(This starts off before Yami found the body)
Chapter 4
Still ancient Egypt Ryou's point of view I was relieved that Manetho never didn't tell Yami that I was a tomb robber. I know that the gods would be angry with that. I had my reasons for becoming a tomb robber, mostly to protect Egypt. Yami's father wrote the scrolls that Seti had used to call upon the anicent duel monsters. I needed to make sure that the rest of them stayed safe. I just couldn't bring myself to tell Yami that I was going through his mortal father's tomb.
I was about to unroll the scroll when I heard Seti's voice coming from outside the window. He sounded angry.
"It has to be done tonight. The Pharaoh has already put him to bed!" He said.
"Don't worry, I have my man on it. As soon as the time is right he will strike." The second voice said. I recognized at Merik's. "Once Prince Manetho's out of the way, it won't be long before the pharaoh himself is gone."
"You do realize that the fool, Ryou, is already suspicious." Seti said. "If he knew what we had planned, he'd find a way to foil it. You know he always has."
"I know that, you idot. I've known him as long as you have. We don't really need to worry about that fool, Ryou, he'll get what's coming to him."
"What are you talking about, Merik?"
"You know as well as I that Yami trusts Ryou with his life and Manetho's lives. Correct?" I didn't hear Seti answer, but he must have nodded, becuase Merik continued. "Well, what if that trust was, shall we say...misplaced? Don't worry my simpleminded high priest, you'll understand soon enough."
I chanced a peek out the window and saw Merik was walking away. I headed out of the room and searched for Apuy. As I searched I thought of what Seti had said about me always foiling their plans. Seti was the one who was a fool. He was right about one thing though I had thought of away to stop them. I had suspected they'd try to hurt Yami but hurting Manetho. It was like that expression: The cunning warrior attacks neither the body nor the mind but attacks the heart. "Apuy!" I called as soon as I spotted him. He was in on my plan.
"Ryou? What are you doing up at this time?" he asked
"We have business to take care of tonight." he knew that was the code that meant things were getting bad.
He glanced around him. "You sure?"
I nodded. "I overheard Seti and Merik just now. They're going to attack tonight. You know what has to be done. Now get going."
Apuy fled down one hallway towards the Temple of Anubis, for phase one of the plan.
I hurried down another hall toward the prince's bedroom, praying to Ra I wasn't too late. I opened the door and walked in. "Manetho?" I called in a whisper as I approached his bed. I grabbed his shoulder and shook him gentely. "Prince Manetho, wake up now."
He stirred, then sat up. "Ryou?" he said, rubbing his eyes. "What's going on?"
"Please, my prince, don't talk now. Just get dressed. I'll explain to you when we get there."
"Get where?" he asked as he slowly got dressed.
"Don't ask questions, please." I said. "No, not your royal clothes. Here put this on, and please hurry."
"They're rags!" he sounded outraged but put it on anyways. "Does my father know what you're doing?"
"No, but I'll explain it to him later." I peeked out the door into the hall. "Listen to me, Manetho, I want you to remain as quiet as you can be. No talking for any reason. Walk as quietly as you can. Understand?" He nodded. "Good now come with me." He took my hand. I led him out of the palace.
I led him to the far side of the village until I reached a certain house. I knocked on the door twice. The door opened and a woman's face peered around. "R-Ryou?"
"Let me in, Neferiri. I can't explain outside."
"Oh, yes of course." She opened the door aside. Her husband, Sesostris,stood up when we came in.
"I know this is sooner than we had planned, but there has been a change of plans." I knelt down in front of the prince. "Manetho, this is Sesostris and Neferiri. They are going to take care of you till its safe."
"Safe? What are you talking about?" Manetho glanced at me then Sesostris then Neferiri. "What's going on here? Where's my father? Why isn't he here? I want him here now." "Manetho, I know you want your father here but please, we are doing this for your own good, and for the good of Egypt." Neferiri said gently. "We are one of the people who pledge undying loyalty to your father, and we hope one day you will be as powerful as he is. We are honored that Ryou has chosen us to protect you. Please give us a chance. As soon as things are safe for a young prince like you then we promise we will take you back to Pharaoh Yami. Ra knows he's been through too much already."
