Chapter 10: The Book of Light

Natalie sat up in Kaiba's old office, staring out the windows down the street. Her powers gave her super sharp sight so she watched as her brother and his worthless friends ran down the street.

'Just let them try,' Natalie thought to herself. 'They will never get Mokuba back. At least, they won't get him back alive.'

Then, Mokuba arrived. He walked timidly into the office up to the desk.

"Natalie," his voice quivered.

"What," she said.

"You called me up here. What do you need?"

Natalie turned the chair around and faced him, "I need all the workers here at once."

"But they aren't even here today!"

"GET THEM HERE!"

Natalie took out a black leather whip and struck Mokuba in the face with it. He knelt down to the floor in pain, covering his left cheek as silent tears streamed down his face.

"Go," she ordered.

Mokuba stayed on the ground for a moment, then slowly got up. Natalie, infuriated that he hadn't gotten up right away, snapped the whip in front of his feet. He jumped out of the way, and ran out the door to the secretary's desk and began calling the employees of Kaiba Corp. Natalie smiled as she turned her attention back to the window. She was in total control and loving it. She didn't see why she didn't just barge in and take Kaiba Corp back years ago! She sat there thinking about how much she would have loved to kill Seto herself, but thought it didn't matter how he got out of the picture just as long as he was. She leaned back and watched as the small group of people turned onto another street.

'Huh?' she thought. 'Where are they going? I thought that they'd be coming here. Oh well. I guess it doesn't matter. They'll be here eventually.'

Down in the streets, Noah and the gang kept running as fast as they could. Eventually, they made it! They were all standing outside the Domino Museum! Noah didn't waste any time. He immediately ran inside, leaving the rest of the gang outside to catch their breath for a moment.

"Geez...he...just...won't...quit," panted Joey.

"He's...determined...to help...Mokuba...any way...he...can," said Tristan.

"Yes," agreed Yami.

"C'mon!" cried Noah impatiently from the entrance.

"We're...coming," Téa called back.

"Hurry up!"

"Why...isn't...he tired?" asked Joey.

"It may...have...something to do...with only...being fused with...Mokuba's...life...force," said Yami.

"Whatever," said Tristan. "I guess...we'd better...be going in now."

They all agreed and headed inside.

"Where would she be?" asked Noah.

Yami starting walking towards the basement doors.

"Where are you going?" asked Noah.

"Trust me," said Yami.

They all followed him down to the basement of the museum where the Pharaoh's tablets resided.

"Are we supposed to goin' down here?" asked Joey.

Yami remained silent. As soon as they reached the bottom, they were greeted by a tall, tanned, Egyptian woman.

"I sensed you would be coming back," said Ishizu.

"We have some questions about the Book of Shadows," said Yami.

"You should have paid more attention to your studies," she said.

"So should I, but what does it have to do with anything?" asked Joey.

"Joey!" Téa exclaimed. "She means that he should have paid more attention so he would know how to defeat Natalie!"

"That...that sounds about right," stuttered Joey.

"Some of my memories of the past have faded. Even if I did pay attention to that lesson I may have forgotten it now," pointed out Yami.

"Very true," agreed Ishizu.

"Please, you must tell us," begged Noah. "I need to help my step-brother! Who knows what my sister is putting him through!"

"I understand what it feels like to want to help a loved one. I will help you."

"Cool," said Tristan. "Then we can barge in there and kick Natalie's butt!"

"It still won't be that simple," said Ishizu.

"Why wouldn't it?"

"There are a few steps to defeating someone with her power."

"Well, what are they?" asked Joey.

"In order for you to defeat her you must have powers like hers."

"What!" exclaimed Joey. "How are we supposed to do that?"

"Yeah, are we supposed to swipe the Book of Shadows from her and read that inscription thing too?" asked Tristan.

"Not quite," said Ishizu. "To obtain the powers you need, you will have to obtain the Book of Light."

"Book of Light?" repeated Téa.

"There's another book?" asked Joey.

"No one has been able to find it because of one pharaoh," explained Ishizu.

"Let me guess," said Tristan. "It was Yami."

"No," she answered.

"That's who it is all the other times!" cried Joey.

"This time it was his father."

"Your father hid the book we need!" Joey exclaimed.

