Sorry this took so long to update, I get no inspiration
Stupid series, they seriously need Kiaba to duel more and use more monsters when he does.

Anyway, I was talking with FateIV and she helped me figure out where I was going to take this chapter.

BAKURA APPEARS soon(sorry I didn't anticipate that I would finish this early) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Three hours after Yami left his Dark Magician to his thoughts, the young boy collapsed on his pharaoh-sized bed (SM: lol makes sense doesn't it?) Every muscle hurt, even the ones he did not know he had ached.

Hours later, when he was supposed to be asleep, Yami heard the door open and closely and the Dark Magician stepped into the moonlight, becoming visible.

Yami quickly pretended to sleep. The Dark Magician silently tiptoed his way over the 'sleeping' form. Yami risked opening an eye only to be caught with the sight of the Dark Magician intently staring at him. At chuckle slipped its way from the mage at the sight of the boy's horrible acting.

"Yami stop pretending." The mage said to the tired boy. Yami sat up, yawned and looked at the monster. The mage was across the room pulling a bundle out from the shadows. He then threw it at the now-confused boy. "Put these on, and don't bother putting on the royal jewels. Hurry, time is of the essence." The Dark Magician instructed the Prince. Yami obeyed him and began to undress, despite the cold weather and the complaints from his aching muscles.

The chosen outfit consisted of a pale, dusty, tan cloak with a hood, and robes in similar color. A simple rope belt held the robes closed around his body and he had a canteen and a satchel with some food in it was fastened to his hips by leather cords. After he took in the plebian look of the outfit by the light of a few candles and the moonlight, Yami looked up at the mage, silently seeking instruction. The mage only took Yami's hand and led him to the balcony. Next to the railing was a rope.

The mage looked Yami in the eyes and spoke softly to him, "Sir, tonight we will travel across the sands to the village. There we will live like commoners to show you who you are to rule, I want you to look at everything, ask questions but fit in. You shall see how they people live and how hard it is for them to live. I hope this will always be in your mind as you rule. Be forewarned, times are bad and money is scarce, they see us as those of fault, so we are to go incognito. No one will know of us. We will leave our names behind us and acquire new. Your name shall be Kai and my own DK(SM: no not Donky Kong). We will return in a few suns, wiser about our empire, in order to keep peace. Any questions before we leave on our quest?" Yami looked, stunned at the mage.

After a few moments of silence passed between the two, Yami looked up at the mage again, "DK when do we leave?" The monster smiled and threw the rope over the edge after securing it to the ledge. He checked the rope and jumped over the railing, scaling the building. Yami followed a few feet later, just incase he fell. While on their downward trek, Yami looked down at the mage and asked, "What of the pharaoh?"

The mage just smiled back and answered, "It's all taken care of." And with that, he turned his attention back to the task at hand.

A few moments later, the two reached the bottom. Conveniently, a wagon was preparing to depart back to the village. The two hopped in unnoticed and got settled just before the wagon departed. Yami soon fell asleep from the rocking motion's spell, the Dark Magician keeping a watchful eye out for him.

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At the palace (in Soloman's room) Soloman sat at his desk, pouring over scrolls, yet again. "Damn these people and their problems." He cursed to the work he had to still complete. He had just finished his current scroll and was reaching for another when a piece of parchment caught his eye.

On his nightstand, was a small piece of paper with a message written on it, curious, he stood and stiffly walked over to the nightstand.

It simply read:

He is ready, and we have gone.

Soloman smiled, and simply said, "About time DK, bring Kai home safe." He said to himself, remembering the good times of his own adventures with the Dark Magician.

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Note: The Dark Magician was Soloman's old guardian.

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