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Months had gone by and little by little Joey had made progress. He learned how not to use his power in combat, he learned strategic military maneuvers, and he also gained the trust of everyone in the palace. That is… except for Seto. Even after 5 months, he still had to call him 'sir'. Seto kept on telling him that he is being gracious to Joey, and Seto was right. He made Joey bump up a few scales. In just five months, Joey went from something to the equivalent of a Private (scrubbing the entire palace with a toothbrush), to something the equivalent of a Sergeant First Class (making many potions and reciting few and far between incantations). Joey did all right, but now it is time for another lesson.

"Wakey wakey wakey! C'mon, you said that you would teach me that powder that allows you to see other spirits! C'mon get UP!" Joey tugged at Seto's arm, dropping onto the floor. "Hey c'mon that's not funny, sir. Please get up? Seto this isn't funny!"

No answer, even after he defied the High Priest's strict rules of never under any circumstances call him by name. This scared Joey more than anything. He put Seto back up on the bed and ran to find Yami and the rest of the Sennen Council.

"It's a deep sleep potion. Simple, yet powerful. He'll be out until tomorrow at the very least." Mahado gave a very precise diagnosis of the situation. "He ingested the potion last night, though. That's for sure."

"I don' care what it is! I wanna find out who did this. I say we start lookin'. Who's with me?" Joey stood in a gallant pose and pointed towards the exit. Everyone, surprisingly, followed him.

"Ok, Pharaoh, wadda we do?" Joey questioned.

"Hmm… I'll go with Mahado to the courtyard. Akhenaden and Shada go to the throne room. Isis, head to the kitchen. Joey, you go with Isis." And everyone said in unison "Yes".

As everyone spread out, they scanned their eyes for anything that looked suspicious. Nothing was left behind when keeping their eyes peeled for clues.

In the hallway, Joey got a bad feeling. Something wasn't right. He could feel it.

"Hey, Isis? I'm going back to Seto's chamber. I don't feel comfortable like this. Something is going wrong. Say, keep lookin' okay? I gotta settle this!"

"Sure go on ahead."

Man, the Pharaoh just had to make them search the kitchen, which was at the OPPOSITE END of Seto's chambers. Jeez….

Joey was almost there when meanwhile, Isis discovered something in the kitchen. It was a note that stated something in sloppy handwriting, as if the person writing was rushing. It saida short but to the point stantement: "YOU'RE TOO LATE!" Isis knew immediately what it was. She gripped it in her hand and ran to catch up to Joey.

Joey reached Seto's room and saw a horrible sight. A man stood over Seto with a sharp knife and almost pluged it into him when Joey yelled in anger.

"NO!" Joey lunged at the assailant. The man didn't even get a second thought when he was blown against the wall by one of Joey's ka blasts, now enforced with his Red Eyes. The man hit the wall then hit the floor with a thud and a groan.

Everyone ran to the site when they heard Joey's cry of desperation. Isis began to pray for Joey's well-being, wondering if he had been hurt, or worse. When everyone reached their destination, they asked simultaneously versions of 'what happened?'.

"Joey? What did you do?" Yami eyed the mangled body before him.

"He tried to kill Seto. See the knife?" he pointed out what he deemed 'exhibit A'. then he turned to the assailant. "Who sent you? Was it Dartz? Tell. Me. Now." Joey grabbed the scruff of his shirt.

"I'll never tell."

The man slipped something into his mouthy and died instantly.

"Dammit… I coulda used 'im…" Joey sighed. He sat down and continued. "Hey, you guys should go and do what you guys were doin' today. I'll stay with Seto. Go on, guys. We'll be okay."

"Of course," Yami replied. "We owe you one, Joey. You saved Seto's life. This we will remember."

And to Joey's astonishment, disregarding any royal etiquette, Yami bowed slightly before Seto's hero.

After many hours, Seto began to stir. He opened his eyes, tried to focus, and then sat up. To his wonder, his vassal sat before him, beaming a bright smile at him. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuugh… Joey, what happened? Oh man, I don't feel well." Seto almost collapsed. Joey caught him, and set him on the bed.

"You need to rest, okay? You had a hard day yesterday. You almost died. An assassin slipped a deep sleep potion in your wine and came back the next morning and tried to kill you." Joey had a serious look on his face. Then his face perked up with a smart and sassy look on his face. "Oh and by the way, I saved your life."

"What the hell? You lie."

"Nuh uh!"

"Yes you are, you little demon. You lie through your teeth! Don't lie to your master."

"But I'm not!" Joey had a child-like pout on his face.

"He's telling the truth"

"Huh? Yami? What are you doing here? You have work to- what did you just say?" Seto looked wide eyed.

"He saved your life. Gods' honor. But you're right. I have work. Good day, Seto." And with that Yami left.

After Yami had left, Seto spoke up. "So I guess you're not lying, Joey. But you despise me. Why did you do it?"

"I don't hate you, sir. I just find you difficult. It's just-"

"Seto"

"What? What is it, sir?"

"Not 'sir'. 'Seto'. Call me 'Seto.'"

"Ya mean it?"

"I do."

"Sweet. Seto, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

"Don't push it."

"Okay, fine. I won't. But back to business, you still need to teach me how to make that powder that helps you to see the dead…"

"Oh, Gods. This is going to be a helluva day."

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