Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or anything related to it what-so-ever. The only characters in this fic that are truly mine are:

Lady Aurora Phoenix

Lady Natara Fear

Lady Sapphira Star

Dorian "Chaos"

Bryant "Havoc"

Sanura

Zahara

Adais

A/N: This is a fantasy as you can tell. It is part 2 to the Eternal Love fanfic that I ended a little while ago as it was getting to be too long. The story of the Pharaoh and his family is far from over however. His children are still around and they will incorporate themselves in the lives of little Yugi and his friends in one way or another. Fair warning, I am not one for writing out duels so you may not see a lot of them- barely any actually, as the fic is about the events that happened outside the duel arena. There will be some familiar scenes to fans of the show but most of those scenes will have a small twist or two in order for it to fit with the plot being laid out.

I understand many will not agree with a lot of what is written but that is why this is in the fantasy genera and not in just the general one. This is purely a concoction out of my own head and I am just going where the ideas lead me.

I would like to thank the following people for being my loyal readers and reviewers:

DDCfreak, Atemu Fangurl, and Ishizusan. I know there are other readers out there so thank you too for continuing to follow along this series. It means a lot to me… Just please remember to review when you read if you would be so kind. Thanks!

And now…

Witness the Power of Exodia

"What is it? What's wrong?" Zahara asked as they reappeared by her car.

"It's my Grandpa." Yugi answered, very visibly shaken. "Seto Kaiba has him."

"Can you take me to Kaiba Corp.?" Yugi asked in a shaky voice. His violet eyes shining with tears of concern. She did not hesitate to open the door for him again and let him slid into the front seat while the others climbed over the door and into the back of the convertible.

"No problem, it won't take us long." She gunned the engine and squealed away from the shop. The white car was nothing but a blur on the streets as she sped her way to the tallest building in Domino City. Like some sort of race car driver, Zahara made her way through the parking lot, passed her sister's car, and up to the front doors. They all leapt out and ran inside.

"Grandpa!" Yugi cried out as he saw his grandfather fall to the floor. Zahara gasped and looked up as the sound of almost evil laughter filled the room. She saw Seto Kaiba standing in front of a doorway with an amused grin on his face.

I knew he would be up to no good, but this? Zahara thought angrily. A light flickered out of the corner of her eye and she looked up to see her sister, Sanura standing at the edge of a balcony area looking down with a mixture of horror and shock on her face. At least I know she didn't want this to happen, but why? Why did it happen?

"How's the old man feeling, hmm?" Scowls of anger and disgust met the cold eyes of the young CEO.

"Kaiba? You jerk! What have you done to him?" Joey shouted raising a fist as a warning.

"We had a duel that's all; each of us putting up our most valuable card as the prize," Seto explained. He chuckled. "But I guess playing against a champion like myself was just too much stimulation for the old fool." Téa growled and pointed at him angrily.

"You should be ashamed of yourself!"

To say the least, Zahara added to herself as she stared down at Yugi and his grandfather.

"It was fair," Seto was saying with a shrug. "And just look at my new prize." They all gasped as Seto pulled out a Blue Eyes White Dragon card and tore it in half, letting the two pieces float to the floor. Zahara was not certain what had been so special about the card. She had been looking up information on Duel Monsters and her mother had been adding to that knowledge with information she had gained from Pegasus. All she knew was the rarity of that card. Taking another look down at Yugi's grandfather, she saw the crushed look in his eyes. Yugi's voice was barely a whisper when he spoke.

"Grandpa's most treasured card!" So that explains it. But all of this just over a card? Is he insane? Zahara could not help but wonder.

"Yes, it is a rare and powerful card, and this one," Seto paused and grinned at them. "Will never be used against me." Suddenly, Zahara understood. He was assuring himself a future victory by seeing that such a card could never be played again. She added her own icy glare at him.

"My treasure!" Solomon gasped out, reaching a shaky hand toward the CEO before losing his strength and dropping it again.

"Just hold on!" Yugi pleaded trying to ease his grandfather's discomfort. Tears in the corner of his eyes, he looked up at Seto and gave him the hardest look he could muster. "How could you do this Kaiba?"

