Joy: Okay, I am sorry for the delay. I have been in kind of a rut in my stories, but I managed to write this one. This is chapter…32. I thought I was further along…oh well. Here are the review responses.

JadedKatrina: As promised, here is the next chapter.

Pinkdreamer122: And then some… ;o)

Dark Angel: Speaking of hyper… ;o)

Silver Moon Phoenix: We can only hope so.

Midnights: (Laughs) Yeah, but Yami wore one when he switched with Yugi.

Ruromi: Thanks!

BabyGatomon: You never told me what I forgot…

Dark Kuriboh Empire: Yeah, I know a lot of people like that pairing, but I personally always saw them as friends first. I just can't picture them together. And as for the confessions, it is still up in the air how Ryou and Yugi are going to answer those confessions. I am not sure where that is going. As for Bakura's Day Out, I will update that one on Friday 9/3/04 I had writer's block on it, but I might have solved it for now.

Raziel: Thanks for the compliment! =D Keep reading!

Fallen: (laughs) me neither. =D

TEN reviews for this chapter! YEAH! Ahem… on with the chapter.

All Seven

"We got them!" Joy cried out as she ran into the house, catching everyone's attention. Ryou was close behind, his excitement clear on his face.

"Now we have them all," he added.

Finally, came Bakura's annoyed voice.

"We cannot perform the spell until sunset, and we must wait until tomorrow evening for that, so I suggest we all just take some time to relax," Sorcerer Seto explained.

"Perhaps Ryou and Joy will bless us with an account of their adventures in Egypt," Moon Shadow suggested.

"Ryou can. I'm going to go and put these two Items with the others," Joy said. Yugi took her into the dining room where the other Items were. Joy sat the two Items with the others. "We had quite an adventure, Yugi. But soon this will all be over. Hey, that reminds me of something. Have you figured out your feelings for Moon Shadow yet?"

Yugi looked down, suddenly finding his feet interesting. "I just don't know, Joy. I have always seen Moon Shadow as just a dear friend. To think of her as anything else is awkward. I mean, she's smart and pretty and she is one of the greatest girls I know besides you and a few others, but I am little used to relationships. And…"

"And…?" Joy prompted.

"I don't know. I have this friend who I had thought I had feelings for, but she moved away to America, New York to be exact, and now she studies dance there."

"So you feel long distance relationships can't work?"

"I think that is part of my fear. I don't want to hurt her. I still want to be as close as we are right now."

"Just tell her how you feel, Yugi. Don't hide it away. I am sure it will come out all right. She's a nice person who wants you to be happy, too."

Yugi gave her a smile. "Thanks. I'll sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning."

"Okay." Just then Ryou and the others came in. "I think I'm going to bed, guys. I'm –"

Just then, all seven Items glowed. Joy gasped as she felt a strange power surge through her. She heard similar gasped from some of the others as well. Then the sensation turned to pain. The pain intensified, spreading throughout her entire body. Joy let out a scream as white light engulfed her.

………

Merina slowly lowered her arms and looked around. She blinked, taking in the scene before her. She thought at first glance that she was seeing double. Then she realized what happened.

"Houston, we have a problem."

At the sound of Merina's voice, everyone began to stir and open their eyes. The first thing everyone noticed is that all the lights and darks had separated. And they were all in solid bodies.

"Joy?" Katilli was completely baffled when she saw her light staring back at her. She remembered being pulled from her soul room quite forcefully.

"Katilli? What…happened?" Joy asked, looking around again at all the people now standing in Kaiba's dining room.

Katilli stood. "I do not know, hikari, but whatever has happened, it has not only separated us completely, but it has severed our link." Everyone's eyes grew wide. Every light and dark tried the link with the same result.

"Well this is just great," Joy commented irritably.

"We are completely cut off from each other mentally," Luna said. "Can it get much worse?"

"I can't believe this happened," Sakura said with a huge sigh. "Do you have any idea how hard it is keeping my darks in line when they are in their soul rooms?! And now they are out and this is not good people!"

Cala looked over at her and gave her a look. "Hey, I'm not the hyper one, talk to Caru."

Sakura looked around. "Where is Caru? OH NO! You better not have any sugar in this house, Kaiba!" Seto rolled his eyes.

"I don't know what I keep in my kitchen. I'm not the cook."

There was a noise in the kitchen that caught everyone's attention. Sakura and Ryou ran into the kitchen to see Caru sitting on the counter with a full gallon of chocolate ice cream in one hand and a spoon in the other. "Hey, Sakura! I found the ice cream!" Sakura rolled her eyes.

Bakura came up behind the two lights. When he saw Caru he sighed and shook his head. "Ra help us all with that girl. How does she maintain such an optimistic point of view?! It's almost too depressing."

Everyone ended up in the living room, moping over what had happened. Except for Caru, who decided to go to the ballroom to run off her sugar high. "Well, can't you reverse it, Sorcerer?" Joy asked.

