Chibi: Damn! Sorry it took this long, but you know how things can get. Anywhos.............here ya go!
Scene one
The chariot finally came to a halt and Seto quickly exited and practically dragged Anzu out and towards the entrance of a dark cave. All of this land was unfamiliar to her. There were no signs of life anywhere, only sand and the occasional rock formation. They were far into the desert where most fear to travel.
"Get in there!" Seto pushed Anzu further into the cave, aggravated by her hesitation.
After walking a good distance, the cave opened up more revealing a small stream of fresh water. A few crates and jugs lay about and the only light came from the scattered torches, which mostly created eerie shadows that bounced off the walls adding to Anzu's fright.
"I'm sorry to do this my love, but you must be kept here until all of this is over."
"wha.....?"
Before Anzu could finish asking her question she was thrown into a corner that had shackles and chains embedded into the stonewall. Seto grasped her hands and chained them up.
The priest chuckled as he stood up, "That should do for now, but don't worry, you won't be kept in chains forever......unless you're into that sort of thing." He winked at her and knew he had infuriated her.
"You MONSTER!" she lunged at him, but only got a good two feet before she reached the ends of her chains and was yanked back.
"Now, now my dear," he spoke as he began to walk away. "Don't be so rash. I'll be back soon. As soon as I kill the pharaoh." Her eyes widened at this. "Bakura," Seto took one last look at Anzu, "keep an eye on her. If anyone comes here, kill them."
"My pleasure," Bakura grinned as he answered and took a seat on a rock ledge near the entrance of the cave.
Anzu sat, white as a ghost. 'He's going to kill Yami,' she thought. The tears began to trickle down her face as she pressed her back against the wall and brought her knees up to her chest.
"This can't be happening..........."
Scene two
Yami ran into her room and saw nothing. His heart stopped as he blankly looked around.
"She......she's gone," he whispered. Snapping back to reality he ran back out into the hall screaming her name.
"Where are you Anzu?! Answer me!!!"
"Your Highness," a solider knelt infront of Yami.
"Where is the captain of the guards?! Why was this allowed to happen?!" Yami seethed his words out. His passionate purple eyes burned with a fury too intense to describe.
"The captain awaits for you near the west entrance of the palace, My Lord."
Yami ran there, nearly knocking over anyone who got in his way. The entrance had guards scattered everywhere, searching the grounds for clues.
"I want explanations NOW! Where is Lady Anzu!?" All the guards dropped to the floor to bow at the Pharaoh and quickly went back to work.
"Wo-there Pharaoh, getting pissed ain't gonna help anything." The captain of the guards stood up, ruffling his blond hair.
"You should speak," the pharaoh mocked as he walked closer. "Jouno, what happened? Anzu is missing. By Osiris, how where they able to attack us like that?"
Jouno sighed as he looked around. "I'm really not sure. The best we got is that half of the guards who usually are patrolling at nights were told they weren't needed."
"By whom? Who would do that? I thought only you had permission to do so."
"Yeah, so did I," the Captain glared at few specific guards, "but apparently, they were so eager to get some time off they gratefully excepted the anonymous proposal that was sent to them." He pinched the brow of his nose and continued. "We do have one other piece of info."
"Which is?"
"One of my guards happened to be headed this way at the end of the battle. He said he saw a chariot take off in the midst of a battle. That's the most suspicious clue we could gather."
"Where'd this chariot go?"
"Out into the desert. That's all we know."
"Who would go there? Going there is asking for death." Jouno just shrugged as he went back to work looking for anymore clues.
Yami took in a deep breath as he headed back for the palace. Suddenly a sharp object pierced his sandals. Taking a step back, the pharaoh knelt down to pick it up. His mouth fell open as he realized what it was.
In his hand, he held the ring he had given Anzu. But not only that, the corner of the ring was tinted red. Stained with blood.
The Pharaoh stood slowly, turning towards the guards and spoke, "I want my chariot and the three top guards. We will go out in search of this mystery chariot. Inform High Priest Seto of this and............"
"My Lord," a guard spoke up and waited for Yami to look at him, "High Priest Seto is missing. No one has seen him since before the attack."
Yami's eye's narrowed. Seto was no fool and highly trained in combat (a very odd talent for a priest to have, but who's to question such trivial things).
Flashback
"A thousand apologizes my Pharaoh," the high priest spoke as he bowed slightly. "I was extending my sympathies to Lady Anzu on the lose of her father and was not aware that she had not known this. I fear it was I who upset her so."
"Lose of her father?" Yami sighed as he held Anzu tighter. He had feared as much, but hoped he was wrong about the missing spy. "I will talk to you about this shortly, but first I must take Anzu back to her chambers." Yami spoke as he stood, cradling Anzu in his arms, her face hidden in his chest, still crying her heart out.
End flashback
"How was he aware of the spy's death before I was informed?"
Flashback
"Please my Pharaoh, allow me to retrieve Lady Anzu for you. So you can fulfill your kingly duties with this meeting.
End flashback
"He was also the last to see her."
The guards stood around Yami wondering what he could be mumbling to himself.
"Guards!"
"Yes-sir!"
"Bring me my chariot and do a full search for High Priest Seto. If you find him.........Arrest him!!"
Jouno approached the Pharaoh in the same manner he always has, in a way that only life-long friends could. "Yami," he pulled him around the corner, "what are you doing? Arresting the High Priest? Chasing after this chariot? What's up?"
Yami looked him right in the eyes, "Seto's a traitor."
"What?!"
"The Pharaoh is correct," a women's voice spoke softly as she approached them.
"Priestess Isis, what are you doing here?"
Her long dark hair fell past her shoulders as she looked up to speak. "I have had another vision," she gently ran her fingers across her golden necklace. "Priest Seto is a traitor as you say My Lord. And it is he who has Lady Anzu."
"I thought so," Yami spoke as he closed his eyes.
"But why?" Jouno asked as he looked from Isis to Yami.
"My necklace allows me to see people's actions, not their reasons."
"Whatever his reasoning's, he will not get away with this!"