"I don't understand." Manetho said, shaking his head.
"Manetho, I will tell you everything later. Now, I must go and talk to your father." I promised. "But first, there are a few rules you must abide by while your here. If you refuse to obey these rules, you could be killed. Rule number one, while you are here your name will not be Manetho; you will be called Sesostris II. Number two: under no circumstances are you to let a single soul know that you are the Prince. In fact, it's better that you forget about all of that until the time is right. Third, treat Neferiri and Sesostris as you would your own parents because that is what they will be to you for a while. Fourth, don't go near High Priest Seti or your Uncle Marik. They are the ones who want to kill you. Do you understand?" He nodded his head mutely. "Good, now I must go. I'll try to check in tomorrow."
I hurried back to the palace as fast as I could. As I headed for the Pharaoh's bedroom I passed Apuy and nodded at him. He nodded back to show that he had done his part of the plan successfully. His part of the plan was to take an already dead boy and disguise him as Manetho. I know that may sound unmoral but I hope the gods will forgive us.
When I reached Yami's door I took a deep breath and was about to knock when one of the guards stopped me. "I am sorry, Ryou, but the Pharaoh wishes not to be disturbed until morning." "This is important. It concerns his son." I tried.
"I'm sorry, but he said under no circumstances is he to be disturbed." the guard repeated.
"For the love of Ra! You have got to be kidding me!" I swung a punch at the wall and stormed down the hall to my own room. There I stayed up the rest of the night, writing a letter to Yami, explaining everything.
When the sun came up, I searched for Yami and found him just outside the main audience chamber.
"I was hoping I'd see you today. I heard you wanted to talk to me last night." Yami said with a serious look. "The guard said it concerned my son."
"It's too late to tell you now. Read this scroll, everything I was going to tell you last night is in that. I understand that you're busy but find time today to read it."
He glanced at the still rolled-up scroll I had put in his hand. "Very well, I will find the time to read it. Now I must get to the meeting that I am already late for."
"Just one thing, Yami, after you read that letter, burn it. Don't let anyone else see it. Understand? If they do then it will be disastrous."
He looked puzzled for a moment, then nodded. "I understand" Then he walked into the audience chamber, shutting the door behind him.
I passed the rest of the day waiting for someone to tell me that the Pharaoh has summoned me in reguards to the letter. It was shortly before the evening worship that Apuy came to me.
"The pharaoh wishes to see you." He said, looking down.
"What's wrong?" I asked
"The pharaoh also wishes for me to arrest you for the death of the prince."
I groaned. "He didn't read the letter did he? Damn! I know Marik and Seti framed me then."
I followed Apuy to the audience room.
"My pharaohship, I have brought you Ryou as you requested." Apuy said bowing to Yami.
"Thank you, Apuy. Please stand aside." There was a look in my friend's eyes that I had never seen in all the years I'd known him. "Ryou, do you know why you have been arrested?" Yami asked me.
"Because you think I killed Prince Manetho."
"I don't think you killed him, I know you did." I saw the scroll that I had given him that morning still unrolled on the arm of his throne.
"You didn't read the letter, Yami?" I questioned.
He picked up the scroll. "What is so important about this letter? Is it your confession?" He walked over to the fireplace and tossed the scroll into the fire.
"Ra damnit Yami! If you read that before you burned it you'd know I was telling the truth." I was getting angry.
"Do not presume to tell me what to do. I am the Pharaoh, son of Ra himself, protector of Egypt and the King of Games. Apuy? Take him to the dungeons and lock him up until I can decide his fate."
"Yami! I thought you once said you would always believe me, even if all evidence pointed against me. We were friends!"
"Yes we were friends. Take him away." NOTES: Is unmoral even a word or is it immoral? Who cares? You know what I mean. Evening worships took place at sundown (no duh right?)