Sorcerer shook his head. "Not without my book, which has been lost to me since my defeat five thousand years ago."

Luna rolled her eyes. "What wonderful luck," she said sarcastically

"Book?" Merina asked. "What book?"

"My spell book from long ago. It was the object that housed powerful magical properties. I believe it was taken by one of the Pharaoh's mages."

Yami turned to Moon Shadow. "Moon Shadow? Is there anything you can tell us about this book?"

"It was placed in a great tomb on a golden pedestal. It was placed under a spell so only the members of the royal family could have access to it. The book endowed the reader with limitless knowledge and spells from all the corners of the world."

Joy stood up hastily. Members of the royal family…golden pedestal…tomb… "OH MY GODS! I know that book!"

Everyone looked at her. "You do?" Merina asked.

I sure do! Yugi, Kaiba, do you remember when we time traveled?" Yugi and Seto nodded. "Remember what happened to me when I had that vision? That was the book I read! I'm sure of it!"

"Do you know where it is?" Merina asked. "Maybe we can go and get it."

Sorcerer sighed. "There is no time for that. Joy can you remember any of the spells from that book? Anything that is called the rejoining of the soul?"

Joy thought hard. "I…I don't remember anything like that right now, but it may come to me." Just then Caru came back, panting and smiling. She asked Cala what she missed and got a quick explanation.

"We cannot risk it not coming back before we are in need of it." Luna turned to Moon Shadow. "Can you open her mind and allow her to remember?"

"Possibly. I do know a spell that can open the mind of a mortal. Come over here and sit, Joy. Let me see if I can help you remember." Joy did as she was asked. "Close your eyes." Joy closed her eyes. "Now, relax. You may feel a bit overwhelmed for a moment, which is the reason you are sitting down…just in case you faint. Now, I am going to cast the spell."

Moon Shadow's strong Egyptian tongue filled the room as she chanted. Then she put a hand on Joy's forehead. Seto watched with a frown. Cala noticed. "What is it, Kaiba?"

"The last time Joy had a vision of that book, it caused her to forget how to understand Japanese and she could only speak Egyptian. And she almost died. I don't like to even think about that book. If it wasn't for that spell we need, I would protest to this."

"Moon Shadow is gifted. I am sure she knows what she is doing. She will not allow anything bad to happen." Seto didn't reply, but only watched as Moon Shadow's hand began to glow. Joy let out a painful gasp, causing Seto to take a step forward. Luna got in front of him.

"Relax, Kaiba. It is natural. She is unharmed." Seto glared at her. Then he looked over her shoulder at Joy.

Joy's eyes popped open. She had that faraway look in then. Then she began to chant in Egyptian. Everyone in the room gaped at her. Then she stood, not ceasing her chanting as she did so. Yami and Bakura distinctly hear the last line of the chant.

"What was separate, now make whole."

Suddenly everyone glowed. Then the pain came back, even to Joy, as the room was once again engulfed in a sheet of white light…

………

Everyone awoke still in Kaiba's living room, only this time the darks were not present. Yugi and Ryou started to worry until they felt a familiar presence in their minds.

"Their back! The darks are back at last in their soul rooms!" Yugi exclaimed happily. Everyone was relieved that the spell did not last long and they were able to reverse it.

"I cannot believe that happened when the Items were put together. So…is Joy okay?" At Merina's question all eyes turned to the girl, who was not sitting up on the ground and rubbing her forehead, seemingly to ease a headache. Merina went over to her. "Are you okay, Joy?"

"Yeah…just got a headache…HEY! It worked! Katilli's back in her soul room!"

"So are the other dark sides. Now I suggest we get some much needed rest so that we can be prepared for tomorrow," Moon Shadow said. "I suspect Sorcerer knows the spell we need?" Seto nodded. "Good. I will see you all in the morning."

Everyone else said good night and went up to their rooms, except for Joy and Seto. Joy managed to get to her feet, but she was a little shaky from the incident. Seto unpredictably picked her up bridal style and headed up to Joy's room. Joy was a little shocked by the action and asked him about it.

"Well, don't want to fall down the stairs, do you?"

"No. Of course not."

"Then be quiet. We'll be there soon. And then we can both get some sleep. It's getting late." Joy fell silent, and soon found herself leaning against Seto's chest, making herself comfortable. It was actually disappointing when Seto made it to her room and laid her down. She was asleep when her head hit the pillow though. Seto took one last look before going back to his own room for some sleep.

Joy: Okay, that was it. Gods, I hope that wasn't the worst chapter in this story. I must have changed it five times before settling for this version. (sigh)

Anyway, the next chapter is called 'Incantation'. The group has to prepare for the spell, and yes, they have to dress up and the whole nine yards. And it seems the darks are hiding something from their lights…what could it be? Find out next time and don't forget to push the pretty button and review.