I know this is all wrong, but I figured I might as well finish the fic; besides, my names are at least a little more original… Oh, and ta Shaami for the review, even if it was ages ago now…

List of names to remind you:

Saharen (Sah) is Yami

Setepennub (Nub) is Bakura

Ankhenbamaat (An) is Ryou

Merenra is Malik

Messheps is Seto

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It's almost time, the truth of our ability will soon be tested, the Chaos Realm will destroy us if we go wrong and this time, there will be no escape. My beloved queen will not be able to save us again, though I'm not sure I would want her to anyway. Losing her that way the first time was too much, I don't think I could go through that. I have to admit, I'm pretty afraid of doing this, but more because I know I have to let her go, and that's the last thing I want to do. I really hate having to rely on them all so much; I prefer to rely on my own abilities, especially when none of them trust me…

Still, I suppose it doesn't matter, they intend to do what they can to help her and don't have any reason not to, so I shouldn't worry. So long as she gets what she wants, everything is fine, even if it will drive me crazy not having her around. There is too much they don't know, too much that separates us. My life is hers, they will never understand that, and they will never really be close to us because of that. I don't really have enough time to contemplate everything, the ritual is almost upon us, we shall have to leave very soon. Once the ritual is over, that will be it, she'll be gone, it pains me greatly to think that, but I know I must stop deceiving myself, or the pain shall be far greater.

"Malik, Pharaoh has called for us." Ishizu stated softly from the doorway.

"Right. I'm coming."

I don't really feel like facing them yet, but I don't have a choice in the matter, they can't perform the ritual without all of us. I suppose that I'll just have to deal with whatever comes my way as best I can, it isn't as though I'm not used to pretending, how hard can it be to carry on now? A simple apology should there be any bad air, and it should be fine. After all, they believed me all the time they knew me, why should now be any different?

Messheps is ushering me over? What for? "Yes?"

"Something feels wrong, don't you think?"

Come to think of it… "You're right. I think it's the same ones."

"You mean the group who opened the gate in the first place?"

"Yes, it feels the same as it did then. We need to doing something quickly, High-born, they must be removed."

"I agree, but they won't."

"Then send them ahead, it will be no difficult task for us to kill them. The only reason I lost last time was because of An."

"I had a feeling that was the case… Fine, go back inside, I'll come once they're gone."

I didn't think Messheps would argue, after all, he had plans of killing Saharen until Nefersheps told him in no uncertain terms not to. As with myself, the High-born would do anything for her, I expect he would have helped with a lot of what we did, but it would have caused too much suspicion, so he was kept out of everything. Of course, finding and collecting all those strange items wouldn't have been nearly so much fun had it not just been the two of us. Of course, there was always the odd 'visit' from a Shadow Monster or two, usually Set or Iset, though Set seemed to take great pleasure in showing up at the most inappropriate moments, just to annoy me. Unfortunately the God of Chaos has a similar sense of humour to the lady, Nub and myself, so things can get a little far-fetched.

What was I doing? Oh yes, that's right, payback, though I am somewhat thankful to them, losing my life before she lost hers saved me a lot of grief, even though I'm going to suffer for it now. What I don't understand, is why they're trying to open the Chaos Realm, it would mean the absolute obliteration for every living thing of this planet. To try it once, was stupid, but to try again…they must be completely insane, or masochistic. It is of course possible that they've been misled, but by whom? Who could possibly benefit from this? I don't have the answer and I'm not likely to get it, all I can do is stop them from interrupting the ritual.

"Right, they're gone. Let's get this finished quickly."

I just nod and follow him, though not before we both pick up a sword, after all, it would be a little more difficult to kill them unarmed, for me anyway, I'm not so sure about the High-born.

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I wonder what they're doing? Why was the stupid Priest so insistent on us leaving with him and that abnoxious-

"Niisan? O-genki desu ka?"

"Sorry An, I'm fine, just trying to figure out what they're doing."

"I expect they're going to stop them."

"Them?"