"Here, Yugi," Solomon reached in his pocket and produced a deck of cards. I built this deck and put my soul in these cards. I taught you everything I know about the game. Everything there is to know. Now, I want you to use them now. Use them to teach that boy a lesson he will never forget about respect for the Heart of the Cards." Yugi took the deck but shook his head.

"Grandpa, you need help. I've got to get you to a doctor!" Zahara flipped open her cell phone and dialed the emergency number for an ambulance. Seto stepped closer to them with a sly smirk on his face.

"Sounds like an excuse. Your friends are perfectly capable of caring for the old man while you and I duel," he stated in a taunting voice. Yugi Scowled at Seto's next remark. "Unless you are afraid."

"You can take him, Yugi!" Joey encouraged. A startled look crossed the boy's innocent face and he turned to look up at his friends.

"What?"

"The ambulance is already on its way," Zahara told him softly as she closed her phone.

"Yeah, we will take care of your grandfather, Yugi." Joey promised. "You just teach that spoiled brat what a real duelist is all about."

"I don't know if I can," Yugi admitted.

"You're the best duelist I've ever seen and you've got that Millennium Puzzle," Joey told him.

"Something you will always have to remember of your grandfather during the duel," Zahara added lightly. Joey looked at her for a moment and nodded before turning back to Yugi.

"I know you can do this."

"We all do," Téa added. Zahara heard the sirens of the ambulance outside and left the room to show the paramedics the way to Yugi's grandfather. When she returned, the others met them and help to lay Solomon on the stretcher. She noticed black markings on their hands but said nothing. She turned back to the building and saw Sanura standing at a window, looking sad and exhausted. Silently, Zahara left the group and went back inside to find her.

"It is far from over," Sanura said sadly. "I swear I had no idea what he would do." Zahara reached a hand out to her.

"It isn't like you could have stopped him if you wanted to. There is only so much we can do in their lives. The events have to play out as they come. Mother said as much."

"I know, but Yugi's grandfather…" She stopped short as a new voice caught her attention.

"Now Kaiba, prepare yourself, 'cause it's time to duel!" Sanura gasped and Zahara grinned.

"He has come," she said to her sister. Sanura ran to the balcony to peer down at the stadium. She stared in shock at the taller form of Yugi as he stood opposite of Seto in the arena. His crimson eyes flashing with anger.

"Is it… Zahara, is that…?" Sanura's voice shook faintly as she blinked her eyes as if thinking she was dreaming. Up until that moment, she had been the only one of the three women to not have seen the Spirit.

"It is. That is our father. Mother calls him Yami now."

"Darkness," Sanura whispered. The duel began and Yami took an early lead. A smaller child shoved passed Sanura and Zahara to stand at the ledge andlookdown at the duel.

"Big brother!"

"Mokuba?" Sanura whispered. She had not realized he was still in the building. Seto had given her the impression that everyone had been sent home. She realized she should not have been surprised, however. Mokuba never went far without Seto near by. Not of his own choice anyway.

The duel went on as the two traded blows back and forth. Joey arrived back in the room and was shocked at the sight of the holographic monsters standing there. Seto fired insult after insult at Yami and yet the spirit remained calm and in control. Standing strong in the belief of the Heart of the Cards and defending Yugi's grandfather at every insult. Just when he got the upper hand again, though, Seto grinned.

"I call upon the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"

"No!" Zahara gasped. Sanura looked away as if shamed somehow by the card. Joey's eyes opened wide.

"That's impossible! We all watched you destroy that card!"

"I see you are surprised," Seto said smugly. "Did you honestly think your grandfather was the only one to possess a Blue Eyes White Dragon?" There was a blinding white and blue light as the Blue Eyes attacked Yami's Fierce Knight and destroyed it. Seto began his speech of how Yugi would fall before his powerful monsters no matter what he believed in. He explained his own philosophy on how the game was about Power, not heart. The scowl on Yami's face revealed more of his anger and frustration when Seto called upon a second Blue Eyes. Zahara and Sanura watched as he grew silent, lost in his thoughts. Both wondering what his next move would be.

"I won't give up," he finally said. "Grandpa's counting on me." Sanura looked at Zahara.

"He actually thinks that Yugi's grandfather is his own?" Zahara shook her head.