Chapter 4
Still ancient Egypt Ryou's point of view I was relieved that Manetho never didn't tell Yami that I was a tomb robber. I know that the gods would be angry with that. I had my reasons for becoming a tomb robber, mostly to protect Egypt. Yami's father wrote the scrolls that Seti had used to call upon the anicent duel monsters. I needed to make sure that the rest of them stayed safe. I just couldn't bring myself to tell Yami that I was going through his mortal father's tomb.
I was about to unroll the scroll when I heard Seti's voice coming from outside the window. He sounded angry.
"It has to be done tonight. The Pharaoh has already put him to bed!" He said.
"Don't worry, I have my man on it. As soon as the time is right he will strike." The second voice said. I recognized at Merik's. "Once Prince Manetho's out of the way, it won't be long before the pharaoh himself is gone."
"You do realize that the fool, Ryou, is already suspicious." Seti said. "If he knew what we had planned, he'd find a way to foil it. You know he always has."
"I know that, you idot. I've known him as long as you have. We don't really need to worry about that fool, Ryou, he'll get what's coming to him."
"What are you talking about, Merik?"
"You know as well as I that Yami trusts Ryou with his life and Manetho's lives. Correct?" I didn't hear Seti answer, but he must have nodded, becuase Merik continued. "Well, what if that trust was, shall we say...misplaced? Don't worry my simpleminded high priest, you'll understand soon enough."
I chanced a peek out the window and saw Merik was walking away. I headed out of the room and searched for Apuy. As I searched I thought of what Seti had said about me always foiling their plans. Seti was the one who was a fool. He was right about one thing though I had thought of away to stop them. I had suspected they'd try to hurt Yami but hurting Manetho. It was like that expression: The cunning warrior attacks neither the body nor the mind but attacks the heart. "Apuy!" I called as soon as I spotted him. He was in on my plan.
"Ryou? What are you doing up at this time?" he asked
"We have business to take care of tonight." he knew that was the code that meant things were getting bad.
He glanced around him. "You sure?"
I nodded. "I overheard Seti and Merik just now. They're going to attack tonight. You know what has to be done. Now get going."
Apuy fled down one hallway towards the Temple of Anubis, for phase one of the plan.
I hurried down another hall toward the prince's bedroom, praying to Ra I wasn't too late. I opened the door and walked in. "Manetho?" I called in a whisper as I approached his bed. I grabbed his shoulder and shook him gentely. "Prince Manetho, wake up now."
He stirred, then sat up. "Ryou?" he said, rubbing his eyes. "What's going on?"
"Please, my prince, don't talk now. Just get dressed. I'll explain to you when we get there."
"Get where?" he asked as he slowly got dressed.
"Don't ask questions, please." I said. "No, not your royal clothes. Here put this on, and please hurry."
"They're rags!" he sounded outraged but put it on anyways. "Does my father know what you're doing?"
"No, but I'll explain it to him later." I peeked out the door into the hall. "Listen to me, Manetho, I want you to remain as quiet as you can be. No talking for any reason. Walk as quietly as you can. Understand?" He nodded. "Good now come with me." He took my hand. I led him out of the palace.
I led him to the far side of the village until I reached a certain house. I knocked on the door twice. The door opened and a woman's face peered around. "R-Ryou?"
"Let me in, Neferiri. I can't explain outside."
"Oh, yes of course." She opened the door aside. Her husband, Sesostris,stood up when we came in.
"I know this is sooner than we had planned, but there has been a change of plans." I knelt down in front of the prince. "Manetho, this is Sesostris and Neferiri. They are going to take care of you till its safe."
"Safe? What are you talking about?" Manetho glanced at me then Sesostris then Neferiri. "What's going on here? Where's my father? Why isn't he here? I want him here now." "Manetho, I know you want your father here but please, we are doing this for your own good, and for the good of Egypt." Neferiri said gently. "We are one of the people who pledge undying loyalty to your father, and we hope one day you will be as powerful as he is. We are honored that Ryou has chosen us to protect you. Please give us a chance. As soon as things are safe for a young prince like you then we promise we will take you back to Pharaoh Yami. Ra knows he's been through too much already."