"I guess so," said Yami.

"Why do you seem so clueless about it?"

"He didn't know about this book," said Ishizu. "His grandfather created this artifact to counteract the one Anubis made."

"Smart choice," said Joey.

"It was passed down to his son who in turn would have given it to you, Yami, but that wasn't what happened."

"Why did he hide it?" asked Téa.

"Anubis wanted to destroy it because it was the only thing that could defeat his book's evil powers. Anubis had threatened to kill his family once the Book of Light was destroyed so there would be nothing to stand in his way. So Yami's father hid it to protect his family. No one knows where it is to this very day, and very few people have heard of it."

"How do you know about it then?" asked Joey.

"My family served the Pharaoh's family back then too. We knew about the Book of Light, but he would not tell us under any circumstances where he had hidden it. He said that he wanted to be the only person to know where it was because when he died or if he were killed Anubis would have no one to confront to tell him its secret location. Yami's father was very brave. He said if Anubis would come and confront him that he would rather die than tell him."

"But if no one else knew where it was wouldn't Anubis just use the Book of Shadows without fear of being stopped?" asked Téa.

"Yeah," agreed Joey.

"Anubis always feared the Book of Light. He finally did start confronting people about where it was, but they obviously couldn't tell him anything."

"Are you saying that we have to find the Book of Light?" asked Tristan. "How can we do that before Natalie does...whatever she's gonna do?"

"Only one Millennium Item reacts when it is near it."

"Which one?" asked Téa.

"I believe you already know the answer to that question."

"My Millennium Puzzle," said Yami.

"But we have to go to Egypt to find it?" asked Tristan.

"Yes," said Ishizu.

"What if we don't find it in time?" asked Joey.

"Finding it is all that matters."

"So I guess we're goin' to Egypt," said Joey.

"I can't go," said Noah.

"Why?" asked Téa.

"I can't travel that far without Mokuba," he explained. "I'll get too weak."

"That's not good," said Joey.

"But it could be a good thing that one of us stays behind. I could call and tell you what my sister is up to."

"That works too," said Tristan.

"Ishizu, do you know the soonest we can leave?" asked Yami.

"You will be able to later today," she answered. "You must all pack and get ready. I'll tell my brother that you are coming. He and Odion can help you in your quest."

"Thank you."

They all nodded and said their good-byes to Ishizu and left the museum. After they were outside, they went their separate ways to get ready for their trip to Egypt. When everyone was ready, they all headed back to the game shop.

"Are you ready to go, Yuge?" asked Joey.

"Yes," said Yami.

"Did she say what time?" asked Téa.

"She said to be at the airport at four," said Yami.

"When did she say that?" asked Joey.

"She called here," answered Noah.

"Oh."

"It's only two," whined Tristan. "This sucks. Now we have to wait!"

"Calm down, Tristan," said Téa.

Suddenly, the electricity came back on. They were quite surprised by it.

"Actually, I forgot that it was off in the first place," said Joey truthfully.

"That's because you're a dunce!" cried Tristan playfully.

"You tryin' to start something?" Joey yelled at him.

"What is Natalie up to?" Noah wondered aloud.

"I wish I knew," said Yami.

"Noah, while we're gone, please don't try and save Mokuba yourself," begged Téa.

"What makes you think I'd even try?"

"Noah, she's right," agreed Yami.

"I won't," said Noah.

"Well, what should we do until we have to leave?" asked Tristan.

"We could play a couple rounds of duel monsters," suggested Joey.

"Yeah, that'll be fun for you and Yugi," said Tristan.

"Shut up!" cried Joey.

After an hour of Joey and Tristan's arguing, they finally left for the airport. Yugi's grandpa drove them there. Half an hour later they were standing outside the airport.

"Be careful, kids," said Solomon.

"We will, don't worry about us," smiled Yugi.

"Okay, I'll see you all when you get back," said Solomon.

"Bye, Grandpa," said Yugi, hugging his grandfather before he left.

Next, they all said their good-byes, and walked inside. Yugi watched as Noah and his grandfather left.

"Hey Yuge, are you coming?" asked Joey.

"Yeah," said Yugi.

Then, he caught up with his friends and they walked over and sat down in some chairs and waited.