A/n: So after my long absence I'm back. I have completed this fic so all I need to do is wait to see if anyone is paying attention. Just for good measure I'll post one or two chapter a day until it's over. about as much editing as I can take at one time.) Please review and thank you so much for all the reviews! I hope you're still with me!

Forever in Light: Seto's Interlude

Seto tore through his front door and ran straight to his room.

There he found a horrific scene...one he'd set up some time ago.

Anzu was on the bed, her hands tied to the headboard with silk ribbons and herankles bound together.

Judging by her breathing Seto knew she was awake.

She whimpered as she watched him slowly walk up to her.

"Anzu...are you okay?"

She closed her eyes, fighting tears as she shook her head.

He raised his hand to untie her but she stopped him.

"NO DON'T! He's trapped it!"

Seto glanced up at the seven-foot high ceiling and his breath stopped as he saw a dagger swinging gently.

It was attached to the other end of the ribbon and hung over the top frame of the bed, too high to reach.

If he were to untie the ribbon the knife would stab her straight through the heart.

He took a deep breath.

"Close your eyes."

She stared at him in horror.

"You'll never catch it!"

He shook his head.

"That's not my intention. Please trust me and close your eyes. If you move at the wrong time I won't be able to do it."

She stared at him for a long moment before closing her eyes.

He quickly untied her and kicked the knife away as he came down.

She screamed as she heard it hit the floor.

He sat beside her for a moment and lifted her into his arms, holding her tightly.

"It's okay. You're safe now. Where is he?"

She shook her head.

"I don't know. He wasn't here when I woke up."

He reached down and untied her ankles, feeling a little dizzy as he remembered tying it like that before.

They suddenly heard Shadi's voice from above them.

Pharaoh dangled from his arms.

"Fortunately he's not the only one with shadow magic. Now that I've managed to pin him to one spot I'll be able to put him into solitary confinement in my dimension. I'm afraid this is enough time travel for the day."

He descended before them and looked into Anzu's eyes.

"I'm sorry it took me so long to do this. Are you okay now?"

She nodded, resting her head on Seto's shoulder.

"I think I'll be okay once I get home."

He nodded silently and disappeared.

Seto gently brushed his fingers up and down over her back.

"I'll call Ryou and have them meet us at your house."

She nodded and held tighter to him.

"Thank you Seto."

He sighed as he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.

"I said I would do anything for you, I meant it."

''

No sooner had Seto stepped out of the limo, than Ryou was at his side.

Anzu had fallen asleep on the way so Ryou gently took her from Seto's arms.

Ryou's worried eyes glanced up at him.

"Is she okay? What happened?"

Seto gave half a thought to scaring him for not stepping in when Bakura started a fight with him, but he decided that wouldn't be good at the moment.

"Shadi was somehow able to knock Pharaoh out and is holding him in confinement. We should be okay now."

Ryou looked back down at her.

"What did he do to her?"

Seto shook his head.

"It's best that you don't know. It's getting rather late so I suggest you three get some sleep. We'll meet back in the museum tomorrow morning."

Ryou nodded and Seto watched as they entered the house.

He climbed back into the limo and closed his eyes.

"Just drive around for a couple of hours."

The driver replied with a

"Yes sir."

And the last thing Seto remembered before he fell asleep was the look on Anzu's face the night he'd kidnapped her.

'I am so sorry Anzu.'

''

The next morning they arrived at the museum to find Shadi waiting for them.

He spoke the moment he saw Anzu in the reflection on the glass.

"I'm not sure how long I can keep him locked up. His powers are growing by the second...we need to finish this quickly."

He turned to her and continued.

"We won't know how much damage we can fix until the end of this next mission. You and Ryou are returning to your fifteen year old bodies. This time you must burn the journal or at the very least the pages in question."

Once again he pointed the staff towards the opposite wall and the portal opened.