Joy: OMG! I feel so loved! Thirty-one reviews so far! (faints, then wakes up) Fast recovery, yes? Okay, this is chapter…17!

Yugi-angel: Thank you! Hope you enjoy this one!

Midnights: Thank you for reviewing WotF, too! I personally like Yugi, Yami, and Seto. I think Seto is hot, too. =D Oh, your yami is VERY fond of Yami. O.o (huggles Yami plushie protectively) I love it! Your yami is cool! Since you like Seto, maybe this is the chapter you will enjoy the most since it is dedicated to him. I would also like to say arigatou for the wonderful compliment. And here I thought this story was only average.

And arigatou to all my reviewers for taking the time to review! Keep it up! Now that that business it completed, let's begin this chapter. Ready, set, go!

Seto's Journey

Seto appeared with a flash of light, but he also reappeared in mid-air. "What the hell?!" he yelled as he fell. He went through a straw roof and ended up in a pile of hay. Scowling, he pulled himself into a sitting position and looked around. Great. Just great. I'm in a damn barn sitting on a pile of hay. Wonderful. How the hell did I get here?!"

He got himself out of the hay and dusted himself off. That's when he noticed that he was missing something. My staff. Nice. Looks like I can't rely on magic, though I'm sure it was magic that got me into this mess in the first place. Oh well. I don't need the damn staff anyway. I'll get myself back somehow. Now to find out where I am…

He walked out of the barn and took another look around. It seemed that he was in the middle of some tiny village. There were small straw huts and clay houses scattered around. He also spied some domesticated animals grazing about. This is definitely not the Egypt I remember…Shit! I must have gone back in time! KUSO!

He then spotted several tanned-skinned men approaching him. And they didn't look happy by his presence there. Some of them were muttering to each other, saying things like, "Sorcerer Seto" and "Evil One". Seto decided that this was not looking good for him and tried to talk to these strangers.

"Look, I'm not who you think I am. I'm no sorcerer nor am I evil. I'm –"

"You certainly look like the evil one…like Sorcerer Seto. The one who betrayed us all and brutally murdered many innocent people," one of the villagers spat in an angry voice.

"I say we get rid of him before he curses us all!" another one suggested. That one was carrying a pitchfork and, holding it like a spear, ran at the CEO while giving out a war cry. Seto easily dodged the attack and grabbed onto the pitchfork attempting to try and take it away from the furious man before he could do him any real harm. In one quick twist of his body, he wrenched the tool away from the man, in the process knocking the man down on his behind.

Everyone gasped and backed away, muttering in fear. Seto then did what none of them expected. He threw the pitchfork as far away as he could, then took the man by the arm and stood him up. "There. Now stop being such a baka and listen for once. I was trying to explain who I was if you would have given me a chance."

Everyone looked completely dumbfounded, unable to speak at all. Seto took the opportunity and gave them his name. After a minute, the first man to speak spoke again. "You may or may not be who you say you are, but I think we should let the pharaoh decide. What do the rest of you say?" They all nodded in agreement. "Very well. We will take you to the pharaoh," he said to Seto. Having no other choice, the CEO agreed.

"Fine. Lead the way. I don't have time to argue." I have to figure out a way back to my own time. I just hope Mokuba isn't stuck here, too. If anything has happened to him, there will be hell to pay! Then Seto recalled what had led to all this. Yugi put his Puzzle in the pillar and there was that weird light…I wonder if he's stuck here, too. Or maybe Joy is here. But if that were so, where are they? They may be in trouble. I have to find out if they got transported to this time along with me. Maybe this pharaoh is Yami. If so, I can get him to tell me about any others that maybe got trapped here. If nothing else, at least he can get me back to my own time. After all, he has that Puzzle and that was in part what got me here.

The group of villagers plus Seto walked silently through the little village and toward the larger city nearby. They had just left the town behind when a richly dressed man wearing a green robe and turban approached on horseback. (AN: Sound familiar?) "Well, a surprise to see you here," he said to Seto, then spoke to the villagers. "Return to your homes. I will take this man to see the pharaoh myself." He noticed their fearful glances at him. "Do not worry. It will be fine."

Grudgingly, the villagers left. Now it was just the rider and Seto.

"Well, now. You are dressed differently. You look like the Sorcerer Seto, though I somehow doubt that you are he."

Finally someone who has some brain cells. "You're right. I'm not Sorcerer Seto."

"You are like the one who looks just like Pharaoh Yami."

'Looks just like Pharaoh Yami'? He must be talking about Yugi Moto. "Yugi."