"I don't understand." Manetho said, shaking his head.
"Manetho, I will tell you everything later. Now, I must go and talk to your father." I promised. "But first, there are a few rules you must abide by while your here. If you refuse to obey these rules, you could be killed. Rule number one, while you are here your name will not be Manetho; you will be called Sesostris II. Number two: under no circumstances are you to let a single soul know that you are the Prince. In fact, it's better that you forget about all of that until the time is right. Third, treat Neferiri and Sesostris as you would your own parents because that is what they will be to you for a while. Fourth, don't go near High Priest Seti or your Uncle Marik. They are the ones who want to kill you. Do you understand?" He nodded his head mutely. "Good, now I must go. I'll try to check in tomorrow."
I hurried back to the palace as fast as I could. As I headed for the Pharaoh's bedroom I passed Apuy and nodded at him. He nodded back to show that he had done his part of the plan successfully. His part of the plan was to take an already dead boy and disguise him as Manetho. I know that may sound unmoral but I hope the gods will forgive us.
When I reached Yami's door I took a deep breath and was about to knock when one of the guards stopped me. "I am sorry, Ryou, but the Pharaoh wishes not to be disturbed until morning." "This is important. It concerns his son." I tried.
"I'm sorry, but he said under no circumstances is he to be disturbed." the guard repeated.
"For the love of Ra! You have got to be kidding me!" I swung a punch at the wall and stormed down the hall to my own room. There I stayed up the rest of the night, writing a letter to Yami, explaining everything.
When the sun came up, I searched for Yami and found him just outside the main audience chamber.
"I was hoping I'd see you today. I heard you wanted to talk to me last night." Yami said with a serious look. "The guard said it concerned my son."
"It's too late to tell you now. Read this scroll, everything I was going to tell you last night is in that. I understand that you're busy but find time today to read it."
He glanced at the still rolled-up scroll I had put in his hand. "Very well, I will find the time to read it. Now I must get to the meeting that I am already late for."
"Just one thing, Yami, after you read that letter, burn it. Don't let anyone else see it. Understand? If they do then it will be disastrous."
He looked puzzled for a moment, then nodded. "I understand" Then he walked into the audience chamber, shutting the door behind him.
I passed the rest of the day waiting for someone to tell me that the Pharaoh has summoned me in reguards to the letter. It was shortly before the evening worship that Apuy came to me.
"The pharaoh wishes to see you." He said, looking down.
"What's wrong?" I asked
"The pharaoh also wishes for me to arrest you for the death of the prince."
I groaned. "He didn't read the letter did he? Damn! I know Marik and Seti framed me then."
I followed Apuy to the audience room.
"My pharaohship, I have brought you Ryou as you requested." Apuy said bowing to Yami.
"Thank you, Apuy. Please stand aside." There was a look in my friend's eyes that I had never seen in all the years I'd known him. "Ryou, do you know why you have been arrested?" Yami asked me.
"Because you think I killed Prince Manetho."
"I don't think you killed him, I know you did." I saw the scroll that I had given him that morning still unrolled on the arm of his throne.
"You didn't read the letter, Yami?" I questioned.
He picked up the scroll. "What is so important about this letter? Is it your confession?" He walked over to the fireplace and tossed the scroll into the fire.
"Ra damnit Yami! If you read that before you burned it you'd know I was telling the truth." I was getting angry.
"Do not presume to tell me what to do. I am the Pharaoh, son of Ra himself, protector of Egypt and the King of Games. Apuy? Take him to the dungeons and lock him up until I can decide his fate."
"Yami! I thought you once said you would always believe me, even if all evidence pointed against me. We were friends!"
"Yes we were friends. Take him away." NOTES: Is unmoral even a word or is it immoral? Who cares? You know what I mean. Evening worships took place at sundown (no duh right?)