Yugi-angel: (laughs) Here you go! Time to find out who's behind that seer's hood! You know, I really like your Millennium Item. Can you tell me more about it? And more about Caru? I'm so curious! =D
Kurama'sdarkangel1: NOOO!!!! (sniffle) Please forgive me. I'm all teary-eyed. I'll continue writing, don't you worry. I hope you have a great summer and I'll look forward to hearing from you when you get online!
Ari: Arigatou! You find out who she is in this chapter.
Midnights: You guys gave me my 40th review! Arigatou! You are fantastic! I am feeling so good that I feel like giving you two a reward. You name it, and if I can do it, I will. You decide what you want. =D And don't fret. Yami is in this chapter, and so is Seto. So you both should be happy about reading this one. ;o)
You know, I really owe Yugi-angel, too. She has been a faithful reviewer from almost the beginning of WotP. Yugi-angel, if you want, you can get a prize too! Just name it! And keep reviewing everyone!
Reunited
Yugi immediately recognized the woman as soon as she pulled back her hood and stepped into the light. "Yukia!"
"That's right, little Yugi. I'm so glad you recognized me. I was worried for a moment," the tanned mage said, then laughed insanely.
"YOU!!"
Everyone turned to see Seto Kaiba standing in the doorway. "Kaiba!" Yugi exclaimed.
Yami raised an eyebrow, eying the CEO carefully for a moment before allowing his attention to return to the evil sorceress in front of them.
"Ah, the priest's reincarnation has arrived as well. Tell me, Seto Kaiba, where is your staff? And Yugi, where is your Puzzle? I see neither. Could it be the spell that separated you from your magical items? I did plan it out that way at least."
"So the prophecy is false," Pharaoh Yami concluded.
"I have been planning my revenge on you three pests for a very long time, as you may have guessed. But my oh my, I do not see that meddlesome girl anywhere. I wonder why she hasn't turned up yet. Oh, well. No matter. I will simply go find her myself. After all, I have all the time in the world to kill you, so I think I will take my time and eliminate you one at a time. Starting with that bothersome female. Toddles for now, fools!"
With that, she vanished in a flash of light. Seto turned to Yugi. "We have to find Houyoku before Yukia does. Any ideas? They better be good and fast."
"Let us go back to the palace. We can gather some soldiers and form a search party," Yami suggested.
"Fine. Let's just hurry the hell up. I'd like to find Houyoku before that wench disintegrates her." With that Seto hurried out to his horse, Yugi and Yami close behind.
How the hell did that bitch survive? It doesn't make sense. And now that it's been discovered that the phoenix ritual didn't work, how do we stop her? She has all the advantages, but we have to find a way to stop her once and for all. This time we have to make sure that this bitch goes down and doesn't get back up.
We have to find Joy and fast. I hope that Yami's search party can find her because if not, Yukia won't hesitate to kill her. We CAN'T let that happen. I'll do everything I can to save her.
That prophecy is at the root of this. That and this mysterious mage that has manipulated not only my father, but myself and the former High Priest. Now and innocent life hangs in the balance, but we WILL save her. We must. I will not allow an innocent life to be lost because of that false prophecy.
They finally made it to the palace and Yami led them to the throne room, where they found three soldiers and several servants inside. "Gather up every soldier you can and have them meet me in the courtyard. We have a young woman that we must find," Yami commanded.
"Of course, sire." One of the solders left hurriedly. Another soldier bowed meekly to the pharaoh.
"My pharaoh, we have something else of great importance that has come to our attention and I think you might find it astonishing to say the least."
"I have little time, for I will be helping in the search, Gossan. Surely whatever it is can wait till my return. I can only handle one problem at a time."
"Yes, sire. I will relay the message," Gossan said with another bow, then he and his companion left the throne room.
"Now, will you two be accompanying the search party?"
"Of course we will. She is our friend, and she's all alone in this unfamiliar time. We have to get to her," Yugi answered.
Yami nodded and led the two out to the courtyard.
…Meanwhile…
Joy awoke to find herself feeling much better. She wasn't dizzy and her pain was almost completely gone. She felt a bit tired, but other than that it was a bit improvement over the last time she was awake. She slowly dragged herself from her bed, her body protesting slightly from the movement. She ignored her aches and stood up, looking down to see herself wearing a white dressing gown trimmed in lavender that came down to her ankles.
Finding herself completely alone, she decided to get dressed, just in case someone came in and spotted her in a night gown. Now, where are my clothes? She looked around for her clothes she arrived in, but she couldn't find them anywhere. She did, however, find beautiful Egyptian robes. They were gold, much like Katilli's. Well, since I'm impersonating her, I might as well look like her, she thought with a shrug, putting on the robes. She winced as she touched her still sore ribs. I must have broken a few or something. It still fucking hurts to touch them too hard.
Having changed into the clothes, she checked herself out in the mirror, smiling and nodding in approval. Wow. I'm Katilli. Just then, something strange happened. The mirror in front of her vanished. In fact, the whole room vanished before her eyes!
…Meanwhile…
"How will we know this young woman when we see her, sire?" one of the guards inquired.
Yami turned to ask the two young men next to him. "She is about my height, with black hair and deep blue eyes. She's also going to look a little out of place since she is from our time – the future. Got it?" Seto explained quickly, not one of patience. He wanted to get on with the search as quickly as possible, and in his mind this was wasting time. I'm going to find her myself, anyway. (AN: Seto, arrogant as always and never a team player. XD)
Explanations out of the way, the group slit up and set out on there search of the countryside and city, scouring everywhere for the teenager, completely oblivious as to what was taking place at the very location from which they were departing.
Yugi and a few guards were searching in a secluded part of the city, asking any passersby if they have seen anyone matching Joy's description or anyone unusual. Everyone the asked said they had not. This is getting frustrating! No, I won't give up! We have to keep looking.
Seto had agreed to travel with Yami just so no one with pitchforks tried to come at him again. "You have to admit, Seto Kaiba, you are rather intimating since you are the sorcerer's reincarnation. He is not one that many idolize. At least, no on reputable in Egypt. Most hold a very distasteful mentality towards him and will quickly take out their anger on anyone that bares his resemblance."
"Well, I could care less as long as when we find Joy we get a ride back to our own time. I can't stand the past any longer than I have to."
"Worry not. She will be found. And afterwards we can find a way to end that witch's life once and for all."
Seto didn't respond verbally, but in his mind, he vowed to end Yukia's life in the most painful way possible.
Joy: Well, not as long as the last, but I wanted to end it there. Did you all get the double meaning of this chapter? Well, if not, I called it Reunited because Seto and Yugi are reunited and they are also reunited with their old nemesis Yukia. Ra, I hope that made sense.
Next chapter is called A Royal Vision. It will include all the characters, and will tell you what is happening to Joy and continue with the others search for her. If only they had stuck around, eh? But I am the authoress and I decide their fate! (laughs evilly) Ahem. Anyway. Till next time!