"No, remember, he has no memories of his own. All he knows is what is in Yugi's head. He understands he is fighting for Yugi's grandfather, but he is playing as Yugi, himself. Until he figures out the difference between himself and Yugi, he just basically assumes Yugi's life as his own when he makes his appearances." Sanura nodded, but the confusion was still evident in her eyes. They watched as he drew another card, trying to read his face to see if the card was a good thing or not.

"Swords of Revealing Light!"he shouted. Several white swords cascaded from the "sky" over the arena and surrounded the dragons. Yami explained that the card would stop Seto's monsters for three turns. They knew this would give him at least three turns to come up with some kind of plan to get passed the power of those dragons.

"Pathetic," Seto taunted again. "What good could a three turn delay possibly do for you?" Yami stared hard at his cards. His eyes closed and Seto grew impatient. "Quit your stalling or you forfeit the match, Yugi!"

"I never forfeit!" Yami drew again and his eyes opened wider in shock.

"Please be a good thing," Zahara whispered as she watched the duel continue. Seto drew a card he was able to play outside of the Swords of Revealing Light and he attacked a face down card Yami had played earlier. Yami drew again but his face masked whatever emotion he may have felt about the card. His next play was calling the Dark Magician to the field. Sanura gasped.

"It can't be!"

"What?"

"Don't you remember what mother told us? About the Dark Magician?" Zahara thought back to the stories their mother had told them about the past. She recalled the name of the monster, but not the reason why.

"I remember the monster, but I guess I forgot the story of him. Why?"

"The Dark Magician is his most loyal monster. In the end before he was sealed away, the Dark Magician would only come to Father in order to protect him. It was said one of his priests merged his soulwith the monsterin order tobetter serve Father."

"Mahado," Zahara breathed as she remembered the story. "Do you think…?" Sanura shook her head slowly as she watched the Dark Magician attack.

"I don't know. These are cards. A game. I have no idea if the real Dark Magician is still able to be called upon to serve him. But it would seem possible since by releasing Father's spirit the rest of the Shadow powers and games were also released." Their memories were interrupted when Seto called forth his third Blue Eyes to the field and attacked the Dark Magician, destroying him.

"He had all three in his deck?" Zahara asked. Sanura nodded, her face grim. The younger sister sighed and gripped the edge of the balcony. "Come on, you can still win," she said softly.

"You know, it is actually quite ironic that these two would be adversaries."

"Why is that?" Zahara asked.

"Seto, the son of Priest Set's son. Priest Set was Father's greatest opponent back in their time. And now, three thousand years later, it is descendent verses descendent. In a matter of speaking of, course."

"Oh," Zahara replied lightly, as if she had been half listening as Seto continued to rant on about his certain victory.

"The next turn will release my other two Dragons and then you won't stand a chance against me. Face it, Yugi, I have beaten you no matter what move you make now."

"Don't listen to him, Yugi!" Joey shouted from down below. Yami stared hard at the cards in his hand. Zahara and Sanura knew it had come down to this one play. If Yami did not draw a card that would help, the duel would be over. His hand paused over the deck for a brief moment. His eyes were wide. Zahara sensed a mixture of emotions running from down below her on the field.

"Come, Yugi, and draw your last pathetic card!"

"My grandfather's deck has no pathetic cards, Kaiba! But it does have," he drew a card and turned it to show Seto with a grin of success. "The Unstoppable Exodia!"

"What? No!" Seto shouted.

"I have all five pieces of the puzzle and assembled them all!"

"Impossible! No one has ever been able to call him!" Seto began to take a few steps back in fear as a great monster appeared on the field. Zahara and Sanura remained frozen in their place, as Yami called the monster to attack. There was a flash of bright golden light and Seto's dragons disappeared from the field, bringing his life points down to zero. Seto stood, hunched over his place in the arena, still trying to figure out what had happened. Mokuba stepped back in shock.

"This can't be! My brother never loses!" The sisters looked down at the boy. Joey cheered from down below.

"All right! You did it, Yuge!" he shouted, punching the air above him. But Yami was not listening to the cheering. He was staring hard at Seto and Zahara could feel the power emanating from the puzzle. It made her take a step back.

"What is he going to do now?" she whispered as she recalled all the other times she had witnessed his "games."