"Ah, I see you know him. He is at the palace with the pharaoh. They had much to talk about when I left." Then he looked up at the sky, noting the time. "It is rather late. I am sure that we will not be able to get you into the palace at night without trouble, seeing as how you look so much like the Evil One. Come. I have a home that you may stay at for the night."

Seto pondered over the offer. "I might as well. I don't want to get drawn and quartered just because I'm not a patient man. I'll stay with you, but first thing in the morning, I want to see Yugi. We have A LOT to talk about." The rider immediately nodded in agreement, then steered his horse in the direction of his home. Seto followed, seeing as how he wasn't fond of horses and the man's pace allowed him to walk close by.

"My name is Haseen, by the way. I am one of the pharaoh's mages."

"Why do you know live in the palace?" Seto asked out of curiosity.

"I choose not to because of the unprotected village. You see, the population grew too large for just the city, so the village was built to accommodate the excess people. I chose to live outside the city in order to look after them."

"Mmm…I see. So how did you find out about Yugi?"

"I saw him appear out of the sky. Was it the same with your arrival?" Seto nodded. "I stopped him from a hard landing and mistaken him for the pharaoh. When I realized my mistake, he asked me to take him to the pharaoh because he had some urgent information to tell him. Naturally, I honored his request. Here we are."

The brick house was much larger than those in the village, though Seto wasn't surprised. After all, this guy IS the pharaoh's mage, so he's a little wealthier than the peasantry living there. Haseen disembarked and led Seto into his house. A female servant bowed graciously to Haseen, then gasped in surprise at seeing Seto. "Relax, Anna. This is not the sorcerer. He is however, an honored guest who happens to look much like him. He will be staying the night. Please prepare the guest room for him." The woman bowed again and wordlessly left to carry out the order.

The interior of the house was quite plain. There were some tapestries hanging here and there, and some fancy golden artifacts adorning the room, but other than that, it was not anything too spectacular. Haseen is not a man who likes to show off his status. A man of honor. I wonder if Yami or Katilli remember him.

At that moment, Anna reentered the room, signaling that the guest room was ready. "Well, Seto Kaiba. It is time to sleep. At first light, we go to the palace. Then perhaps you can talk to the pharaoh."

…The Next Morning…

Seto frowned as he struggled to get onto the horses back. I hate horses, but I also hate the thought of walking all the way through that city to the palace. After many tries, most of which ended up with Seto lying flat on his back, the CEO finally managed to get onto the animal and stay there. He looked over at Haseen, relieved somewhat that the mage had not burst out laughing or even hid a smile through the whole ordeal.

"Good. Come. We leave." Haseen softly tugged on his horses reins and the horse started off at a light gallop. Seto followed the mage's example and sighed in relief when the animal didn't throw him off, but followed Haseen. The two walked toward the city in silence.

Just before getting to the city, though, Haseen stopped abruptly. He was looking to his right and when Seto followed his gaze, he saw that the man was looking at an incredibly dilapidated hut in the distance. There were two horses standing outside, one white and one black.

"What is it?" Seto asked, not knowing what was so big about the hut.

"That is the seer's hut, Seto Kaiba. And that black horse belongs to the pharaoh. But I do not know why the pharaoh would be visiting the seer."

If that black horse is Yami's, then the white horse must belong to Yugi. "Haseen, I think that Yugi and Yami are both there and they are visiting the seer. I think it has something to do with why Yugi and I are here in Egypt." At least, why we are in ANCIENT Egypt anyway.

"Mmm…I concur. Let us go and see them. It looks like you will see the pharaoh sooner than you suspected," Haseen said, pulling the reins of his horse toward the hut. Seto followed, though now he was getting a creepy feeling, not unlike the one he got right before Joy got dragged to the Shadow Realm. His eyes narrowed, giving his a look of sheer determination. Joy or Mokuba better not be in danger, or…or…I won't be responsible for my actions.

Seto leapt off his horse and cautiously stepped into the hut. The first people he saw were Yugi and Yami standing side by side. Yugi looked like he was in shock. His face was pale and his eyes were wide. Then he saw what they were looking at.

"YOU!"

Joy: That's right. I'm ending the chapter here. Worry not, the mysterious woman will be revealed very soon. Just got one more chapter, then she will be given a name. We know that it is someone that both Seto and Yugi know and are shocked to see again. Who is it? You'll find out sooner or later.

The next chapter is Joy's Journey, and I will tell you that it is not an easy one. It might be a long one, too. Haven't decided. This chappie wasn't as long as Yugi's Journey, but I wanted to have Seto get to Yugi before I ended it. I also don't want to reveal the villain until after the next chapter, so I ended it. Oh, well. Till next time, don't forget to review! I LOVE your reviews! =D Ja ne!