I answered quickly. " I don't know what kind."
" Very well," Touya looked at me queerly. I looked steadily back.
" Touya!" Yukito snapped. Touya jerked, then flipped open one of the books.
" Did you cure them, kaijuu?" He asked.
" I- " Seto swallowed. I had an urge to say, ' Kaijuu! That's an even better one!' but I didn't say it.
" Hai." Kaiba nodded. " What did they mean? I didn't know I could do that."
" We never knew." Kaho said gently. " It says here in Clow's research, that the Healer is an immortal being that cannot be killed by mortal swords or weak magical ones. The Healer is able to cure any kind of physical wound, and is immune against spells. But they can't undo other spells." She said apologetically.

" Which explains why the kaijuu was stabbed and nothing happened to him, and why he was able to physically cure Yami but not wake him up. This is very nice." Touya was bent over the book.

" It's interesting, Akira. Clow's never heard of Millenium Items before. The thing is, he's right above you."
" Right above..." Akira looked confused.

Touya groaned. " Europe. Egypt. Get the picture?"
" Ah, hai,"
" But I have a hunch here. He mentioned dark cards here. He probably did hear of the Shadow Games. Games of Shadow. Never mind. Oh, here is something about the Zodiacs. Each creature has a different power. Listen here. It says here that each zodiac governs one month of every year, one year of every twelve years, one magical element, and one piece of land in the immortal realm. For example, Zodiac Rat, Zishu was his name. Here's a picture." Touya held it up.

Zodiac Rat looked like a zodiac rat. Short fellow with long front teeth and very narrow face with squinty eyes. He had no mustache or beard, his fingers were long and thin, and he was a hunchback.

" Zishu, now, you might think he governs January, but he actually governs February. In this particular month, this fellow is the strongest. We all know what year he governs, whatever. He has the powers of invisibility. Not very impressive. On forward. Here's...the ox, Chouniu," Touya had a queer look on his face.

Chouniu was strong. He looked strong too. A wide face with a square chin, huge flaring nostrils, thick lips, and deep, large and dark colored eyes. He was in fact, very handsome.

" Chouniu governs March, no idea why, and he is...very strong. Commands the powers of life. He's very powerful-he would be tough to beat." Touya looked at Syaoran worriedly. " His piece of land is the plains."
" Good grief." Syaoran muttered. " Yinhu..."

Yinhu was a female, a graceful looking maiden with sharp glaring eyes, thick eyebrows, and smooth white skin, funny for a tiger. She was tall and her hair was golden, her limbs covered with the cloak that she wore and most of her head covered by her hood.

" Yinhu is Zodiac Tiger, of course," Touya explained. " She commands April. She's very stealthy and graceful, and commands the spirits of life, unlike the Ox. She's even more powerful than Ox, because we'd...have a ghost problem, if she uses such power."

" Moutu is Zodiac Hare. This one is not impressive either. A woman also, governs May, blah blah blah. Chenlong..." Touya cursed under his breath. " Chenlong is Zodiac Dragon. Most powerful of all zodiacs. He governs June, and rules the entire immortal world. Controls the elements, the sun and moon, as well as the stars. His domain is the sky. Sishe is Zodiac Serpent-she's a cunning one." And she did look cunning. She was tall and her body looked like it could bend in any direction however she wished. " Controls the night. Master of disguise, she could change into anything she wants. She is also able to steal powers from mortal magicians." Touya gave me a weird look. " Also able to read minds. What's wrong with Yami there?"

Stopping, we turned to the sleeping form. Yami was hitting his arm against the sofa.

With a quick scan of his mind I groaned.
" He met Tarkot." I said. " Tarkot performed some amazing tricks." I groaned again.
" Tarkot?" Syaoran blinked. " I see. How far is he from the Mind Crush?"
" About a few weeks away. It just started." I pointed out.
" Alright," Touya said cautiously, " I have no idea what you guys are talking about, but I'm guessing you know something about Tarkot?"
" Baka." Syaoran snapped. " I'm his reincarnation. I know everything about Tarkot. I am Tarkot."
" That's nice." Touya said cautiously yet again. " But...does Yami know?"
" Iie."
" Oh..." Yugi blinked. We were silent for a minute.

" Yami will not take this well."
" I know." Syaoran suddenly fell quiet. " He's taking this far too hard. I was thinking about trying to comfort him somewhat."
" You can take advantage of his dream over there." Yukito pointed out. " Using the Dream Card."
" Dream Card?" Syaoran stared at the guardian. " Ano...maybe, but...the thing is, I don't know how to use it."
" Come along kid," Kero floated up. " Touya, you go on telling the others about the zodiac creeps. Syaoran and Yukito and I will go and try to find some way to use the cards. By the way, you come too, Pegasus. Do you have your cards?"
" My cards?" I blinked. " Iie, why would I?"
" Never mind." Syaoran waved it off. " Are you sure about this?" He asked as we went to the other room.



" I can't do it!" Syaoran sighed. " Are there any side effects?"
" Side effects?" I blinked.
" All magic has side effects." Yue explained.
" Ano...you're not that weak, kid." Kero began a little uncomfortably. " Unless...you faint in his brain."
" What exactly does the Dream Card do?" Syaoran asked. " Other than make dreams."
" Puts your soul in the other's body-speaking of which...how do you intend to wake him up if you're in his head?" Kero asked.
" Speaking of which, why did you ask Pegasus here for his cards?"
" Reborn the Monster. After all, if you can bring monsters to life, Syaoran..."
" Ugh!" Syaoran shot up and started pacing. " All this is making my head spin."
" He knows what you're getting at." I told Kero.

" So you think it would work."
" Hai."
" Sakura is not a monster."
" I know. But I mean..."
" Then..."
" Well..."

We fell silent.

" I'm not sure about that Kero."
" Why? Don't you want them back?"
" Of course I want them back! It's just that...I mean, if the book doesn't change back..."
" The book will change back if Sakura takes command."
" Then what happens to my staff?"
" The staff? I don't know. You keep it?"
" But I mean...I mean, if...I don't know why, but I'm having serious doubts about this..."
" Just do it, kid."

And Syaoran sighed, and lifted the card.