Chapter 12. "I am not a Midget Pharaoh!"

"So, who should we be worrying about more then?" asked an impatient Paige,

"Not Kaiba, because when a demon trips his memory it'll all come flying back, and he'll be fine," said Piper, "I think Mokuba, maybe."

"Why?"

"Well, Mokuba's memory was erased when he was… six, so he wouldn't have known very much then, so he doesn't have any control at all."

"Why not Serenity?"

"Her powers are passive, so she can't actually hurt anybody physically, whereas if Mokuba's anything like his brother, he will."

"But Mokuba's not like his brother," said Phoebe quietly, "He's got an entirely different temperament."

"Yes but magic goes in bloodline so it's very probable that they'll have the same powers, but I think his powers might be assertive, not aggressive."

"Fill me in here: Aggressive? Assertive?" said Paige,

"There are three types of magic; Aggressive, Assertive, and Passive. Out of us three, I'm the aggressive one, you're the assertive one and Phoebe is the passive one. Aggressive powers are things like Electrokinesis and Particular Manipulation, so Kaiba's our aggressive one, assertive powers are things like orbing and telekinesis, and passive powers are things like Empathy, Telepathy and Premonition, so Serenity, as her name would imply, is the passive one. Which leaves Mokuba so if their magical bond is like ours his powers will be assertive."

"Why am I always the last one to know these things?" she said grumpily,

"Because you never ask. Anyway, back to what we said before, what about these Millennium Item things, they contain the spirits of the original masters don't they?"

"I think so." Said Phoebe.

"So… we get Yugi… Yami, or whatever his name is to let us use the Millennium Scepter to summon Seth's spirit. That would convince Kaiba." Said Piper, saying his name in distaste, remembering her argument with him. She wasn't angry about being nearly vanquished, but she was angry about his vile attitude. "C'mon. Orb."

Paige sighed, as she had been orbing around after charges all day, but she orbed all the same.

At the Kame Game shop…

Yugi sat on his bed, with the Millennium Scepter in his hands, examining it carefully. He was talking to his yami about it;

"It's so weird that a spirit could be contained in one of these things." Said Yugi,

"And such a powerful one, at that." Said Yami.

"Seth has waited a long time, as have we all, but his hikari is very unlike him."

"How?"

"Seth was my best High Priest and magician. He must have vanquished more demons than any of the others put together, Kaiba doesn't believe that magic exists. Seth, although he was my rival, he was my cousin and friend, Kaiba doesn't want to know any of us. Although I can see reasons for his actions."

"What reasons would these be?"

"Kaiba's step – father was an evil magician and as you know was greedy for power, but he also hated it when anyone excelled him. He wanted a magical heir, that's why he adopted Seto, but when it became evident that Seto's powers would far excel his, he bound them and erased magic from his memory."

"Oh my God, you mean, Kaiba's done magic before then?"

"Yes, but being as practical as he is, he refused to believe that it ever existed."

"Will he ever remember?"

"Since he has more power than the man who put those spells on him I think that if something triggers his memory, it will flood back. If we could release Seth (A/N pronounced 'Set' people.) from the scepter, it might help, but there is no way of doing that."

"Can't you do something?"

"Originally, the Millennium Items were 'tailored' to suit the magical capacity of the master. The Scepter was the most powerful Item, as Seth was the most powerful magician. So no, the Puzzle can't match the Scepter."

Yugi was about to ask Yami something else, but snapped out of the conversation when Piper, Paige and Phoebe orbed in. Yugi jumped back in fright, but Yami said;

"Don't worry, let me talk to them." Yugi nodded and Yami became dominant.

"Umm… your Yugi, right?" said Paige uncertainly, as his appearance had changed

slightly.

"I'm Yugi's yami."

"Well you can help us then." said Piper confidently, "Can we see the Millennium Scepter?" YamiYugi picked it up and held it out to her, handle first. She picked it up, and immediately a rush of power hit her, telling her to drop it, but she held on to it determinedly.

"What do you need it for?" he asked,

"We can summon Seth's soul, only for a few hours, if that, to try and convince Kaiba that magic exists." She said.

"You can try. I have, but I have never succeeded. Seth's soul is too strong." He said.

"Well ours are too." She said to the scepter in an if-you-don't-want-to-tough-because-I'm-gonna-make-you tone. She put it on the floor and she and her sisters read the spell:

"Hear these words, hear our cry,

Spirit from the other side,

Come to me,

I summon thee,

Cross now the Great Divide."

The rod glowed brightly, and they all had to shield their eyes, but it stopped quickly and when they dared to look, the young High Priest was standing in front of them, The Scepter comfortably in his hand.

"Seth?" said Phoebe, "That you?"

"No, it's Ra, what does it look like?" he said sarcastically, his crisp British accent piecing the air.

"Yup, that's him." Said Paige.

"Hey, it's the genie of the Scepter!" said YamiYugi mockingly. Seth smirked;

"It's the midget Pharaoh!" He said.

"But technically you are a genie."

"Technically I'm not a genie, I'm a High Priest." He said. "Genies live in lamps, not Scepters, and genies do this;" he held his hands up in a praying stance near his chin and nodded sharply.

"So what do High Priests do then?" said YamiYugi, raising an eyebrow.

"This:" he said, holding up his hand and picking him up magically.

"Seth… put me down. Now!" he yelled.

"Alright Midget Pharaoh." Seth broke the spell and YamiYugi dropped, hitting the floor with a thud.

"I am not a midget Pharaoh!" he yelled again. Seth gave his classic smirk. Phoebe noticed that, for cousins, there was over a foot of height difference. Seth was about 6ft4 whereas YamiYugi was only about 5ft. It was quite funny actually, watching YamiYugi trying to stand up to Seth, who clearly wasn't bothered nor threatened by any of it.

"Seth, oh my God, you're dead!" said Phoebe daftly. The High Priest turned around, cape billowing, just like Kaiba's trenchcoat did.

"The Charmed Ones," he said, bowing to them, "Thank you for releasing me, if only temporarily."

"Let's hope it's not too temporary." Said Piper, "Paige, get Kaiba." She ordered.

"Yes ma'am." She said, giving a mock salute and orbing out. She returned in seconds with a very pissed off Kaiba;

"What the hell!" he shouted, almost knocking Paige off balance. She walked away, very quickly. "What, are you doing, orbing me around like that!"

"You know what orbing is?"

"Yes!" he snarled.

"Who told you?"

"No-one. My memory's…" he never completed his sentence. He took a step back in shock when he saw Seth. "What in God's name…"

Seth returned his surprised expression, completely speechless. The sisters could see why, apart from Seth having darker skin, they were exactly identical.

"Ummm… Kaiba, this is Seth; your yami, Seth, this is Seto Kaiba; your hikari. Are we all acquainted? … Good." Said Piper bravely. Yugi became dominant again.

"Do you believe me now Kaiba?" he said calmly.

"I…I…" he said, then, forcing the words out;

…

"I believe you."

It would be pointless to argue any further, he decided. There was no denying anything now. He might as well be looking in a mirror. Seth smiled faintly, and went back inside the Scepter, which lay on the floor in front of Kaiba. Yugi, saying nothing, picked it up and offered it to him, handle first. Kaiba hesitated, eyeing it carefully, before holding out his hand, and taking hold of the handle. Power surged through his veins, and he collapsed, unconscious, before he could even feel himself hit the floor.

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