"The ones who killed us. They must be planning on using the ritual to open the gate. Saharen wouldn't approve of the way you all do things, I expect that's why Messheps wouldn't explain."

Is that right? So those idiots are back again are they? An is right though, Sah wouldn't like them killing the idiots, but I'd like that honour myself, stupid basta-oh, why is Sah staring at me? What have I done this time? I don't think I was talking out-loud…maybe I just looked as pissed-off and malicious as I feel. I don't expect that's a good idea though, he'll only get annoyed with me and I don't feel like being thrown in the proverbial dog house.

"What's going on Nub?" Sah asked, almost haughtily.

"Nothing, nothing, ignore me, well, not me but…forget it." Nub replied, annoying himself with his own stuttering.

"Please, I'd like to know what this is about. Why is Malik acting so strangely?" Ishizu's voice was low, the pleading words almost meant only for her to hear.

"Just quit worrying." Nub snapped. "Hopefully we'll all get more answers by the end of this. That stubborn git refuses me much more and…"

He trailed off; knowing any continuation of the threat would only cause problems with everyone there, well, everyone except Shadi. Ishizu and An cared far too much for Malik, and Sah simply didn't 'appreciate' such behaviour. Nub held back a smirk, thinking of what else the former Pharaoh would disapprove of. As he had always assumed, Nef had made a very good tomb robber, he had often threatened not to let her go back to the palace so he could keep her instead. Of course, she had always refused, though on a few occasions it had looked as though she wanted to accept. That had been what kept him at it, because if it made her happier and allowed her to be herself, it would benefit both of them.

Eventually, he recognised the landscape as being that of the former city and called for the 'car' to stop. Hopping out, he ignored the queries of the others and started working out the exact location the ritual had to take place. That was the main benefit of his former occupation right now; he had to know the area explicitly, so finding the location in the ruins proved to be far easier than it would be for everyone else. Once he was sure he had found the right place, he called for the others to bring everything they needed and quickly began setting up, time was getting short, though they could do nothing without their two absent colleagues.

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"You think that's all of them?" Messheps asked wearily, the battle had been far more difficult than either of them had thought. Though their memories were back, it seemed not all their talents were.

"I don't think there are any more of them here, but that doesn't mean it's over. Anyway, we'd better hurry if we want to get back in time." Merenra replied, already making his way to the awaiting vehicle.

Neither of them had been particularly able to understand what the group were trying to accomplish, only that they needed to be stopped quickly and efficiently. Time was limited and neither was interested in failing the ritual. Merenra sighed softly, they had agreed, regardless of Saharen's objections, to keep the swords on them, just in case, but he wasn't looking forward to the reaction it would cause, least of all Ishizu's. She was always very over-protective and would not be pleased with what he had just done, certainly when she had no idea what was going on. It would be difficult to explain anything when he was sworn to secrecy too, not that he had any intention on explaining any of it to anyone, no matter how hard Nub pushed for it.

"Tell me, was she involved with what was forbidden? Is that why she had taken you there, or was it just because she had an idea of what might happen?" Messhep kept his voice neutral, not wanting to cause problems.

"Nefersheps had to have some involvement with Perensheps, it was unavoidable. I was taken simply for the location of the ritual though."

"I see…I had always hoped that we could rebuild what they stole…I suppose I hoped that she did too."

"Nef said that they should never have come to this realm, so there was no way they could have stayed here. No matter how much she wanted it, what was lost could never be regained, all she could do was live the life she was given."

"Wise words, but the action he took was wrong nonetheless. I always wanted revenge on him; instead I did everything in my power to protect his son, because that was what she wanted. He really has no idea how lucky he was to have her care so much."

"Saharen was, is, blind to many things, but so is the way it has always been. Besides, I can't complain, it made my life far easier."

"Yes, I can believe that. A pity you can't answer my questions, I would truly like to know what she had been doing, especially after having seen a few glimpses of your abilities. It is a wonder what she needed someone like you for."

"Someone like me? That was a little rude Priest. Why would someone in her position not require someone who could be trusted to do whatever asked of them?"