"You play only for Power, Kaiba, and that is why you lost. But if you were to put your heart into the game, there is nothing you can't do." Seto was still murmuring in his spot, shocked and uncertain as to how he lost to Yugi. "If you truly wish to know, Kaiba, then... Open Your Mind!" Yami raised a hand and aimed it at Seto with his shout and a flash of energy surged through the room causing the sisters to gasp and grib the ledge even harder. Seto's eyes opened wide as Yami stripped his mind of the darkness he saw in his eyes. Weakened, he fell to his knees behind his podium. "There Kaiba, maybe now you will begin to see more clearly."

"What just happened?" Sanura asked her sister. Zahara shrugged.

"He tapped into his Millennium Puzzle's powers, I guess. I have seen him do it before. But not quite like this." She turned to face her sister. "I have to go back down to the arena. He is going to want to get to the hospital and see his grandfather." Sanura nodded and Zahara turned to meet Yami and Joey. By the time she got down to their level, Yugi was able to turn and face her.

"You stayed, too?" He asked her.

"Yes, I did. I knew you would need a ride to get back to your grandfather faster after the duel," she told him with a smile. His eyes shone with tears, but they were tears of joy this time. "Come on, I know he will be happy to see you. And he is going to want to hear how the duel went, too."

"Right," Joey added as they headed outside and to the car. Mokuba ran over to his brother, Sanura not far behind him.

"Are you alright, sir?" she asked him. He stared up at her, as if not knowing who she was.

"Seto?" Mokuba shook him gently. "Big brother? Come on, snap out of it, please!" Sanura sighed and called for Seto's personal medical team to take him home. Mokuba rode with her and offered her a place to stay for the night at their mansion. She accepted only on the grounds that she was too tired to drive the distance back to the place she was sharing with her sister and mother.

"I am sure he will be all right in a little while, Mokuba, sir," she assured the younger boy. Mokuba looked up at her with tears in his eyes.

"He better be. Yugi will pay for it if he isn't." Sanura looked down at the floor, avoiding the angry gaze of the younger Kaiba. She knew it was not a good idea to trifle with them. She wondered just what Mokuba would be scheming as payback for her nephew.

Just be careful, Yugi. There is no telling what will happen now because of this, she thought sadly.

Aurora was seated opposite Pegasus at his desk going over the paperwork he needed to sign in order to get the tournament underway. He had arrived earlier that day to check on things at the office. He glanced at the message from Kaiba Corp. with little interest as he had Croquet bring him a Red Wine Spritzer. Aurora turned down an offer for a drink of her own. She had other things on her mind. Pegasus began to outline his plan for the tournament which had actually seemed vaguely interesting to her. He showed her the dueling glove and star chips each duelist would receive. They poured over the lists of different duelists to choose the ones best suited for the event and settled on a few hundred names. The regional championships were ready to be decided in Japan and Pegasus had already asked her to accompany him to the show. She sighed and accepted.

"Good, then. We will leave in my private jet in the morning. I will send the limo to your hotel to pick you up. Just be ready."

"I will, Pegasus, don't worry," she answered, glancing over the list again. "I see you have Seto Kaiba's name on the list," she commented idly.

"Yes, he is the favorite to win this tournament. I have yet to see any duelist who can match his caliber." She nodded and they were interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Yes, what is it now?" Pegasus asked in an annoyed tone.

"Mr. Pegasus, sir, It is about Seto Kaiba. Our uncontested Champion has been defeated in a duel sir." Aurora looked up sharply at the man who was speaking. "He was defeated by a boy named, Yugi Motou." She held in the gasp of surprise she was feeling.

So it has begun, she thought, wide eyed. Glancing over at Pegasus, she saw that he was wearing an amusedgrin. A sneaky sort of grin that sent shivers down her spine. There was a small flash of golden light from his Millennium Eye. She knew this meant trouble. She was certain now more than ever that she was going to have to keep an eye on him. She just hoped she would be able to when they returned to Japan.

As you can tell I am doing my best to change up a few things... I have to or else there could be problems... I am not straying away form the storyline, but I am tring to still make it my own for the most part... Difficult, but still very do-able. Now on to Pegasus' meeting at Kaiba Corp... This should be interesting to write...