"A point I suppose… There they are, looks like everything is ready."

"Then let us perform this final act for her Majesty."

As the two approached, Malik saw Ishizu's eyes widen at the sight of the sword and mentally cringed, now was not the time for her to throw a fit. As assumed, Saharen also looked displeased, though also confused, while Nub seemed vaguely irritated. He had to hold back a smirk when he realised that Nub was sulking because he's wanted to get even with them himself, though clearly he had said nothing to the others. An was looking at him and Messheps in a concerned manner, not that it surprised him. He had assumed An would have known they were there as he had done, the feeling those 'people' gave off was not something easily forgotten.

"You're both okay? They didn't hurt you?" An asked softly before cringing slightly, though he didn't really like fighting, unlike the others he knew it was necessary, that had been the only reason Merenra had accepted him in the first place.

"What? What is going on?" Merenra glanced at Messheps upon Saharen's enquiry, not sure how he would want the situation handling.

"It's irrelevant right now. Let's get on." Messheps cold response surprised everyone, Merenra included, but it had the right effect, no one could argue time was too short for talking things over.

"Right, this is it, let's get this over and done with." Merenra stated blankly, it was all he could do to hide his own disappointment and regret.

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Nefersheps sat still, slightly anxious, time had come for them to start and this was going to be the only chance she had to get out. She wasn't one to worry, and really, surviving in the Chaos Realm wasn't really difficult, but the idea of being sealed in a not particularly malleable realm for all eternity was not a pleasant one. Merenra could be counted on without any doubt, Messheps wasn't a problem either; An, Nub and Sah were okay, so long as they were kept in the dark to some degree, but the other two were completely unknown factors and that group could cause problems. She sighed slightly, not wanting to think about what could or couldn't go wrong, nothing good would come of it and everything was already in motion, so it was far too late to be worrying.

A few minutes later, she began feeling light-headed and realised this was where the truth would be known. Even she wasn't really sure what would happen, no one knew much about the Chaos Realm and she didn't think anyone had ever needed to attempt to leave before, really, it was all just a theory. All she knew for sure, was that she had chosen to die as she was supposed to, so whether she would simply return to her realm and cease to exist or not, she wasn't sure. She wanted to thank them for their help, that was all that was certain, and that she didn't want to have Merenra so distraught, he had always been very good to her, even though some of what she had asked him to do was highly undesirable.

The world around her grew bright suddenly and when the glare died down, she found herself in the ruins of the Palace grounds she had grown up in all that time ago, familiar faces unsure of how to react. Merenra had already walked to her, wasting no time in returning to old habits. She felt solid, felt alive, but it wasn't a possibility, it wouldn't work out any more, too much had changed, she no longer had a place in the realm she now stood, no matter how much they wanted it. Though really, it was all a farce, she had never been what they saw; only Merenra knew the truth and only Messheps could accept it.

"Are you…?" Saharen trailed off, his question obvious.

"Perhaps, though should not be the case, I shall have to do a little studying." She replied coolly. It was only fair not to get their hopes up. "I think, this could be a chance to sort everything out, I can't really stay in this realm any more."

"Maybe you can." Nub snapped stubbornly.

"Enough, you're not a child. I'm taking Merenra to Perensheps with me, Messheps; you may come if you choose. The rest of you, I expect this is goodbye, I do not expect to be returning."

"Don't argue, you won't get anywhere, she died a long time ago, this is done." Merenra's remark completely devoid of emotion surprised even Nefersheps, though certainly she was glad for it, with that, the three left.

A week later, all had returned to normal, the recent events linking past to present over. Saharen and Setepennub remained together, though Ankhenbamaat and Merenra swiftly broke up, Merenra leaving to join Messheps in America, though no reason was ever given by either. Rumours tell that they return to Egypt every now and then, but no one knows for sure.

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Wow, my first, completely terrible YGO fic is finally finished, last of the three. I know the format of earlier chapters is terrible, I may update them at some point, but I doubt it. Anyway, thanks for the reviews, hope the fic wasn't too bad, even if it is wrong, and dubbed…